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Old 06-26-2006, 10:52 AM
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Hey I Just bought soem Jet hot Long tubes and im planning on getting Goldline springs thats a 1.7 drop do you think i will have scaping problems???

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Your Y-Pipe will scrape I'm sure because with stock ride height I scrape over certain speed bumps and what not. Your just going to have to avoid speed bumps and heavy decline/incline entrances if possible.
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Damn....What can i do for it not to Scarpe?? can i bent my Y-pipe??
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Originally Posted by mumu_624
Damn....What can i do for it not to Scarpe?? can i bent my Y-pipe??
I really don't know. I tried adjusting my clamps and that made it better, I was always hittign my U-Joint clamps over speed bumps and scraping the Y on heavy declines pulling outta the pool hall. Unless your dead set on those springs you could go with the pro-kit or hotchkis or something that won't drop the car as much.
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Yea, that is alot of drop...
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yea.. is there anyting i can do for it not to scrap???
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Originally Posted by mumu_624
scaping
Originally Posted by mumu_624
scarpe
Originally Posted by mumu_624
scrap
Old 06-26-2006, 03:26 PM
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how low should we go?

I have LT's too and I will need to drop it after ibstaling th 17" ZR1's.
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For inclines, going at it at a huge angle always helped me.
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Originally Posted by mumu_624
scaping



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scarpe



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Originally Posted by mumu_624
scrap




Originally Posted by Vendetta

lol, no ****....
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bahahahhahaha thats good guys.


But seriously will they scapre?
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Originally Posted by Speed Density
bahahahhahaha thats good guys.


But seriously will they scapre?
they may scarpe, but they will scrape for sure. lol mine scarpe over some speed bumps with stock springs, they scrape even worse
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i have longtubes, and the goldline springs, and i scrape....speedbumps are damn near impossible... go at angles though..


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