For those with long tubes!!!
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From: Kaiserslautern, GE
For those with long tubes!!! Do you have a lowered car? If you do, do you have clearance problems? Did any of you go back to stock height, or raise the car at all?
I just put these
in, and now I'm thinking I'm gonna have to raise it some, maybe with the 1LE springs!! Opinions/Suggestions?
[ January 21, 2002: Message edited by: JackZ28 ]</p>
I just put these
in, and now I'm thinking I'm gonna have to raise it some, maybe with the 1LE springs!! Opinions/Suggestions?
[ January 21, 2002: Message edited by: JackZ28 ]</p>
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Re: For those with long tubes!!! I have the Slp Longtubes with my car at the stock height and I have clearence issues on the right side because the header hangs a bit to low. everytime I go over a speed bump I break a sweat because I have to go over it so carefully. <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0">
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Re: For those with long tubes!!! [quote]Originally posted by Ls1 346ci SS:
<strong>I have the Slp Longtubes with my car at the stock height and I have clearence issues on the right side because the header hangs a bit to low. everytime I go over a speed bump I break a sweat because I have to go over it so carefully. <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
When you say clearance issues, have you actually hit anything with them yet? I didn’t think that stock ride height cars were having any problems. None of the guys I know with them have this issue? Please advise...
<strong>I have the Slp Longtubes with my car at the stock height and I have clearence issues on the right side because the header hangs a bit to low. everytime I go over a speed bump I break a sweat because I have to go over it so carefully. <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
When you say clearance issues, have you actually hit anything with them yet? I didn’t think that stock ride height cars were having any problems. None of the guys I know with them have this issue? Please advise...
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Re: For those with long tubes!!! That's just insane. I'm pretty certain that if I went back to stock height, I wouldn't have a problem! I just don't want to look like a 4X4 again, though! <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0">
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Re: For those with long tubes!!! well yes if i go slowly with both tires at the same time over a speed bump the right side header will scrape on the way down no matter how slow i come down. what I do to not let this happen is that just before I go over a speed bump i'll angel the car so that one tire(fronts) will go up on the speed bump at a time. I usually let the drivers side tire go up first and as it comes completely down the passenger side tire comes up and when I come back down slowly the pass header never scrapes the speed bump. hope this helps. <img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
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Re: For those with long tubes!!! That's what I used to do with my cutout, but now, the problem is the driver's side, and I'd have to go across the oncoming lane to do that!!
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Re: For those with long tubes!!! [quote]Originally posted by Ls1 346ci SS:
<strong>well yes if i go slowly with both tires at the same time over a speed bump the right side header will scrape on the way down no matter how slow i come down. what I do to not let this happen is that just before I go over a speed bump i'll angel the car so that one tire(fronts) will go up on the speed bump at a time. I usually let the drivers side tire go up first and as it comes completely down the passenger side tire comes up and when I come back down slowly the pass header never scrapes the speed bump. hope this helps. <img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
So it’s just a speed bump issue then? What I’m asking is, have you ever scraped them just like coming out of a steep drive ramp onto a higher street? Sorry if that doesn’t make sense. Have you ever scraped them anywhere except speed bumps?
<strong>well yes if i go slowly with both tires at the same time over a speed bump the right side header will scrape on the way down no matter how slow i come down. what I do to not let this happen is that just before I go over a speed bump i'll angel the car so that one tire(fronts) will go up on the speed bump at a time. I usually let the drivers side tire go up first and as it comes completely down the passenger side tire comes up and when I come back down slowly the pass header never scrapes the speed bump. hope this helps. <img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
So it’s just a speed bump issue then? What I’m asking is, have you ever scraped them just like coming out of a steep drive ramp onto a higher street? Sorry if that doesn’t make sense. Have you ever scraped them anywhere except speed bumps?
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Re: For those with long tubes!!! [quote]Originally posted by RPM WS6:
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have you ever scraped them just like coming out of a steep drive ramp onto a higher street? </strong><hr></blockquote>
the answer is a few times. like i said I have broken a sweat many times with these headers but the performance is awesome.
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have you ever scraped them just like coming out of a steep drive ramp onto a higher street? </strong><hr></blockquote>
the answer is a few times. like i said I have broken a sweat many times with these headers but the performance is awesome.
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Re: For those with long tubes!!! My SLP's give me exactly 4" of clearance, which is plenty on a stock height car. I've never scraped them, on speed bumps or otherwise.
Definately not the best choice on a lowered car, though.
Definately not the best choice on a lowered car, though.
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Re: For those with long tubes!!! I have FLP's on my lowered car & I've had no problems; they're awesome headers. I had SLP's on before but they hung down way too low & I scraped them a couple times so I got rid of them. On a lowered car FLP's all the way. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
Re: For those with long tubes!!! I was running the Sportline set-up. A little low. Change to Ground-controlled adjustable coil-over. I can adjust front and rear set-up in 10 minutes. I would never change out my headers. SLP are great.
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