LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Im looking to take out my front bumper support but want to make sure that my bumper cover isnt going to sag and im not trying to spend $300+ on the support for it. any ideas?
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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It will sag a little bit. I took mine off and it opened the gap up between the hood and the bumper about another 1/16".
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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It doesn't sag too bad. But if you look for it, you will notice a difference. My car isn't a looker so I didn't think twice. Even took out the rear support. Can't even tell the rear is gone. But I tell ya what, if someone rearends me or I clip something with the front of my car, it'll probably total it out.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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my car gets driven to/from the track and thats it, what are the odds of it collapsing at high speeds?
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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a freind made me these very light weight supports out of galvanized steel just for a bit of peice of mind,,,btw i never noticed any sag on mine
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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My car gets driven very little also. My biggest concern is some idiot rearending me at a redlight. The gap in mine isn't too bad. If you look you will find but I don't pay any attention to it...
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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my front support is gone, no difference in appearance after 8 months in the sun. left my rear support in place for ^^^ reason, i dont trust other drivers
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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how many passes at what mph are you making though? i dont want it to collapse
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I'm not goin very fast. But I wouldn't think it'd collapse.
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define collapse? deforming a little at 100+ im sure, but it'll bounce back to the original shape. i plan on 140+ traps and im not giving it a second thought.
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sounds good to me thanks guys
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I saw some pics of a fast Formula going through the traps that made me decide never to pull out the stock supports without some kind of reinforcement
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