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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 10:03 AM
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If you have a single cutout after the y pipe on a lowered car does that make ground clearance bad or is it still a good amount
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I'm lowered on BMR springs and I had my cut out welded right before the rear axle(right rear passenger floor pan).

Great clearance!
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I'm thinking about lowering on Strano springs and putting the cutout right after the y pipe where the exhaust and y meet... Should there still be enough clearence
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Had mine right behind the cat on eibach pro's and it scraped on speed bumps and steep inclines. Wasnt nearly as bad as my 3 inch true duals though...
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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I'm thinkin about the cutout simply because I don't wanna roll up to my house late with a car screaming and have everyone bitch at me for it but I don't wanna destroy my exhaust so everyone else is pleased
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
I'm thinkin about the cutout simply because I don't wanna roll up to my house late with a car screaming and have everyone bitch at me for it but I don't wanna destroy my exhaust so everyone else is pleased
Im getting tons on **** now from my neighbors with my true duals. I just tell them to either get used to it or sleep with ear plugs in
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Old May 2, 2011 | 06:46 AM
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True dat what I'm going to do Is just not stomp on the throttle at 11:00 at night
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
True dat what I'm going to do Is just not stomp on the throttle at 11:00 at night
I idle down the street and they still complain. Only so much I can do...
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Wow are they 90 or just have poles up there ***?
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Wow are they 90 or just have poles up there ***?
A few old timers, a few ********, and one jelous mustang owner
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Originally Posted by Ruthless909
I'm lowered on BMR springs and I had my cut out welded right before the rear axle(right rear passenger floor pan).

Great clearance!

x2 on this set up. The *** end of the car will pick up your cutout with the tires.

i had dumps at the same place and they never scraped.
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Ha the jealous mustang owner will bitch until u get kicked out
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