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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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How much ground clearance do you lose with umi lca relocation brackets?
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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you dont loose any clearance. Maybe a little if you get relocation bars.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 11:31 PM
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Since they move with the axle and wheels, you dont lose any 'clearance'
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 11:33 PM
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but the bracks hang down farther correct? im not taking about the body but more of the actual suspension components
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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I just installed them recently. My car is lowered so I'm using the lowest setting on the brackets for my lower control arms.

They do appear to look kinda low. Not the best picture, but all I had from my install.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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I just lowered mine as well and was trying to figure out how much lower the would hang
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 06:06 AM
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Hi Nic. A good visual is that they are within the diameter of a 15" wheel with no tire. In other words, if you blow a tire and the car is riding on the rim, the bracket doesn't touch the ground.

Luckily they're outboard so they rarely cause a problem. It's a lot easier to scrape something on the centerline.

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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 07:20 AM
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I dont think I will have a problem with them I was just curious
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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Thanks for the picture. Just alittle lower than the shock mount. Thanks
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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got some pics since i was installing


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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Thule
got some pics since i was installing


Does anyone else think it's cool that someone is participating from Iceland?!

Thanks for the pics.

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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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That is pretty awesome. looks to be a bad a$$ car.
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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wow thanks man the car is getting quite nice, bin working on it as a hobby for few years, its just so damn expensive to modd cars over here, the parts have doubled there price when they arrive to me.

nice to see an replay from umi! i have the catalog from you guy's here and have almoast read through the ink over the breakfast i plan on driving the car next summer for the first time since 2006, if i can buy the Umi parts i need. realy need the tourqe arm, and the goal was to get the road race k members and adjustable upper/lower arms, got umi SFC's, swaybars, lca's relocation kit, panhard bar
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Old Dec 26, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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It is cool. I have seen multiple post over the last four or five years from Thule and always look at his car and think, "if he can have one that clean in Iceland away from the mainstream here so can I."

I give you credit and respect for your car and the mods you do to it. Everything I see you do is top notch and done with purposeful intent. Hopefully you will be able to drive it soon as a four year hiatus is way to long.
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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thanks man, what a nice thing to read
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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I agree with 99ws! Great car and Congrats!
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 99wssixm6
It is cool. I have seen multiple post over the last four or five years from Thule and always look at his car and think, "if he can have one that clean in Iceland away from the mainstream here so can I."

I give you credit and respect for your car and the mods you do to it. Everything I see you do is top notch and done with purposeful intent. Hopefully you will be able to drive it soon as a four year hiatus is way to long.
if it's 2006 since he drove it last, that's 5 years, not 4
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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That is still way too long to have such a nice car sit. I haven't had mine since it got backed into two days ago and I'm itching. I can't even imagine. I just got the relocation brackets because they were cheaper as a package and my car will be lowered soon. Good pics in here.
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