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Old 12-16-2004, 11:22 AM
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Default Lowered cars... how much ground clearance?

I have DMS springs paired with cheap-o Monroe shocks/struts. The ride quality is fine and I don't bounce all over the place.

My issue is with ground clearance... I have Grot LT's, and one of the passenger side primaries has a nice dent in it from hanging so low. Both sides scrape, as do the dual cutouts on my QTP Y. When I look under my car, the lack of ground clearance is frightening, but I'm reluctant to raise it back up because it just looks so damn good.

I thought Grot was supposed to be one of the better-tucking headers. I also thought DMS wasn't supposed to be an "extreme" drop... but I can't imagine going much lower. Am I wrong? Do I need to get my exhaust custom-fit to raise it up? I need to take better shots of my clearance, but you can get an idea from this pic:

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Your car sits higher than mine, by nearly a inch (I'd guess). Those springs don't look "too low" compared to many I've seen.
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I had TPIS headers with Eibach Pro-kit springs and I probably only had 1" of clearance. Now I have stock manifolds and stock y-pipe and there is way more clearance, but the sound is not as mean and nasty.



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