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Old 07-13-2006, 12:51 PM
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Default Front bumper scrape on my SS

Has anyone experience scraping their 98 to 2003 LS1 camaro buttom from when lowered? Coming off a tilted driveway and this happned to me a few times, I have scraped the paint and skin of my SS buttom nose. Is there any type of molding/ guard that would prevent this?
Old 07-13-2006, 01:29 PM
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Yep. Even at -1" you can expect to get caught on
the occasional swale (especially around here where
everything is mounded up out of the swamp). Have
to take the entrances diagonal and slow, etc.

Dunno if you want to stick on some kind of scrape
guard or if that would be even uglier than chin rash.
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yes my 2003 Ls1 camaro scrapes all the time
jk
f bodys have such a long nose on them that even at stock ride height they will scrape if you aren't careful.
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Gotta take those steep inclines at a diagonal angle when backing out or pulling in or that will happen.
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Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
Gotta take those steep inclines at a diagonal angle when backing out or pulling in or that will happen.
Scotty and Jimmy both said it, you want to go very slow...on an angle and that should help prevent most scrapes. Works for me, the only thing I scrape is the damn Y-pipe.

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