anyone have any clearance issues with lip kits? such as type r type b or oem?
my car is lowered on s techs. so about 1.6 drop or so. Do the lips cover up certain parts of the car such as the side skirts or do they just add on and create less clearance?

 

they overlap

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kcari &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">anyone have any clearance issues with lip kits? such as type r type b or oem?
my car is lowered on s techs. so about 1.6 drop or so. Do the lips cover up certain parts of the car such as the side skirts or do they just add on and create less clearance?
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You have a 1.6" drop and are worried about ground clearance with lip kits? I guess if you were running a 3" drop with a body kit, then you could worry.

 

cut me some slack bro, im totally new at this. plus I'm asian so Ican't see very well and I'm not a very careful driver. I rather ask than lose a lip kit on the road... riiight? thanks for your help though. any reccomendations? And are the screws to kits unversial? i was gonna get this rear lip from this guy but he didnt have the screws.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kcari &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cut me some slack bro, im totally new at this. plus I'm asian so Ican't see very well and I'm not a very careful driver. I rather ask than lose a lip kit on the road... riiight? thanks for your help though. any reccomendations? And are the screws to kits unversial? i was gonna get this rear lip from this guy but he didnt have the screws.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, the screws are probably the same as Honda kit screws, which are just deep thread large, flat face screws. Personally, the Type-R style lip, RS lip, or standard OEM Spoiler kit would be the only ones worth looking at. The rest are just ugly, in my opinion.

PS. I don't see how your race has anything to do with your vision. I have -4.2 vision (near sighted pretty badly), and I'm not Asian.

 

the OEM lip or type R style lip have more of an overlap than other lips like the spoon style or mugen style lips. When I had my CF lip it was hanging really low on my car but I had race springs at the time.

Some of the aftermarket lips do not come with preset holes so you may need to use selftapping screws to set the lip on your bumper.

 

what about the side skirts? Do they over lap too?

and what do u think about a type b front?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kcari &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what about the side skirts? Do they over lap too?

and what do u think about a type b front?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The OEM style side skirts sit only a tiny bit lower than the unibody. So, you won't have ground clearance issues. But, then again, I also must stress that with a 1.6" drop, you won't have ground clearance issues as is, unless you have some extreme body kit.

 

asians have flat eyes so they have no periferal vision...p.s. it was a joke toyo

 

oh nice, thanks for clearing that up.
will get the OEM or aero kit.
btw do u know if 05 will fit 01 coupe?

 

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will get the OEM or aero kit.
btw do u know if 05 will fit 01 coupe?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The sideskirts are the same from 01-05, and you can use either Coupe or Sedan sideskirts.

 

Just don't drive fast over speed bumps. Like Toyomatt said you have a very mild drop so you won't have much to worry about.

 

thanks, i was just concerned about clearing the speed bump in the first place (in the front) I do go over them at a slight angle and it does feel better. doesnt feel like hydrolics in my civic. i also go super slowly over dips too. so if u r ever behind me... sucks for you...

 

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You probably have 4"+ clearance to anything under your car. You should see me trying to go across a railroad crossing. I usually go about 1-3mph. I only have about 1" clearance to the mid-pipe. I have to "angle attack" every location with a slightly angled entrance. I can't clear speed bumps, but luckily I have an amazing ability to scope them out before taking a 1 way into them.

 

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You should see me trying to go across a railroad crossing. I usually go about 1-3mph. I only have about 1" clearance to the mid-pipe. I have to "angle attack" every location with a slightly angled entrance. I can't clear speed bumps, but luckily I have an amazing ability to scope them out before taking a 1 way into them. </TD></TR></TABLE>


I've been there buddy...hahaha...last year i was sparking up the road everytime i drove downtown in Toronto. There are certain parking lots I just can't go into either.

the price you pay to play...

 

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I've been there buddy...hahaha...last year i was sparking up the road everytime i drove downtown in Toronto. There are certain parking lots I just can't go into either.

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Yup. I like the performance increase from the much lowered roll center, and am enjoying the cornering perspective I've got from being this low. I just need to make a new exhaust setup for the K, with better ground clearance.

 

i still have about a 2 inch gap between wheel and car, so my drop certainly isnt slammed. but thanks for easing up my mind on clearance issues. How would you suggest driving down steep business plazas that lead onto the streets. Certain ones are really high and getting into them (going up) isn't so hard, but leaving them is a lot more difficult.

I'm actually more concerned about speed bumps but i think I should be okay, based on what you said...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kcari &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i still have about a 2 inch gap between wheel and car, so my drop certainly isnt slammed. but thanks for easing up my mind on clearance issues. How would you suggest driving down steep business plazas that lead onto the streets. Certain ones are really high and getting into them (going up) isn't so hard, but leaving them is a lot more difficult.

I'm actually more concerned about speed bumps but i think I should be okay, based on what you said...</TD></TR></TABLE>

"Angle attack" questionable entry points. What I mean is, use one wheel at a time to enter.

 

i've seen cars semi circle around to enter/exit, but what about the initial contact point of leaving the higher area and going down to the lower street area. It's hard to describe but I go at angles now without any lip kit and its still pretty harsh on my wheels. But I guess generally it should be okay... thanks again though

 

try to angle your car as much as possible from one side of the entry/exit point. If you go from the middle you are bound to scrape something.

 

ya i've seen some ricers do that with really low stances, but sucks if theres entering cars while you're exiting and vice versa... When it comes to scraping, i don't really mind, just afraid of losing the kit in the middle of the streets...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kcari &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ya i've seen some ricers do that with really low stances, but sucks if theres entering cars while you're exiting and vice versa... When it comes to scraping, i don't really mind, just afraid of losing the kit in the middle of the streets...

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As long as you drive with a conscience, you'll be fine.

 

ya but sometimes in the middle of the night or some place new, its hard to tell certain bumps and dips in the road. thats my biggest concerns but should be okay, i'll just be even more careful. but over all like you said, the car shouldnt be too low, so we'll see what happens.
thanks again

 

i have a front lip and i wont lie i do scrape once in a while cause the driveways are sh*ty but i also try to come in going sideways so i dont scrape

 

oh yeah have u ever lost a lip on the road?