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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 09:48 PM
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Was a sunny day, and I took out the GS-R for her weekly spin around the block. I thought I take this picture, pretty cool eh



btw, those are ITR H&R Sport Springs. Gotta love them


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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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My car would probably scrape right there, and I don't even have a front lip.
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 10:09 PM
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ya, I dont scrap much with sport springs..... but just this driveway, going down nose first is a close call.
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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i love repainting my lip............H&R sports here too
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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"i love repainting my lip"
I just got my lip owned on my cg2, lowered only 1.5 inch
the bracket is bent and i have to get another bracket to fit it right
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 12:56 AM
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damn that looks a hella low. looks like it'd scrape if you sat in the car. hahha.. close call sounds like an understatement.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 04:18 AM
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get ride of those fogs
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 04:45 AM
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if i did that . . . i think my whole front bumper would fall off . . .
nice teggie and steelies
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:14 AM
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How much for those HID's that you're selling?
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:16 AM
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Damn, the same thing happened to me whenever I reversed out of my driveway with my old Accord, I laerned that if you slant out of the driveway in a 45 degree angle (give or take a few degrees) you should be good.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:22 AM
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Damn, the same thing happened to me whenever I reversed out of my driveway with my old Accord, I laerned that if you slant out of the driveway in a 45 degree angle (give or take a few degrees) you should be good.


The mud guards had to go though, constantly scraped the speed bumps and ramps.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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I feel your pain, I have a 99si on 5Zigen springs and I'm pushing the snow (I'm from Toronto too.)
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:09 AM
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once your low, you leanr to drive at angles...
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:19 AM
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Same problem here execpt worse. Im only lowered on a pro-kit. I cant put on my oem lip because of this. My apt's driveway goes down a really steep hill then comes to the garage which is about 1/2-1 inch higher. It killed my g/f from bumper of her 3 week old eclipse so she refuses to use it anymore. I still do though. BTW those annoying blue bulbs are gone.




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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:26 AM
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[QUOTE]Same problem here execpt worse. Im only lowered on a pro-kit. I cant put on my oem lip because of this. My apt's driveway goes down a really steep hill then comes to the garage which is about 1/2-1 inch higher. It killed my g/f from bumper of her 3 week old eclipse so she refuses to use it anymore. I still do though. BTW those annoying blue bulbs are gone.




Whoa!!! That sucks that you cant put on your lip just b/c of that. I say raise the car, and put on the lip.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:52 AM
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big pants = bigger loser.. heh
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 11:24 AM
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"i love repainting my lip"
I just got my lip owned on my cg2, lowered only 1.5 inch
the bracket is bent and i have to get another bracket to fit it right
learn how to drive and pay attention
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 11:48 AM
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Default Re: Just enough clearance!! (tony4311)

Same problem here execpt worse. Im only lowered on a pro-kit. I cant put on my oem lip because of this. My apt's driveway goes down a really steep hill then comes to the garage which is about 1/2-1 inch higher. It killed my g/f from bumper of her 3 week old eclipse so she refuses to use it anymore. I still do though. BTW those annoying blue bulbs are gone.




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Why dont you just got to your local hardware store and buy some instant cement and create a tiny ramp so you you can put your OEM lip on your car and your wont bottom out on your driveway?
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 12:02 PM
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Or you could just get a wooden block to drive over every time you get into the garage
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 12:38 PM
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Might as well post mine haha

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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 12:48 PM
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Default Re: Just enough clearance!! (tony4311)

or just get a piece of carpet, and put it right in front of the garage
so that if it does hit...it just rubs carpet, instead of concrete...
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 03:28 PM
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Default Re: Just enough clearance!! (majeed11)

brave man for going out of a driveway straight.
i have H&R sport on my Integra as well and take everything at an angle.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 03:28 PM
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Default Re: Just enough clearance!! (AmericanNightmare)

Why dont you just got to your local hardware store and buy some instant cement and create a tiny ramp so you you can put your OEM lip on your car and your wont bottom out on your driveway?
It's my apt. garage otherwise itd be fixed by now. I thought about the wood block idea but with teh crappy driveway I'd just bottom out the front lip sooner.

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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 08:49 PM
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on flat ground
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 08:57 PM
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oh oh oh...my turn!!!



as you can see from the pics, there's a very small dip and my front bumper is on the ground. i'm riding on neuspeed race and i take everything at an angle...i usually don't have any problems except on very steep driveways.
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