Anyone running Spoon springs w/a JDM ITR 4-1 header have problems with scraping the bottom of it on speedbumps and other stuff? I'm pretty close to buying one, but I have 'issues' in spending $400 on a header only to have it get destroyed in a matter of weeks.

I live in Chicago, and the roads aren't too great...here's a pic to give you an idea on how low it sits to the ground. Just backing up in my driveway causes the front jack-point to hit the curb.

I'm also looking into getting one of those skid plates to keep the wear and tear off.

 

i heard the ground clearance with the jdm oem header is the same as the stock usdm one...so u should be ok as long as u are now

 

That's the problem with passing on heresay, you end up spreading bad information.

The JDM ITR 4-1 header hangs lower than the USDM ITR header.

 

Wow that is probably the best picture I've ever seen of a black R.

 

not by much. looks like it's about an inch lower

 

An inch is a considerable amount when you factor in the lowering of the car!

 

The fact that it hangs lower at all becomes an issue with lowered cars.

 

Where u been hiding. I never saw you around.

 

I have a JDM 4-1 with the FLP skidplate on my hatch and it hangs about 1-2 inches lower than my front bumper (kinda hard to eyeball). IMO if you hit your jack point you'll need that skidplate. My hatch is lowered on Neuspeed Race's and I haven't hit anything yet, but I mostly drive on freeways. Hope this helps.

 

damn that side shot of your car is sweet
nbp itr's rule all

 

No problem... I slammed her 60mm, use JDM4-1 header and can even race the Nürburgring... my header never touched the ground.

 

I think the problem will be scraping the header on driveways, not so much on the open road.

 

That picture is sooo nice

 

When I had my JDM 4-1 w/ 0.75" drop, I was scared to drive over huge bumps, but never scraped it.

Spoon springs drop the car lower than the advertised drop. Just as RealtypeR (Mark).

I prefer kg/mm springs. They ride really nice and they don't drop the car as much as Spoon springs. (maybe 0.25-0.5" higher than Spoon springs).

 

The first thing to scrape won't be your header..... at least not with the JDM 4-1.

By the way, nice to see another local R. Where are you located?

 

Good point...how much 'space' is there between the actual header & heat shield? I'm guessing if I hear scraping on the lower heat shield, at least I'll know I'm close to hitting the header, too.

 

We left some 'gap' there, as evident in these pics:




- Slater

 

where can i get that shield

 

The problems I'm seeing lately with those shields is that, when you actually hit something on the road, it put stress on the mounting points where the skidpad plate mounts to the JDM header. The mounting point tend to cracks in time.

I know someone local that bought one and his started to crack afterawhile. I also seen some pics on here before about it. Either way, there's never a solution on than keeping it stock height or minor slightly dropped.

 

http://www.fastlineperformance.com

 

 

what kind of coating is that on the header andbody know

 

I'm hoping you're right, since usually the only thing that hits now is the front jack-point, or on a steep slope, the bottom of the muffler hits.

I live near Bloomingdale area, work in Schaumburg. Near my house one guy's got a CW and another has a PY.

 

I'm guessing it's http://www.jet-hot.com/