Damn...appearences can be decieving, as well as curbs. Right now I have the chin spoiler off and my car still scrapes on mild grade curbs. This makes me think twice about throwing down 900+ for aftermarket headers if they wont clear at stock height. Anybody else having these problems???

 

Simple, stop driving over curbs... curbs are there for a reason.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by El Pollo Diablo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Simple, stop driving over curbs... curbs are there for a reason.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Id rather have the *** end sticking out then risk hitting the curb.

 

Also, buy a header w/ ground clearance such as Toda

 

Let me edit my previous statement. When I said curbs I meant grades. I don't drive over curbs. My R sometimes scrapes on mild grades at stock height...

 

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Mine is lowered and i dont scrape.. in a town where there are many places to scrape. perhaps attempt slowing down to close to a crawl, going over these "grades" at an angle. Its worked for me so far.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PYXITR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Let me edit my previous statement. When I said curbs I meant grades. I don't drive over curbs. My R sometimes scrapes on mild grades at stock height...</TD></TR></TABLE>

You should go slower.

 

I've scraped the front spoiler and mud flaps numerous times, I hate that. But unless I get under the car and see or touch the bumper or flaps I can't tell. The worst scrape was coming out of rodneys crap-assed driveway after a rainstorm

I've just lightly scuffed the header (spoon) once on an abnormally tall speedbump that I was crawling over at an offset but there was no avoiding it. No dents just a scuff about an inch long. I cringed and cursed the jackwad that put that Berlin wall there to slow the delivery trucks.

All on a stock suspension with less than 20k on it.

The scrapes I don't mind all that much but anything happening to the header and I'd be seriously pissed. I think when I do decide on a suspension the Spooner toobs will be up for sale.

 

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Drive VERY SLOW (i.e. 4-5 mph) when going over grades.

Same with railroad crossings, speedbumps and potholes/depressions.

 

Try approaching them at an angle, and not "head on".

 

thanks for the tips guys!