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Old 07-28-2002, 07:43 PM
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Front Lip Clearence Problems

This is my 1st post so please don't flame on me. I have the stillen Front Lip and lowered on Eibachs. I have a hard time clearing driveways and often scrap the bottom of my lip. Can anyone give me adivice how to clear driveways without scraping? Thanks
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Re: Front Lip Clearence Problems

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This is my 1st post so please don't flame on me. I have the stillen Front Lip and lowered on Eibachs. I have a hard time clearing driveways and often scrap the bottom of my lip. Can anyone give me adivice how to clear driveways without scraping? Thanks
If the driveway is too steep, park in the street. Otherwise, go sideways slowly up the driveway if it has a slight incline.
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Old 07-28-2002, 07:51 PM
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I have sprints and a lip, and I haven't scraped once. I fly over speedhumps, and dips, and everything is fine.
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Re: Re: Front Lip Clearence Problems

Thanks for the help. Most of the driveways happen to be for a gas stations.
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i've gone through the same problem. i've got h&r springs and the lip. i recommend what the other guy said, take all steep inclines at an angle and VERY slowly and you'll be fine. i've had my lip a little over 2 months and have already scraped the bottom.
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Originally posted by mb1
I have sprints and a lip, and I haven't scraped once. I fly over speedhumps, and dips, and everything is fine.

I was Thinking about switching to Sprints to get rid of that gap from the Eibach. Would it be worth it after scraping? Is the drop from the sprints noticeable compared to the Eibachs?
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Maximas have really long overhangs, so you have to minimize them by going at an angle. Never drive straight up something steep or with a dip in it. And drive slowly, sometimes if the car bounces while you're going over, you'll hit.

I have a Sarona kit and the car is dropped about 3.5" on ground controls so the front sits about 3" off the ground. The car is driven daily, and I've only hit it once in the last 6 weeks since I got my front bumper fixed. Incidentally, I did shatter the bumper once leaving a gas station, those are the worst. It's like they intentionally make them steep and rutted or something.
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Do like the 4x4s do and go at a 45degree angle. (one wheel at a time)
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[I have a Sarona kit and the car is dropped about 3.5" on ground

I was considering Ground Controls but I heard the ride is harsh. How do you rate the ride? And how long dose it take you to adjust the hieght?
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I was considering Ground Controls but I heard the ride is harsh. How do you rate the ride? And how long dose it take you to adjust the hieght? [/B][/QUOTE]
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The ride is pretty bad, but a lot of that is attributable to the Tokico shocks. When I get the KYB AGX, the ride should improve quite a bit. It takes me about 25 minutes to adjust all 4 corners, and most of that time is spent jacking up my car. My car is very low so it's hard to get the jack underneath it.

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[I have a Sarona kit and the car is dropped about 3.5" on ground

I was considering Ground Controls but I heard the ride is harsh. How do you rate the ride? And how long dose it take you to adjust the hieght?
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Originally posted by PharoNDmist



I was Thinking about switching to Sprints to get rid of that gap from the Eibach. Would it be worth it after scraping? Is the drop from the sprints noticeable compared to the Eibachs?
Sprints should give you another .5 inches at most. I can't really compare it to eibachs, but look at my post a bit lower where I have sprints compared to stock pics.
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just quickly pull up next to the driveway, and go in backwards.
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