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SFC's with dropped max?
Jay25 is cutting my springs sometimes soon to drop the max, but I was planning on getting a stage 2 SFC from warpspeed in teh future, I have 18" rims with 245/40/18 tires, any clearance problems?
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Yes, they will decrease ground clearance in the center of your car 1.5"-2.0". :( I know, I wanted them really badly too.
-Cyrus |
Originally posted by Vyrus Yes, they will decrease ground clearance in the center of your car 1.5"-2.0". :( I know, I wanted them really badly too. -Cyrus (Still wondering if I could have both)... |
You can have both. I'm down 2.5" all around on GCs and I have smaller tires which sit me another .5" closer to the gournd. I scrape them every once in a while when I go over a steep incline on an angle, or a REALLY tall speed bump. BUT, you will scrape the FRONT of your max and your mudflaps if you have them far more than you scrape the SFCs, I can guarantee that, and they are made of steel, they can take the scrapes just fine.
The scraping is nothing to worry about, maybe once a week, unless you have an area you go into very often which has a specific bump, driveway, or whatever that is really brutal. |
Originally posted by Nealoc187 You can have both. I'm down 2.5" all around on GCs and I have smaller tires which sit me another .5" closer to the gournd. I scrape them every once in a while when I go over a steep incline on an angle, or a REALLY tall speed bump. BUT, you will scrape the FRONT of your max and your mudflaps if you have them far more than you scrape the SFCs, I can guarantee that, and they are made of steel, they can take the scrapes just fine. The scraping is nothing to worry about, maybe once a week, unless you have an area you go into very often which has a specific bump, driveway, or whatever that is really brutal. |
If my front lip will clear, my SFC will too. My front lip sits about 1" lower than the SFC. People shouldn't really worry about ground clearance unless you have coilovers. FYI, I have sprint springs ~2" drop.
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Originally posted by JeffesonM Would having the SFC's on help in this respect, almost like a skid plate? e.g. instead of scraping your (insert low-hanging expensive part) you just scrape up you SFCs |
On the rare occasion that I do scrape something underneath my car, its either the front crossmember or the SFCs, both of which are strong steel pieces and can take it. They do act as a sort of skid plate and will prevent you from ripping your exhaust off if you were to hit something just right.
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Just to add..I use my SFC as jacking points now. I can jack up one side of car much easier now. My jack saddle has this thick rubber padding so it doesn't hurt the finish at all.
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I have Intrax springs and almost never scrape my stage 2 SFCs. I have scraped them a couple times, but it really takes a big bump.
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thanks for the info guys, I will be doing this setup, cut eibach's with SFC's stage 2. just wondering would I have to get an alignment after the install of the SFC's?
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