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Old 03-29-2005, 12:51 PM
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Bottoming out with side skirts

This is for anyone who is lowered the the Custommaxima side skirts...How often do you bottom out and how do the SS hold up? Thanks
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Old 03-29-2005, 01:46 PM
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Side skirts aren't going to have any effect on how much you bottom out. That's going to be determined by the stiffness of your spring/damper combo and by how much suspension travel you have.

If you're asking how often people with lowered rides and side skirts scrape their skirts on speed bumps and stuff, that's different.
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Old 03-29-2005, 03:19 PM
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you car has to be really close to the ground to actually scrape the the street....
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Old 03-29-2005, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Lontar1
you car has to be really close to the ground to actually scrape the the street....
Yeah, you'd have to slam the car pretty low (like a Formula One car) to worry about scraping over regular street imperfections. If you plan on doing a moderate drop and installing a lip or side skirts, then you really only need to worry about things like speed bumps, steep driveways, sudden dips due to road work, and the occasional curb while parallel parking (not that you should be that close the the curb anyway).
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Old 03-30-2005, 12:40 PM
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Ok thanks. Ye I don't worry about the street, just the things like speed bumps. Thanks though
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