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Old 11-29-03, 03:32 PM
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How Low Is Your Fd?

How low? and do you ever scratch you car?
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I am pretty slammed, I have about a 1/4 inch of gap. I never scratch.. just drive responsable and dont be an idiot and try to jump speed bumps
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Stock, 4/5" of ground clearence. Anyone who lives in the Northeast with a lowered FD is begging for trouble. Stupid crappy roads
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I am extremely low, I only have about a 1/4 inch gap with bodykit.
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Originally posted by T88NosRx7
I am extremely low, I only have about a 1/4 inch gap with bodykit.
How do you fit a jack under your car?
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I'm running at 25-25.5" from the road to the top of my fenders. Doing OK with that height, cut I can't picture going any lower. It is a bitch getting the jack under it...
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I cant fit my pinky between my rear tires and fenders.

Rims are 18's
Lowered 1.25 inches
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ijneb, what rims do you have?
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Originally posted by ijneb
Rims are 18's
Lowered 1.25 inches
You drove your car on the beach!! Sand gets everywhere, I wouldn'ta done that.
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Mine's pretty low. I have racing beat springs with bilstein shocks all around.

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Where can I get a good jack for low ground clearance vehicles like the FD. Nice FD there Rage.
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Rage, is your ride rough or smooth?
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stock height here, but i got a body kit, so the car looks lower... debating whether or not to bother since the roads here suck *** and i would probably be buying new sideskirts and front damns all the time
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Can't drop mine. Way too many steep drives and potholes.
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rx187, the stock jack is sufficient enough for a lowered FD. Oblique, the ride is VERY stiff...i wouldn't drive my car on long trips.
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Originally posted by RX187
Where can I get a good jack for low ground clearance vehicles like the FD. Nice FD there Rage.
http://www.harborfreight.com

Unless you have sideskirts (OEM & Apexi side skirts still give you access to jacking up the sides, not sure of other skirts), you can always use the stock jack to get the car up enough to get a cheap floor jack underneath (which is what I do).
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18" wheels and lowered right to the tires. sometimes making a tight turn my tires would touch the fenders. bought the jack from harbor freight for 150 and fits barely to jack it up.
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Stock. I can fly over the speed bumps at speed in my development better than in my truck
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Originally posted by RX7 RAGE
Mine's pretty low. I have racing beat springs with bilstein shocks all around.

why are all the cars yellow lol

Have about 1/4" of wheel gap in front. H&R springs + bilstein struts + stock wheels/tires. I scrape alot. even when going slow.
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the stock jack doesnt fit under my car...
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zoomspeed,

I crashed an integra typer meet and most of the typer's were yellow.
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Mine is stock r1 otherwise known as rancho-spec.
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Lets try this again.

Here is mine. I slide a small scissor jack in between the tire and the side skirt. Then I jack it up enough to get the floor jack in.
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That is still in one piece in Southern CA?
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Originally posted by clayne
That is still in one piece in Southern CA?
If by that you mean my car, then the answer is yes

Why did you think it would be in pieces?


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