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How Low Is Your Fd?

Old Nov 29, 2003 | 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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 03:40 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 03:41 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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I am extremely low, I only have about a 1/4 inch gap with bodykit.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 03:46 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 03:50 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 05:36 PM
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ijneb, what rims do you have?
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 05:37 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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Mine's pretty low. I have racing beat springs with bilstein shocks all around.

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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 06:40 PM
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Rage, is your ride rough or smooth?
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 06:40 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 06:48 PM
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Can't drop mine. Way too many steep drives and potholes.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 06:55 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:10 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:14 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:17 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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the stock jack doesnt fit under my car...
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:38 PM
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zoomspeed,

I crashed an integra typer meet and most of the typer's were yellow.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 08:20 PM
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Mine is stock r1 otherwise known as rancho-spec.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 08:27 PM
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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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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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That is still in one piece in Southern CA?
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 10:58 PM
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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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