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Old 13-11-2006, 12:51 AM   #31
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What exactly is everybody's mentality with lowered cars anyway, sure they look 'cooler' I suppose but they are bloody annoying and not practical.
i prefer my mirrors not hitting the road when i corner...
how is scraping stuff not practical anyway?
my car scrapes all the time but i still take it everywhere.
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Old 13-11-2006, 01:46 AM   #32
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Both cat converters get scraped.
Hit the sump (lightly) a few times on those concrete parking barriers.
Scraped the front bar
Scraped the transmission pan
Got some nice big dents on the chassis rails towards the rear of the car.
And also the front passenger side "jacking tab" has has kissed a few speed bumps.
Good ol' tow bar takes care of the rear of the car most of the time.
If not the "Low bar", then the exhaust tip.

King Super Super Lows...... handles well tho..... : he he he
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Old 13-11-2006, 02:51 AM   #33
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i punched a hole in the fuel tank of my EA, which is why i will never chop springs again.
was rolling the EA off the trailer (believe it or not) and the muffler caught the lip of the trailer and stopped it half way down the ramps...
i also bent the flange from extractors toexaust on the XD, i had to chop the bolt off to get the exaustst off....
a mates mum ripped the front bumper clean off on her 5 day old VU SS ute in safeway carpark, had to drive home with it in the tray haha.
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Old 13-11-2006, 03:13 AM   #34
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previous car I beached on a speed hump ... had to get a mate to drag it off by tow rope. Oops. The undercarriage was scraped so much ... luckily though the lowest part of the car were the side chassis rails .. and one muffler that I had replaced a couple of times due to scraping through .... I kept geting smaller mufflers ... it kept getting louder ... LOL

I could just get my foot under the side of it.

That Proton was a fun car to drive ... damn it could handling well.
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Old 13-11-2006, 08:19 AM   #35
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I ripped the fuel tank out of my laser going down a driveway once, there was a inspection pipe sticking up and took the fuel tank out, man that laser was low!
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Old 13-11-2006, 02:09 PM   #36
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my brother inlaw lent his XF sedan when i was really low to the ground to his cousin


he lent it out for 2 months got it back to find it sterring badly after a inspection a FORD in springwood they told him he had 4k worth of damage to the car as it had cracked cross member etc,later my brother inlaw asked his cousin if he knew what'd happen and he said he hit a roll of carpet at 100k's on a road near brisbane and the car got airborne etc(that'll do it everytime i reckon)

personally i have only dented a muffler tip,front and rear bar etc no biggy really.
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Old 13-11-2006, 02:17 PM   #37
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I cracked my cat in the XF when i went over a speed hump a little tooo fast!
A mate cracked his sump on his 87 BM (doing burnouts and didnt see that hole!!!) we still all give him **** for that! Bird brain!!!
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Old 13-11-2006, 02:39 PM   #38
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Put the fan thru the Radiator in my XA GT Coupe when the collectors hung up reversing into my shed, And the gearbox crossmember on my XF wagon used to hit those White speed bumo thingys they put on road to stop ya cutting cnrs....
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Old 13-11-2006, 05:52 PM   #39
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To the people who keep scraping their stock height cars bumpers on driveways...you really need to learn how to drive.
It's not that hard, really. I understand the odd scrape here and there, but constantly cmon. Unless it's those stupid driveways with are shaped like /\.
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Old 13-11-2006, 05:58 PM   #40
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My old car I ripped a hole in middle muffler going into a mates driveway. One of those things that stops the gate from opening too far got caught on it.
On the BA I've got a cracked sideskirt. Only a small crack though.
What about that time my knees came up to my chin when we went through Macca's drive-thru!
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Old 13-11-2006, 05:59 PM   #41
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Haha nothing like feeling the floor move underneath your feet huh.
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Old 13-11-2006, 06:01 PM   #42
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Mines lowered and I only occasionally scrap the Exhaust and when dad reverses the boat up the driveway it bottoms up and chips the concrete, but other than that its fine
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Old 13-11-2006, 06:57 PM   #43
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front bumpers, rear bumbpers, differentials, chassy rails and cross members

exhaust no, as i custom make them for every car i drive and tuck them away as high as possible
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Old 13-11-2006, 07:56 PM   #44
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Does anyone have any stratigies on avoiding scraping there cars? ie: going on an angle, slowly etc?

I damaged my extractors on the rooftop carpark at Marion shopping centre here in Adelaide. Theres these chequer plate things that stick up from the ground.
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Old 13-11-2006, 08:00 PM   #45
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Old 14-11-2006, 12:03 AM   #46
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i think i only ever scraped the muffler under midle of the car once but i always took care where i went,speed bumps were a no no

i had had pedders 65mm lowered springs and shocks all round.
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Old 14-11-2006, 12:16 AM   #47
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my BA front bumper that was just replaced with smash repairs is nice and scrarched up :(

and thats just driving into work
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Old 14-11-2006, 03:22 AM   #48
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"Ever damaged something on ur lowered car?"

Yes my wallet...
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Old 14-11-2006, 07:13 AM   #49
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Just the exhaust got the occasional graze. Pfft I can't see under it anyways.

My mate stuffed his engine because it was too low. VT S/C S pack, I think the sump got a leak and it had no oil.
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