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1JEWLDSSRS · 10-03-2020, 11:04 AM

I'm lowered 1.25 on Pfadt springs and am running 35 series tires front and rear and also have QTP cutouts and LT's and don't scrape on anything. Just go slow over them and or cattycorner them if need be. You should be fine.

8driann · 10-03-2020, 03:45 PM

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I'm lowered 1.25 on Pfadt springs and am running 35 series tires front and rear and also have QTP cutouts and LT's and don't scrape on anything. Just go slow over them and or cattycorner them if need be. You should be fine.

Do you have skirts or lip? I was thinking on settling on a one inch drop since I do want skirts and a lip and I estimate the speed bump to be around 3 inches tall. I also have headers.

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Avenging Orange · 10-04-2020, 07:58 AM

A 1" drop on a 5th gen is nothing major. As stated, when you have headers or anything that extends the body closer to the ground...you simply have to be careful.
Hell, I scraped headers on speed bumps on my '06 GTO on stock suspension.

mikeman · 10-04-2020, 10:27 AM

Not all speed bumps are created equal. There are some that are freaking gorilla sized and I like to avoid those at all costs.

1JEWLDSSRS · 10-04-2020, 10:52 AM

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Do you have skirts or lip? I was thinking on settling on a one inch drop since I do want skirts and a lip and I estimate the speed bump to be around 3 inches tall. I also have headers.

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Yes sir, I have the ZL1 rocker panels and a Z28 front spliter that is very low to the ground, and it doesn't hit any of the bumps, and we do have some 3 inch high ones here.

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8driann · 10-04-2020, 12:08 PM

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Yes sir, I have the ZL1 rocker panels and a Z28 front spliter that is very low to the ground, and it doesn't hit any of the bumps, and we do have some 3 inch high ones here.

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Wow your car looks really really nice. Now you convinced me for the 1.25 inch drop. Thanks for your suggestion. I also want to get the rocker panels and a splitter.

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1JEWLDSSRS · 10-05-2020, 09:09 AM

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Wow your car looks really really nice. Now you convinced me for the 1.25 inch drop. Thanks for your suggestion. I also want to get the rocker panels and a splitter.

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Thanks bro!! Yea I looked at cars around me that were only dropped 1" and the tire to fender gap still bothered me, so I went 1.25 and she's perfect now. They have been installed for 8 years now and rides very comfortably. I didn't want to go any lower due to needing to install offset camber plates and such. I got my rockers and front splitter from RPI Designs, got the rockers pre painted and did the splitter myself. Good luck sir !!

1JEWLDSSRS · 10-05-2020, 09:13 AM

This is how she looks now, 335/30/20's on the rear on 11" M228's..

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8driann · 10-05-2020, 10:39 AM

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This is how she looks now, 335/30/20's on the rear on 11" M228's..

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Those were the rims I was looking into. With that 1.25 drop, are you forced to run 30’s? Also, do you have an Instagram?

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1JEWLDSSRS · 10-05-2020, 04:05 PM

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Those were the rims I was looking into. With that 1.25 drop, are you forced to run 30’s? Also, do you have an Instagram?

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I got them through MMR Designs, Carlos hooked me up. With the drop, right now I have 315/35/20's on the rear, and it closes up the gap a bit more than in the pic and DOES NOT rub at all. I had those 335 MPSS's on there to see how they would look and fit, all fine and I took them off and they are sitting in my parts room. Also in that pic the fronts are 275/40, took them off and now have the 275/35 on there and it lowered the front about 1/2". And no, I'm only on FB for now, no instagram stuff. lol

1JEWLDSSRS · 10-05-2020, 04:08 PM

Here is a recent pic taken at a car show this past weekend with the 315/35 rears and 275/35 fronts..

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8driann · 10-05-2020, 04:19 PM

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Here is a recent pic taken at a car show this past weekend with the 315/35 rears and 275/35 fronts..

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Looks awesome. Here’s how mine sits as of now. So far I think I am going to settle on a 1.25 inch drop with some 20x10’s in the front and some 20x11’s on the back all wrapped with 35’s. Thanks.

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1JEWLDSSRS · 10-05-2020, 04:34 PM

Very nice bro, gonna look awesome!! My wheels are 20x10 +23 front and 20x11 +43 rear, stock Z28 widths and offsets. And they are the polished and cleared finish. Good luck..

8driann · 10-05-2020, 05:02 PM

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Very nice bro, gonna look awesome!! My wheels are 20x10 +23 front and 20x11 +43 rear, stock Z28 widths and offsets. And they are the polished and cleared finish. Good luck..

Thanks for the specs. Can’t wait...

10-03-2020, 11:04 AM	#15
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,485	I'm lowered 1.25 on Pfadt springs and am running 35 series tires front and rear and also have QTP cutouts and LT's and don't scrape on anything. Just go slow over them and or cattycorner them if need be. You should be fine. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

10-04-2020, 07:58 AM	#17
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	A 1" drop on a 5th gen is nothing major. As stated, when you have headers or anything that extends the body closer to the ground...you simply have to be careful. Hell, I scraped headers on speed bumps on my '06 GTO on stock suspension. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

10-05-2020, 09:13 AM	#22
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,485	This is how she looks now, 335/30/20's on the rear on 11" M228's.. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

10-05-2020, 04:08 PM	#25
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,485	Here is a recent pic taken at a car show this past weekend with the 315/35 rears and 275/35 fronts.. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

10-05-2020, 04:34 PM	#27
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,485	Very nice bro, gonna look awesome!! My wheels are 20x10 +23 front and 20x11 +43 rear, stock Z28 widths and offsets. And they are the polished and cleared finish. Good luck.. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

10-04-2020, 10:27 AM	#18
mikeman Banned Drives: 2015 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: My Garage Posts: 1,125	Not all speed bumps are created equal. There are some that are freaking gorilla sized and I like to avoid those at all costs.