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12-11-2011, 10:19 PM
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Drives: Summit White 2ssrs inferno Join Date: May 2010
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? for you with the Ground Effects Package.
Well I guess it was inevitable but I took my car out for the last time of the year, before a wash and winterization.
As I pulled into the parking spot I drug/scraped the front ground effect over the top of the curb, fortunatley it didn't hit head on and brake anything just kind of skimmed over the top of the curb. I do have PFADT lowering springs which certainly didn't help. How many of you guys have had the same problem, either with or without the lowering springs. Picture shows the stance of my car, the damage wasn't major actually could have been alot worse if it would have hit head on. |
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12-12-2011, 01:20 AM
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Black on Black Join Date: Jan 2010
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Yup, I've done it several times to mine. Still wince every time, but you have to get under the car to see the scratches. I have Pedders Xa's lowered about 1 1/2 inches. But I always park well back of the cement curbs and parking lot stops if they look like they're more than 6" high to avoid hitting the front spoiler. Anything lower than 6" the front will clear the curb.
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12-12-2011, 01:42 AM
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no lowering springs on mine. But one time I parked mine next to a raised side walk and when I got out I saw that I had like a 1/4 inch of clearance. Bout made me do something terrible in my pants.
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12-12-2011, 01:58 AM
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Drives: '10 2SS/RS, MKIII Supras Join Date: May 2010
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I didnt have many problems with my gfx. I did scrape the tip of the front lip on a steep driveway, but it usually made it over parking curbs and stuff. Then again, Im used to driving a super low Supra, lol. Now with lowering springs, I just watch and make sure I dont go park my car as close to the parking curb as I used to.
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12-12-2011, 03:11 AM
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Don't Like it? Suggit.
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Gotta give curbs/parkstops PLENTY of room dude. Even if you happen to clear the curb, it could still grab your air-dam and cost you $2k to fix
 My car has a 1" drop on her.
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12-12-2011, 06:06 AM
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Drives: BLACK 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009
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GFX and lowered....I make sure to keep good distance between curbs and sidewalks.
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12-12-2011, 06:27 AM
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Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011
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Not yet I actually pull in stop way short get out look to see how much room then pull forward slow . Sounds dumb but I don't feel like fkn my car up .
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12-12-2011, 06:40 AM
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I only have the side and rear GFX. I took off the front because of scraping issues.
I'm lowered 1.5". |
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12-12-2011, 08:22 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro Victory Red 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2011
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I've had this issue. Drive it like you're parking a truck and keep away from the curb and you'll be fine. They even almost weigh the same
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12-12-2011, 10:10 AM
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And if you have to go up a curb, do it at an angle.
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12-12-2011, 11:14 AM
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Night+Interstate+Road debris=
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12-12-2011, 11:18 AM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS 45th Ed M6 w/ GFX Join Date: Oct 2011
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Quote:
 Sorry to hear dude.
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12-12-2011, 02:04 PM
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Scraped 2 times not lowered. Got the springs to lower though.
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12-12-2011, 02:37 PM
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