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Old 08-09-2007 | 12:43 PM
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Ok guys, here i am stumped, and i'm having a real problem accepting a "no" on this one...I'm trying to figure out how to lower my s2k for a more aggressive stance. At the same time i am trying to improve response as well as hold true to comfortable driveability. I already know that Coilover's would be in my best interest over Springs but i have a problem...

Along with probably many others on here, i have a b*tch of a driveway. My stock s2k barely makes it up without scratching the bumper. I'm trying to figure out if there is anything that i can do to go about getting the upgrade i want, while still being able to pull the car in my garage, and drive over small humps not worrying about scrapping my front end...Help is appreciated!
Old 08-09-2007 | 12:46 PM
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Get coilovers, and fix drive way?
Old 08-09-2007 | 12:48 PM
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Old 08-09-2007 | 12:52 PM
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great so im pretty much out of luck, How do you guys ride around comfortably with your lowered s2k's not worrying about hitting bumps or angled roads (like my driveway for instance)??
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If you can't live with a scraped up bumper then this in not the car to lower. Get a lip and replace as needed.
Old 08-09-2007 | 12:58 PM
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ok so i suppose hydrolics would be my best bet
Old 08-09-2007 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ionlylive,Aug 9 2007, 12:58 PM
ok so i suppose hydrolics would be my best bet
lol if youre worried about scraping the front dont drop it, its going to happen sooner or later. my car is about 3 inches off the ground, i still get around barely scraping. you have to learn how to drive when its low (going up driveways at an angle etc)
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Get one of those under body lip protectors.
Old 08-09-2007 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ionlylive,Aug 9 2007, 12:58 PM
ok so i suppose hydrolics would be my best bet
Good luck with that. Even though I think thats counter productive by adding all the weight a system like that would require to the S.

How about you spend a few hundred bucks and make yourself a nice steer plate ramp? Even if you don't lower your car right away, it sounds like you will be better off with your current situation.
Old 08-09-2007 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by silentdancer,Aug 9 2007, 01:01 PM
lol if youre worried about scraping the front dont drop it, its going to happen sooner or later. my car is about 3 inches off the ground, i still get around barely scraping. you have to learn how to drive when its low (going up driveways at an angle etc)
lol thanks SD, i'm only looking to drop the car about an inch because i'm looking to pick up a set of 18'' 5zigen's, i suppose i should keep some 2x4's in my garage and set them down like a ramp everytime i pull it in lol hope this works!


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