Just recently put a mild drop (Eibach Springs) on Gina. Just curious as to, how often on a daily basis, do you scrape if you're lowered a little over an inch?

Before - 2" gap Front, ~1.5" gap Rear
After - a little under 1" gap Front, a little about .5" gap Rear

Check out the Before and After Pics Here - https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...h-techs-2.html Beware, wheels needs cleaning. It's been raining all weekend.

 

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Sean

 

I'm on swift springs witch is a mild drop and I scrape only on bad inclines when I'm not paying attention, I always try my best to go slow and at an angle but I still scrape every once in a while maybe like once in two weeks or so.

 

Coupe with Eibach and I have no issues. This really comes down to the driver. Drive as though you are lowered and you will not scrape on anything that is encountered on "normal to slightly bad" roads. This requires taking speed bumps and curbs at VERY low speeds. If you drive your car as if it's stock, you will definitely scrape, and possibly worse. It will only take 1 time of going over a speed bump too fast to figure out what I'm talking about, lol.

 

^ this.. If you've lived the 'low life' beforehand in another vehicle..then negotiating roads after dropping your car 1-1.5" is cake. In the 1.5yrs I've been on swift/koni, I've probably scraped 4 times total.

I put an IPL bumper on earlier this past summer and that's more in my mind when pulling up to stuff, staying back off curbs enough, but pulled into a spot enough to not be an arsehole in regard to scraping than my undercarriage. You just have to stay cognoscente and adjust accordingly when negotiating embankments.

 

First of all: Gina looks great!!!! You've got to be very happy with how that turned out.

I, too, am on Eibachs. I'm very carefull on inclines like driveways and such. Speed bumps, as mentioned, are taken very slowly.

The only time I've scraped so far is when I had to straddle a large, dead raccoon in the road. He was stiff and on his back, and on-coming traffic prohibited me avoiding it. I heard his little claws go all they way down my undercarriage...

If that wasn't enough, he (really don't know if it was a 'he') must have contacted my exhaust because when I got to my destination a few minutes later, a tempting aroma a barbecue was wafting up from my G....

Sean

 

Yep, it's an acquired skill, your awareness of road hazards, steep inclines, speed humps/bumps to go through, and how to navigate all of it will improve over time.

You're not too low so you won't have much of a learning curve. I first lowered my car on slammed springs where the front tires were slightly tucked under the fender edge, I was about 25.5" from the ground to my fender arc.

There were times where I thought I'd have to call a tow truck. The old Riviera casino in Vegas has an underground lot that comes down at a sharp dive then goes over a wide speed hump, I literally just crawled down that drive and inched over that hump as my splash pan and exhaust flex fittings scraped the whole time. This was right in front of a busy entrance and I just happened to be the "entertainment". From that point on I was always on guard and always a bit of anxiety going into an unknown parking garage, etc.
I'm a bit higher now at 26.25" all around on coils and no worries now

Oh, NEVER go up or down a steep & short incline straight in or out, always go at a sharp angle, especially if you have an aftermarket exhaust w/ larger tips.

 

i had eibachs on my sedan - same wheelbase as coupe. while i didn't scrape on a daily basis, it did happen frequently enough to convince me to make a change. long speed bumps (traffic calming type) were an issue especially with passengers. sharp driveways, grade changes, and entrances to hilly lane-ways were often an issue. i could mitigate the scraping by using caution and taking things very slowly, but many times it wasn't a matter of if, but when.

i decided to swap out the eibachs springs for eibach sways and have been happy ever since. i loved the stance on the springs, but daily-driver practicality won me over. nowadays i always get a kick seeing guys slowly angling up to driveways, speedbumps (etc) and to remember when i had to do that, blocking traffic behind me. everyone has their priorities, so to each his own.

 

It's all merely training for some of us eventually having a super/hyper car in the future ...

...but anymore, most new(er) exotics have the option or come standard with a suspension lift system for negotiating obstacles people have highlighted above. We cringe at scraping? Imagine scraping carbon aero pieces worth a few grand in the own right... ouch.

 

Easy for you to say with an S.

You don't look like you're ready for off-roading like an X.

Sean

 

Yea I do that now. It's just these Houston roads are murder for lowered cars unless on main roads. I also have Ark exhaust sitting low

 

Oh I'm very happy! It's just when I look at my wheels in person it's really dirty. Plastidip just gets messy easily.

 

Eibachs = no scrape anywhere.

 

I have eibach springs and I only scrape on a dip but I think its just the undertray. I bought a metal one to replace it since it's straight and doesnt sag so I will install this weekend and see if that helps. other than that im good