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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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After I arrived at Detroit Int. Airport on saturday from a 1 month trip, I called up the owner of the bodyshop I left my car at. Even thought it was Saturday, the owner kindly stopped by the shop for me to pick up the car. I was extremely tired due to a total of 22 hrs of flight + wait time, so I payed him off and drove home. Geez... I didn't realize my car was sitting so low until I actually drove the car. I was scraping the bottom of the front bumper everywhere. Didn't care too much at time. Desperately needed sleep. Next morning, I look outside my window and see that the car has a clarance of maybe 2.5 inches MAX off the ground. Not only that, but something looked very wrong. THE SIDE SKIRTS WERE INSTALLED WRONG. Remember the red SC with sideskirts in wrong direction? that's how my car looks like. Well, I don't really care about the sideskirts now, but the problem is ground clearance. With the ride height of the car, I can't go half the places I used to go without problems. Don't even ask how i'm gonna drive during the MIchigan winter.

Any Suggestions regarding the ground clearance? I threw away all my stock suspension parts.
(pics coming very soon)

edit: VIS body kit for sale in Classified.

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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 12:26 PM
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 12:39 PM
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I had same problem with my veilside kit... I had to raise the car back up to have decent clearance... I have tein HA's... 15mm higher than the standard TEIN HA's factory setting..
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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i currently have about 2 inches ground clearance, i scrape here and there, but i can still go to most the places i usually chill at, you should get bigger rims and either coilovers or air suspension...that should help you with your clearance problem
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