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babbagandu 04-06-2012 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by daisuke149 (Post 1643856)
tell me about it. glad id idnt get a nismo. i didnt think about my driveway when buying and when i got home, I could barely get the non nismo up the driveway. The front bumper is about 1" or less from scraping and i have to 2 wheel it up partially.


I feel you man. Somewhat wishing I had a base model. This damn front lip just sticks out so far. I am 99% sure I could drop it with no problem if I had the base model bumper

KaienZ34 04-06-2012 11:09 AM

I know it's not the best idea, but i friend of mine growing up had a stupid low crap azz little truck. He couldn't go right up his parents driveway, he would go partly through the yard and driveway.

Deadman 04-06-2012 11:24 AM

Lol ^

KingZee 04-06-2012 11:32 AM

I'm dropped on Swifts and dude, I WISH I had your driveway...I tried the 2x4 thing. Getting in and out of the car was a pain in the ***, especially in the rain. I don't park in my garage anymore after my flex pipes got two nice holes in them. Can't wait to move out of this building in a year.

tjlazer 04-06-2012 12:16 PM

you dont want to be scraping in and out of your drive way every day, trust me that is going to mess your front lip up. Not worth lowering it. The curb ramps will not help you.

Your options are:

1. Don't lower it. You will scrape once in a while, you can always replace the lower front lip with a new one. ~$400.
2. Maybe raise it? Not sure if you can do that with coilovers.
3. Fill in the driveway somehow, maybe concrete?
4. Move.

tonybui 04-06-2012 12:53 PM

Get Tein Flex + EDFC = WIN

babbagandu 04-06-2012 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tonybui (Post 1644120)
Get Tein Flex + EDFC = WIN

I thought EDFC adjusts dampening, not ride height

KaienZ34 04-06-2012 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by babbagandu (Post 1644141)
I thought EDFC adjusts dampening, not ride height


It does.

babbagandu 04-06-2012 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34 (Post 1644354)
It does.

hold on a second maybe I am misunderstanding something...

Are you telling me that with Tein Flex coilovers and EDFC, it is possible to adjust your ride height automatically at the touch of a button?

daisuke149 04-06-2012 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by babbagandu (Post 1644363)
hold on a second maybe I am misunderstanding something...

Are you telling me that with Tein Flex coilovers and EDFC, it is possible to adjust your ride height automatically at the touch of a button?

no

edfc does not control height.

alsow ith the monoflex, you cannot get back up to OEM height, so you'd be lower just by having them on.

its a bad idea for you.

sfearl1 04-06-2012 03:41 PM

have you tried backing in? i scrape on my driveway when i pull in forward, even at stock height. i'm on Swifts now and can back in (at an angle) just fine, no scraping.

rebe945 04-06-2012 03:46 PM

New Wheels
 
By the way, what did you get?. I know you were looking at lightweight rims.

babbagandu 04-06-2012 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sfearl1 (Post 1644414)
have you tried backing in? i scrape on my driveway when i pull in forward, even at stock height. i'm on Swifts now and can back in (at an angle) just fine, no scraping.

No I have never tried. I think with the dip I have at the entrance going up backwards would make the front bumper hit really bad. However, this might just work if I had that ramp I posted earlier to fill in that gap.

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Originally Posted by rebe945 (Post 1644419)
By the way, what did you get?. I know you were looking at lightweight rims.

I was supposed to put a deposit on these this morning and receive them in a couple weeks, but as of right now I doubt this will happen because of the driveway issue and I refuse to have aftermarket wheels without a drop.

Wedssport SA55M

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TerribleONE 04-06-2012 03:56 PM

I say buy the wheels and forget about the drop... Get a little taller sidewall (dont go too much) and call it a day. It cant possibly look worse than stock, only better... IMO

daisuke149 04-06-2012 04:26 PM

actually backing in might work better. you'd think it would scrape but it wouldnt. your not scraping in the dip, your scraping on the incline, so backing up would fix that. just be careful driving out and dont let the momentum make your lip hit while leaving


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