Lowered on Swifts. Still scraping!
 

I'm lowered on Swifts and scrape even on tiny speed bumps.

I'm scraping the on 2 parts of the front underspoiler. There are the plastic deflectors just in front of the wheels that always scrape. I heard these can be removed by unbolting 3 bolts.

There is also a plastic chin that sits higher but along the whole width of the front bumper.

For those that removed their wheel deflectors. Are you still scraping at driveways?

If so, can you remove/modify the front chin also to eliminate scraping?

I have been on many steep driveways with my swifts and rarely scrape. Are taking them on at sharp angles? If not try more aggressive entrance angles. I still scrape every once in a while so I actually trimmed that front plastic piece. I only took off the corner or it. Basically its an even line all the way across the front. I will post a pic later.

I removed both the wind deflectors in front of the tires and the chin spoiler... now I scrape very rarely...

I get my swifts delivered today. Didn't think they made it that low. Just wanted to eleminate some of the gap in the fenders. Should be interesting to see if I can keep from scraping once installed.

my car is stock... my head is literally touching the cement when im looking for the jack point to raise my car. how the hell do you guys find the jack point so low? use a mirror tool or something? do you feel for it? :icon17: hahaha.

Just add some jack stickers
http://gogogear.com/Jack.jpg

go by memory perhaps.

that aint gonna help. :icon17: you have to place the weight on the hump behind the jack point markers on the rail.

Jack puck + fingers (thats what she said) and you are all good...

Yeah, I haven't trimmed or removed anything so I scrape. I come in at about 45 degrees mostly because some of the driveway are vary narrow so I can't really cut in any more.

Please post a pic!

Nice. Was it difficult to remove the chin spoiler? Is the bottom of the engine exposed now?

Speaking of jacks...thanks for hi-jacking my thread. :icon17: Just kidding, the more bumps the better.

Not difficult as much as a little tricky. My dealer had riveted it onto the bumper.... I don't miss it at all... and no, the engine is not exposed as the chin strip only bolts onto the bumper and does not interfere with the undershroud at all.

I guess if I were to leave it on, over time it would just wear down until it either doesn't scrape anymore or it breaks off. I don't see how it would break off.

As long as I don't scrape my bumper I don't care what happens to the plastic underneath there I guess. Anyone thinking the same thing?

Yea I would leave it on. You can use it as a feeler before you do start scraping your bumper. Without it as soon as you feel some scraping it's too late!

This is exactly why I still have mine too!

I did this until it cracked and started hanging off on one side.... then i took it off. I left the wind deflectors in front of the wheels for a while too, but then they started pulling off too...

i forget who it was, but someone trimmed the front center deflector using a dremel. looked pretty good. you know how the sides of the deflector comes down lower than the center. he trimmed that part off so it's a straight cut. :)

I've been scraping those things for over 2 years and they are still there. The rubber is very soft so it won't break or crack. My car is a lot lower than ppl with swift springs btw

I use to scape those when I was stock! Yeah they are made of rubber just leave them on and let it scrape. As far as the front one that runs along the middle you can use sand paper to clean it up after a while when it gets bad. The swifts lower 1.2" front so if you don't want it that low get a different spring. Eibach lowers less and if you get RS*R or Tein H Tech from Japan those lower even less.

Hmm mine will eventually come off as well as I want to put the Stillen lip on it color matched. Unless I decide to go with something else. Either way I will end up worry about scraping the lip kit at that point though. My springs should be sitting on the doorstep by now. Question is do I install them now or wait until after I install my exhaust that supposed to come in this month? I want to wait but going to be hard with all the parts sitting around waiting to go swift/spc/spacers. The car should be coming along nicely by Z Nationals which I hope to make it to.

This is why I don't think I'll ever lower my Z. I'm supper gentle on driveways and speed bumps. Never touch the speed bumps but do scrape every once in a while on a steep driveway. Mainly when I don't make the entry angle sharp enough. I probably should measure the lip and see if mine's a little lower than average.

I never scrape (Nismo bumper lip) on speed bumps or driveways unless they are really bad. Rolling curbs are bad too so I got Bridjit curb ramps for home.

Damn I forgot to at tonights meet. I will post tomorrow. Seriously just trim the corners back to make it all one solid flush line and it'll make a big difference.

I've been running swift with the front chin for almost 2 yrs, the chin still looks good up front. It get scrape almost everytime i'm at bump / taking it at 45 deg angle. I've even scrape my flexible joint on the stock exhaust / underbody - cut & replace it couple of time. Yes it only drop on Swift, we have some high+short bumper here in Malaysia. Cant even imagine dropping any lower than swift..lol

Don't take out the wind deflectors it bends anyway so it won't really hurt if you scrape.
You can't have it all in life...You lowered it so expect the worst.
It would be really hard to drive it if its your DD.
I do have an ARK grip but never scrape it yet.
I usually plan my route if Im using the Z to avoid high speed bumps.
Its really a PAIN but thats the price you pay for looking good.:tiphat:

My wind deflectors started pulling away from the underbody, and looked crappy so off they came. Not a big deal.

I removed my chin spoiler the day I took my Z home.
lol!
Seemed useless to me.