haha yeh i wish it was a real pic and i really did have it lowered and had those rims on it!, but nah someone on here (cant remember who) photoshopped it in a thread i made awhile back asking for someone to photoshop my car
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Originally posted by pigeonwell, the bumpstops progressively increase in stiffness as they get compressed
if i cut away half of this, im going to hit them less often... however when i DO hit them it will be much harsher
if im going around a corner at speed, and i bottom out for whatever reason... having more bumpstop there is more predictable and easier to control than the sudden shock i would get from half of a bump stop
however, i am aware that some spring manufacturers do suggest to cut them in half, and use the lower portion
in the case of my car, leaving them in whole still provides me with sufficient travel
the only times that i do bottom out is if i hit larger bumps when im going fast
That's funny, Jesse must be busy or something. I am suprised he didn't rip this post to shreds yet.
Don't get in the habit of corning on the bumpstops ... It's not a good thing. It's better to corner on the actual shock travel, as opposed to on the bumpstop. If your already on the bumpstop when you hit a bump... There is no dampening done by the shock.
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Originally posted by beetle_orangei was just gonna ask about your signature cuz it looks very real (cant believe its photoshop) it would be awesome if you can make it real.Almost there
jdm tails... check
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ms lip... check
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Still trying for a bp swap..:
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I have a 1st gen 323 w/ 2" drop sprint springs and I cut it about 1 1/2 coil to drop it to 3" or probably more. The car don't really bounce around like those lil civic's w/ ebay coilovers but it does bootom out sometimes when there a dip on the road. other than that I like how mine sits. O yeah, mine is so low that when you place a soda can on the road on its side and i ran through it I'll hit it.
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lol this thread is old
anyhow i still havent lowered my car yet but im leaving here in a few weeks so i wont be able to do it maybe at the end of this summer. we will just have to see!
i wish they had an air ride kit for our cars....... hahaLast edited by Mazda96Protege; 05-29-2005, 07:10 PM.
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