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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Should I Lower My Fit w. Pics//

Yes, if it ain't scrapping your not low enough.
No, don't let the driveway rape the chin spoiler.

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I actually haven't scrap once at stock height. Still have like a 1mm clearance. A little more clearance if I angle the car entering and leaving.
What's your thought?
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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lol that's nice!
do you have any side shots?

slammed cars are so sick

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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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I am lowered and will be slammed soon.... DO IT
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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GD3 that's stock height
I've a very steeeeeeeeeeep driveway
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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your going head on..

go sideways..you can do it.

ive done worse. and besides its the stock lip, it can take a beating.


i scrape my front stock lip day and night. still holds fine.

all it does is shave the bottom part down. no biggy, everything is replaceable.
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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lol that's even better
slam it!!!!
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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I do go sideway but that is limited due to the narrow driveway, gates on both side , neighbors who park right up to the edge of the our driveway on the street, and to the right of the driveway is parking for my neighbor.

Regardless, I already bought Tanabe springs and will have them install soon.
 
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make sure you check airpressure in your tires often.
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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if sparks dont fly, your ride is too high
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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best if you dont go in reverse into steep driveways.
 
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yes!!! DO NOT GO IN REVERSE!!!!
 
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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if sparks dont fly, your ride is too high

haha well put
 
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that's stock? Yeah you're screwed then if you lower it. Park somewhere else.
 
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wow super old bump hahaha
 
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im glad i dont have a ridiculous driveway
 
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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whoa I bumped this from the dead? Why was it in the New Posts section...I didn't search for this or anything lol
 
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This way old when I first bought the Fit.
I'm way low now and have to get creative getting in the driveway.
My new neighbor is a big d!ck who block part of the driveway.
Almost hit his bumper coming in this morning.
 
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the fact that you haven't scraped in the driveway yet with that amount of clearance is amazing. I am assuming you will be parking on the street from now on?
 
Old Sep 7, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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i scraped/would rip off the lip @ stock height going straight into my driveway.
 
Old Sep 9, 2011 | 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by leath213
the fact that you haven't scraped in the driveway yet with that amount of clearance is amazing. I am assuming you will be parking on the street from now on?
How nostalgic. One of the first thread I started when I came to this site.
The pics was when I first bought the Fit and stock height. Then came springs and Skunks c/o. Now back to stock height and soon the Fit will be gone.
 
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