how do corvettes and other cars do it?
уου know һοw corvettes аחԁ οtһеr cars, аѕ well аѕ people wһο lower tһеrе cars, аrе ѕο close tο tһе ground, dont tһеіr exhaust οr bumpers аחԁ stuff hit tһе ground, οr bumps, slopes, etc wһіƖе driving?
i dont understand, i mean i wanna ɡеt a custom front аחԁ back bumper fοr mу mustang bυt im afraid tһе bumpers mіɡһt bе tο close tο tһе ground аחԁ mіɡһt ɡеt hit bу parking lot obstacles, οr going up those wеіrԁ slopes entering shopping centers οr speed bumps, etc…?
If your car is lowered or you have low aftermarket bumpers, you will eventually hit something.
Tips are: Don’t pull all the way into the parking spot, and go at an angle when going over speed bumps.
I own a C6 Corvette and a lowered DSM Eclipse GST Spyder, if you lower your car do it within reason, If you want to lower your car or get lower bumpers I’d say make sure you have at least 4 inches height off the ground from the front bumper to be safe. I’m running my eclipse with 2″ clearance in the front and I’ve never had any trouble, but you really do have to be careful where you drive. Also it’s a good idea to have a stiffer suspension so your car doesnt scrape the ground after going over a pothole or bumpy road.
Overall it depends on the slope your going to enter or the height of the speed bump/ Obstacle
i have a c5 vet first off.
these cars are built from the factory to already appear lower, since the wheel gaps are less and the body is generally lower on the car. on my vet, i lowered it about an inch and have stock sized wheels/tires. the front scrapes when going in/out of slightly above average driveway incline. however, there is a metal skid frame which protects the body panels. they do still get scraped etc. also, while lower to the ground more road debris hits it.
how do i get around it? diagonally pull in/out of driveway and in going over speed bumps. if there is a road/route that i know has nasty bumps etc., i try and manage going a different way. i have had no problems with anything besides the front lower panel – not the undercarriage or rear bumper (sometimes my exhaust scrapes a tiny bit cause i have full length headers on it.
and a lot of the other drivers (hondas etc) drive them into the ground and they are scratched and torn to all hell. so you just have to make a trade off on how much to lower to prevent excessive drivability problems (you then have to deal with alignment).
you can always put a slightly bigger wheel or taller tire to close up the wheel well a bit to give the lowered look, but you don’t want to put 20″ rims on that car cause they look like sh*t (unless really done right).
Yes, as stated above, depends on the slopes and driveways, etc. A lowered car will always scrape something somewhere.
But, the big difference between a Corvette and your Mustang is that they are built very differently. Depending on the year, you Mustang may have a longer nose (in front of the wheels) than a Corvette. This doesn’t help.
Also, the exhaust on a Mustang hangs below the car, where on the Corvette the bottom was actually made as a “tunnel” for the exhaust.