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As I would normally say to most is deck it on its ass ! get the thing tuckin rim hehe its going to look hot but your going to have the shittest ride ever. General rule is to not lower it anymore then 2inches as the shocks are bound to give way sooner or later if your going any lower. Kings Springs Lows should do the business, if they sag they have a lifetime warrant and will replace it.
pfft are you guys serious.
Speed bumps are probably the easiest of all the hardest things when driving a lowered car .....if that makes sense.
I hear you all yelling WTF.
Reason- YOU CAN SEE THEM! if you see a massive bump and a big yellow sign, you know to slow the fk down and angle your car.
The hardest thing is probably being on a multi-laned road and driving over massive ditches in the road you cannot avoid. that is where you do the damage.
Tips for driving when you lower your car-
1.ANGLE ANGLE ANGLE EVERYTHING, dont worry about the pricks behind you, they can wait the extra 2 seconds, i have had a fk wit overtake me on a speedbump and he came within inches of a head on collision.
2. Driveways- Park your car on the road or on grass, install a great alarm and avoid the ugly driveways, so when u pick up your lady walk her down to the road, its not that much further.
3. Before lowering your car, inspect your weekly driving routine. This is extremely important and VERY effective. for instance if you go to uni and have 5 speed bumps which are unavoidable, look for an alternative route, maybe a loading zone round the back of buildings etc. If you do the shopping or go to a shopping centre, look for other entrys which are less of a headache.
Basically the only way to really affect your car once its lowered is by unexpected/unavoidable bumps or dips in the road. If your going over speed bumps and driveway very slow, then you will only scrape probably your exhaust (header piping down the bottom, cant remember appropriate name). If you have ever seen this bit, it is pretty thick, it can take a fair beating, once you start seeing some scratches, go to supercheap and get some exhaust cement, put it on the scratches and it forms a bond when heated. that way when u scrape it will scrape off the dusty cement shit, not your exhaust.
your front lip will get scratches, get some touch up paint.
conclusion-
Be careful, avoid things that are ridiculous, you will start hearing different sounds for different parts scraping. the most common is prob the exhaust, but you will occasionaly hear your lower control arms(a softer sound than exhaust) your tow hook (wow thats impressive) or your oil pan, engine mounts etc, but thats pretty unlikely.
Just be careful! you can do alot of damage if your reckless.