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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by smokey
What setting do you keep the Konis on & do you ever have a problem with ground clearance with the drop (scraping)
For everyday driving, I just keep them on full soft, which is just slightly stiffer than the stock shocks. I just got a custom tool made that will make adjusting the rear easier (won't have to do anything but fold the rear seat down) so I'll probably play with the settings more so I know where I want it when I hit some backroads to do some "spirited driving".

Considering the front is lowered about 2" and the front lip hangs another 3" lower, it's suprisingly driveable. With no lip...clearance is not an issue. With the sport springs alone, you'll still have as much clearance as half the cars on the road.

Even with my lip, I can navigate most approaches and driveways by using angles. There are a couple I look at and just keep on driving to the next entrance or back entrance haha. I've only grazed one speedbump (and that was only on the front of my sideskirt - which hangs just lower than my front lip, and probably 3" lower than the stock skirts). All the speedbumps I encounter on a daily basis are fine, I just creep over them.

This is the lowest point...just slightly lower than the front lip:


I know that looks real low, but the car is suprisingly driveable. I've honestly only scraped the front lip about 3-4 times in two years. But I'm sure a lot is dependant on what the roads/approaches are like in your town/city.

Hope that helps.
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