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08-04-2003, 01:46 PM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Gettin a body kit, need suggestions and HEIGHT TO CLEAR SPEEDBUMPS!
Hey, I just recently got a 1998 Honda Prelude (love it btw) and am working on the exterior first. I just ordered the lambo door conversion kit and will get pics of it as soon as I get those installed. Next is the body kit. I was looking at a Black Widow but will take any suggestions. I also like the R33 kit.
Now for the big topic
WHAT IS THE HEIGHT A CAR CAN BE TO CLEAR SPEEDBUMPS!
I need to get my car lowered if I am going to get a body kit installed. But I also need to be able to clear speedbumps. What is the recommended height a car should be to clear those stupd speedbumps.
Please help me!
Thanks
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08-04-2003, 02:49 PM
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Homie Don't Play That
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Waukegan, Illinois
Posts: 6,131
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There really is no set height to be able to clear speed bumps. Its all a matter of how high the spd bumps are around your normal driving routes. Also, if there are a lot of hills around where you live, it could also be a problem. You just gotta kinda feel it out.
My best suggestion would be to only drop about 1.5 inches if you got a real speed bump problem on your hands. I'm only droppin my Accord 1inch cuz I got a LOT of hills/bumps/humps/dips to deal with at school (stupid Tallahassee terrain  ). And my stock ride height is higher than your, plus I have no kit. But my case is a little extreme. Tallahassee FL has a ridiculous amount of uneven land.
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08-04-2003, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: San Diego, California
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There really is no set height to be able to clear speed bumps. Its all a matter of how high the spd bumps are around your normal driving routes.
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he's right man. u cant really tell cuz there are different type of speed and road bumps. So you'll have to manage it the "ricer" way. Go slow on any kind of bumps and go all the way to the side slowly on dips.
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08-04-2003, 05:37 PM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Agreed...I've got mine dropped about 2" and I'm in Tampa, FL...I don't have to worry about hills and the like but for all dips, inclines, speed bumps, etc...I just take it really slow...
This you'll have to do none the less because you don't want to be hitting a speed bump at like 20 mph cause you'll bottom out...screw the body kit...you'll crush your eshaust and who know what to the bottom of the engine and the frame as well...
Just take 'er easy with any bump no matter how big or how small...
Better safe then screwed...
CL
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08-04-2003, 05:45 PM
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Homie Don't Play That
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Waukegan, Illinois
Posts: 6,131
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Quote:
Originally posted by CivicLeader
Better safe then screwed...
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Very True.
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08-05-2003, 05:20 AM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Jun 2003
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my cuzin got a type R lip for his acura, and he said that he once smacked it and bent it, but in a day or two , it warped back into place. is he shittin me or is that true?
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08-05-2003, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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anything's possible man...
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08-05-2003, 04:06 PM
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AF's #1 Bad Guy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Jose, California
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Quote:
Originally posted by outlawtorn86
my cuzin got a type R lip for his acura, and he said that he once smacked it and bent it, but in a day or two , it warped back into place. is he shittin me or is that true?
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I am thinkin hes shittin you...I dont see how it could form itself back to original shape 
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08-05-2003, 04:22 PM
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Homie Don't Play That
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Waukegan, Illinois
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I agree. I've never heard of anything warping itself into shape. When something warps, it loosens up and falls out of its original form, not the reverse. I dont see how a piece of fiberglass would bend back into shape unless he tried to ding it out with a hammer or sumthin
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08-05-2003, 04:39 PM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Lewisberg, Tennessee
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If you have a speedbump problem or any kind of bump problem i have 2 words for you..........AIR CYLINDERS
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08-05-2003, 06:07 PM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Quote:
Originally posted by sp3cial_bl3nd
anything's possible man...
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I actually think it might be ture...I was dating a girl who, when parking, hit a parking bump (the kind when they cut telephone poles down and use them in parking lots), and in about three days...and I guess with the Florida heat, it just popped back into it's original shape...not even a scratch or anything...nifty huh?
CL
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08-06-2003, 04:03 AM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7
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body kit
its all about ur terrain in your area, if u live in mexico u'd probly wanna "lift" ur car the speed bumps are SO huge
I preffer no body kit because im lovge with cars that sit belly on the ground. 
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08-06-2003, 12:12 PM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: San Diego, California
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heck yeah. Tell me about it, u dont even need the speed bumps to get the kit messed up. Personally, i would like to havee hydrolics, or air bags so i can keep my car low and lift it whenever i need to. Seen it on classic and new cars (most of em gangsta or racers)
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10-31-2003, 06:07 AM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: University place, Washington
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