what are the benefits of adding a body kit

i am wondering if i should put a body kit on or just lower my car. Tell me the benefits of the body kit and lower the car

what are the benfits of posting this in 2 forums?

body kit should add about 20-25 horses

all depends, invader adds 32whp to the rear wheels!

all depends, invader adds 32whp to the rear wheels!
Body Kit benifts: Stupid way of spending money
Lowering: Better handling

Skip the body kit. With the money you save, you can get a lot of Type-R stickers, they're where the real HP is :lol:

maybe aerodynamics, but alot of kits are just flat out wind sales. Id go with the custom cardboard kit, they tend to produse the most hp. ;)

Seriously though, most body kits are for looks only. Some kits, like the Mugen kit for the RSX, actually increase the amount of downforce on the car.

trust me on this one, if you get a bodykit, you will tend to want to lower it....ALOT....and what happens? Bottom out your kit, wanting to be extra careful on speedbumps, and paint cracks in your bumper.....My 3rd time getting it repainted, i'm sick of it....It does look nice though ;-)

speedbumps are just the beginning. anything that's at any kind of a slope will scrape the bottom of my front kit, namely the entrances off the street to lots of parking lots and my driveway. luckily my kit doesn't get hurt, it just gets the shit scraped out of the bottom; can't tell while it's on the car

oh yes....those darn slopes are the worst.
Isn't there something you could put on the bottom of your bodykit to protect it when you bottom out?

You could just get a lip for your stock front bumper, and when it gets too messed up, take it off and replace it. Or get a urethane front end, they're supposed to hold up better than fiberglass when it comes to cracking.

And watch out for gas stations too, around here, they're notorious for weird entrances.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=167865

Read that first.

Majority of body kits are cosmetic. Just looks and actually slows the car down from drag. But some are actually very usefull. I have a mugen kit, and I do feel a slight difference and extremely high speeds. But thats very rare that I go that fast (90mph or more).

Generally all for looks. :)

Generally all for looks. :)

And they generally look bad :)

And they generally look bad :)
indeed :)

I like the R34 front end and the C-West front end.

yeah there mainly only for looks, downforce is another benifit with some kits but its not like your gonna be racing it in the formula 1 or something so it's not really that important. love to see that "custom cardboard kit" though! hee hee!

If you don't want to mess up your bumper, it might help to put a protective film, which saves your bumper from stone chips, scratches, insects etc. One website I found is PFT Films ( http://www.pftfilms.com/faqs.htm ) and it definately pays for itself, as you probably won't have to repaint it after installing. :)

you can also get more ricey friends that wanna pitch in and get alot of PILOT or APC stuff. i know, sort of off topic but i just wanted tp make a stupid ass response for some reason....oh yeah, probably cause its like 2am and im overtired lol

And they generally look bad :)
TWO TIMES FOR THAT ASS :rofl: