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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 11:08 AM
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Since I lowered my car with VAP springs on sport pack shocks, I can't pass speed bumps at all anymore.

Mud flaps scrape on every little bump on the street, my toe just fits between flap and floor. Tried it once, now I go around them/ other way.

The slightest uneven area of the road makes my nose touch the ground as well.
Yeesh, that's a little concerning; I just ordered some VAP springs for my '15 GT with the sports suspension. Am I setting myself up for constant misery and cringing? I'll admit that my primary reason is cosmetic to reduce the wheel gap... would a set of 15F / 20R spacers (RSC?) reduce some of the visual overhang without causing me scraping issues?
 
Old Apr 25, 2018 | 12:03 PM
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i am 90% sure it's the flaps. it hits right after the front tires and it's a scrape sound. i would know 100% tomorrow when i return to our HQ office since i took them off last night. i can always put them back on if i want to. but my previous Mercedes, Camaro, and SRT never had any paint issue near the flap area. but thanks for everyone's input this is very informative. i'll see how it goes the next few days.
 
Old Apr 25, 2018 | 04:33 PM
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I know in my Healeys I have to drive over speed bumps at an angle so its one wheel at a time . If I didnt I would loose the exhaust .
Not sure if thats an option in LA .
 
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i am 90% sure it's the flaps. it hits right after the front tires and it's a scrape sound. i would know 100% tomorrow when i return to our HQ office since i took them off last night. i can always put them back on if i want to. but my previous Mercedes, Camaro, and SRT never had any paint issue near the flap area. but thanks for everyone's input this is very informative. i'll see how it goes the next few days.
Tut, tut, you weren't paying attention. The problem area is in front of the rear wheels, not the flap area. Good luck with that!
 
Old Apr 26, 2018 | 11:42 AM
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hi all, i am happy to report that no more scraping. i am back at the HQ office today and went through the exact series of narrow bumps and even tried one of them at a slightly increased speed. happy to report that no more scraping. thanks everyone for the wonderful info. really appreciate it!!
 
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