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For those with this kit (front and side skirts), how much lower to the ground is it?
I ask because I have lowered my car 1.5 " at the front and 3/4 " at the back and want to know whether I will have a problem with this kit in the winter. Anyone have experience with this? Thx
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2004 WB MT, MS body kit, TE37 GM (19x8.5, 43 OS), Rays lugs, Titanium Voodoo, Sumatomo HTR ZIII tires (245x35), MS exhaust, MS front strut, Revi CAI, Revi Ram Air duct, AFE SS, Mazsport ignition mod, Mazsport dual resonator midpipe, Exedy clutch, Progress SB, Tokico D-Spec shocks, Tein S-Tech springs, AP PP, Cobb, Greddy catch can, Blue LEDS, 6000k HID, Odyssey battery, OEM 4.777 Diff, Custom Gauge Pod, Open Slot black BBK with 2 piece rotors all around, synchro savers
Scott, you will definately scrape. As you know im lowered on H Techs and i can barely fit the front of my foot under the front bumper and the ground.
For winter i plan on swapping the MS bumper back out to my stock one.
I think the S Techs only lower by 1 inch as well. I do have to be careful when i drive as i do scrape sometimes. But thats why i put the Carbon splitters on, so they get scraped and not the bumper.
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06 WWP 6AT/ OEM MAZDASPEED KIT/ R MAGIC LIP SPOILER & ROOF SPOILER/ JDM CLEAR CORNERS/ B PILLARS/ PIAA SUPER ROZZA 2 PIECE 19'S/ TOYO TIR'S/ RACING BRAKE BIG BRAKES/ UMITZA CF INTAKE/ MS CF STRUT BAR/ BUDDYCLUB CF SPLITTERS/ GREDDY CATBACK/ GREDDY AIR DIVERSION PANELS/ TEIN H-TECHS/ TEIN HOOD DAMPERS/ CUSTOM JL AUDIO ICE/ CUSTOM ALCANTERA INTERIOR/HEADLINER/ HID FOG AND LOWBEAM RETROFIT/ INT/EXT LED BULB CONVERSTION/ EURO STAINLESS STRAKES
Thanks for the feedback Kris. My S tech's lower it 1.5" at the front. Based upon your description, I wonder whether I will get up my driveway If you get a chance, can you measure the exact clearing you have at the front. I assume that I will a half inch less than what you have.
Do you keep the sideskirts on in the winter? Do they pose a problem?
Good idea about the carbon splitters, where would I get a hold of something like that?
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2004 WB MT, MS body kit, TE37 GM (19x8.5, 43 OS), Rays lugs, Titanium Voodoo, Sumatomo HTR ZIII tires (245x35), MS exhaust, MS front strut, Revi CAI, Revi Ram Air duct, AFE SS, Mazsport ignition mod, Mazsport dual resonator midpipe, Exedy clutch, Progress SB, Tokico D-Spec shocks, Tein S-Tech springs, AP PP, Cobb, Greddy catch can, Blue LEDS, 6000k HID, Odyssey battery, OEM 4.777 Diff, Custom Gauge Pod, Open Slot black BBK with 2 piece rotors all around, synchro savers
^ lol... Hate crunch them over speed bumps or through the snow. I think they require drilling to install, so you wouldn't want to remove them in the winter I wouldn't think.
Thx for the feedback and links.
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2004 WB MT, MS body kit, TE37 GM (19x8.5, 43 OS), Rays lugs, Titanium Voodoo, Sumatomo HTR ZIII tires (245x35), MS exhaust, MS front strut, Revi CAI, Revi Ram Air duct, AFE SS, Mazsport ignition mod, Mazsport dual resonator midpipe, Exedy clutch, Progress SB, Tokico D-Spec shocks, Tein S-Tech springs, AP PP, Cobb, Greddy catch can, Blue LEDS, 6000k HID, Odyssey battery, OEM 4.777 Diff, Custom Gauge Pod, Open Slot black BBK with 2 piece rotors all around, synchro savers
I just put the front bumper on last week and mesaured that it was 1.5" lower than the stock bumper. Sideskirts are being installed right now so i'm not sure how much lower they are.
Scott, the last 2 winters i didnt have the car lowered, but i was okay in the winter. But now i have the car lowered, I know it will be a pain. So im not sure what im going to do . I will get some measurements for you.
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06 WWP 6AT/ OEM MAZDASPEED KIT/ R MAGIC LIP SPOILER & ROOF SPOILER/ JDM CLEAR CORNERS/ B PILLARS/ PIAA SUPER ROZZA 2 PIECE 19'S/ TOYO TIR'S/ RACING BRAKE BIG BRAKES/ UMITZA CF INTAKE/ MS CF STRUT BAR/ BUDDYCLUB CF SPLITTERS/ GREDDY CATBACK/ GREDDY AIR DIVERSION PANELS/ TEIN H-TECHS/ TEIN HOOD DAMPERS/ CUSTOM JL AUDIO ICE/ CUSTOM ALCANTERA INTERIOR/HEADLINER/ HID FOG AND LOWBEAM RETROFIT/ INT/EXT LED BULB CONVERSTION/ EURO STAINLESS STRAKES
If you get a chance, can you measure the exact clearing you have at the front. I assume that I will a half inch less than what you have. 
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