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Jeffblue 09-24-2010 11:50 AM

Vipor is on it today.

RCZ 09-24-2010 11:52 AM

I have about a finger gap all around. If I spin my exhaust bolts so that the bolt is sticking towards the ground I scrape on everything...and thats like maybe an inch to 1.5inch lower than the rest of the car. If I drive around with tires on trackday pressure settings, I scrape going into my garage, at 35psi, no scrape.

Jeffblue 09-24-2010 11:58 AM

1 finger wheel gap? do you know in inches how much lower you are? i am going to get coilovers and drop an inch, so i'm just curious, will i have clearance issues with this brace?

jnaut 09-24-2010 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 735307)
1 finger wheel gap? do you know in inches how much lower you are? i am going to get coilovers and drop an inch, so i'm just curious, will i have clearance issues with this brace?

have fun on speed bumps :tup:

Jeffblue 09-24-2010 12:30 PM

with the brace or in general? I hate how they made this car so low, but with so much wheel gap. they make it such a dilemma to lower the car.

spearfish25 09-24-2010 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 735383)
with the brace or in general? I hate how they made this car so low, but with so much wheel gap. they make it such a dilemma to lower the car.

20" rims?

Jeffblue 09-24-2010 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 735445)
20" rims?

what about them? Mine are 19"

vipor 09-24-2010 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by daleks (Post 735283)
So it looks like the 4-point brace blocks the front jack point. Oops...

It does :shakes head:

I'm gonna build some 2x10 ramps before my next oil change so I can get my floor jack under my car more easily..

daleks 09-24-2010 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by vipor (Post 735599)
It does :shakes head:

I'm gonna build some 2x10 ramps before my next oil change so I can get my floor jack under my car more easily..

I recommend 2x12's. I have a pair of 3' segments with 45 degree mitre cuts at the end I wedge under the front tires before pulling forward and jacking up my front end. The true size of a 2x10 is 9 1/4", which isn't wide enough to fully span a 245mm (9.65 inches) tire. I pushed my compound mitre saw (dual sliding 10") to the limit though doing a cut like that on a 2x12 (11 1/4").

m4a1mustang 09-24-2010 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by daleks (Post 735693)
I recommend 2x12's. I have a pair of 3' segments with 45 degree mitre cuts at the end I wedge under the front tires before pulling forward and jacking up my front end. The true size of a 2x10 is 9 1/4", which isn't wide enough to fully span a 245mm (9.65 inches) tire. I pushed my compound mitre saw (dual sliding 10") to the limit though doing a cut like that on a 2x12 (11 1/4").

:iagree:

They were so helpful with my Z. Saved me a few hundred bucks on buying a long-neck, low profile jack. :tup:

vipor 09-24-2010 03:56 PM

/subscribe. thanks :D

spearfish25 09-24-2010 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 735466)
what about them? Mine are 19"

You wanted less wheel gap without dropping the car on coilovers. Bigger rims is the answer. Hell, get 22"s!

Jeffblue 09-24-2010 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 735921)
You wanted less wheel gap without dropping the car on coilovers. Bigger rims is the answer. Hell, get 22"s!

hahah, yea you gotta think outside the Box sometimes!
http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...38-photo-4.jpg

Jamaica 09-24-2010 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 735939)
hahah, yea you gotta think outside the Box sometimes!
http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...38-photo-4.jpg

dont hate man his pimpin

Chris_1 09-25-2010 12:47 AM

Still wish it was orange lol.


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