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It's just a matter of time if you drive the car hard, I do 140's several times a year to about top speed also, the bumper is just too heavy

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Old 12-30-2013, 03:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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It's just a matter of time if you drive the car hard, I do 140's several times a year to about top speed also, the bumper is just too heavy for what it is. Out in the summer on track bumper just flexes like crazy, out in the cold is fine. The top sags and just too damn heavy. Thinking of putting stock bumper back w varis lip or ings bumpers or wait for big one coming out
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It's just a matter of time if you drive the car hard, I do 140's several times a year to about top speed also, the bumper is just too heavy for what it is. Out in the summer on track bumper just flexes like crazy, out in the cold is fine. The top sags and just too damn heavy. Thinking of putting stock bumper back w varis lip or ings bumpers or wait for big one coming out
Interesting. Whats it made out of? It's got such large holes I'd think it'd be light. Game plan is to use a sheet of aluminium and make a splitter. I know people will say use that cardboard looking sheet though because it's stronger. I just hate the look of it.
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Interesting. Whats it made out of? It's got such large holes I'd think it'd be light. Game plan is to use a sheet of aluminium and make a splitter. I know people will say use that cardboard looking sheet though because it's stronger. I just hate the look of it.
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It's just a matter of time if you drive the car hard, I do 140's several times a year to about top speed also, the bumper is just too heavy for what it is. Out in the summer on track bumper just flexes like crazy, out in the cold is fine. The top sags and just too damn heavy. Thinking of putting stock bumper back w varis lip or ings bumpers or wait for big one coming out
My Stillen kit 3 years old and is sagging. Also side skirts starting to sag a little in the middle.....looks like **** when in the sun after a while.

I Often do high speed runs 1600km between my home town and where I live now ( Northern Territory Australia) - when I stop to fuel up, I have had to 'pop' the front bumper back into place under the headlights - certainly leads me to believe to flexing on a hot day at speed - sick of it -

I am putting my OEM kit back on - I think my stillen kit will suit someone else in a much much cooler climate and/or the dump....
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