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Here, you can see the flex in the backing plate. This is the Stillen. The OEM would hit the rotor. 1st pic. Wheels straight ahead. 2nd and 3rd pics. Wheels

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Here, you can see the flex in the backing plate. This is the Stillen. The OEM would hit the rotor.

1st pic. Wheels straight ahead.

2nd and 3rd pics. Wheels turn all the way from one side to the other.
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Tire clearance. It's tight. Had to oval the hose with a rubber mallet just above the sway bar.

2nd pic. Before ovaling.

3rd pic. you can see the oval.
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First time on the road since last November. With the SPL subframe bushing and the Bell diff brace. I can hear the diff now. It a racecar type whine on going up and down in speed.
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Time for the splitter.

Pic's. Christmas present from the wifey.
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1st pic. Removed the bumper.

2nd pic. The "GAP"

3rd pic. No bumper.

4th and 5th pics. Masked off the splitter.

6th pic. Set the bumper down on the splitter and mark the holes and then drill them.

7th pic. Mounting the splitter to the bumper for the first time. The two was bolted and unbolted a number of times for fitting.
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1st pic. The bumper and splitter bolted together.

2nd and 3rd pics. Th "Gap" and trying to figure out what to do with it.

4th pic. I tried to use a peice of foam to fit in the "Gap". Gave up on that idea.

5th pic. The stock black plastic under chin. Hmmmm

6th, 7th, and 8th pics. Cut down the black plastic piece.
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These pics. Have the bumper mounted to the body. And the splitter mounted to the bumper. Had to use the floor jack under the splitter to help hold it in place.
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