Do I Really Need those 'Air Dam Flaps'

Endgame · 05-17-2010, 05:12 PM

Hey All!

I added the TS front lip to my car and lowered it amoung other things. The front air dam was taken off, but the smaller air dam flaps remain. They occasionally scrape speedbumps and low surfaces on the road. I want to take them off but am not sure what they do.

What do those do? Is it really neccesary for me to keep those??

azn370z · 05-17-2010, 05:16 PM

Take them off unless you like scrapping them.
It adds 200lbs of downforce. Its just an aerodynamic piece, took mine off a long time ago.

Endgame · 05-17-2010, 05:33 PM

I was wondering if you had...... I feel like I would not loose too much down force since I do have my TS front lip anyway. THX!!

azn370z · 05-17-2010, 05:56 PM

Ha ha I was joking about the downforce. But I'm sure lowering the z improves the aerodynamics so those things are no big loss.

Endgame · 05-17-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by azn370z

Ha ha I was joking about the downforce. But I'm sure lowering the z improves the aerodynamics so those things are no big loss.

Dangit.. you got me!! I thought that sounded off.....

fairladyZ34 · 05-17-2010, 10:39 PM

or leave them on so you know your only scraping those and not your front lip

SkyZ · 05-17-2010, 10:53 PM

or add a piece of material under it like a piece of rubber, so u know if anything scrapes its that.

Endgame · 05-18-2010, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by fairladyZ34

or leave them on so you know your only scraping those and not your front lip

That was the only reason i had left them on to date....

370Zsteve · 05-18-2010, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Endgame

Hey All!

I added the TS front lip to my car and lowered it amoung other things. The front air dam was taken off, but the smaller air dam flaps remain. They occasionally scrape speedbumps and low surfaces on the road. I want to take them off but am not sure what they do.

What do those do? Is it really neccesary for me to keep those??

What do thy do? Well your own experience shows you that they let you know how close to the ground you are. Take them off and start scraping your TS front lip, your choice, your money, go for it.

Endgame · 05-20-2010, 06:07 PM

yeah.. i read your post a couple days ago, thought about it and will leave them.. not that big of a deal..... Thx All!!

azn370z · 05-20-2010, 06:21 PM

The flaps won't prevent you from scrapping your lip because the flaps are right infront of the wheels. You will scrap your lip before the flaps. I prefer not having the flaps because if I scrap going over a speedbump I want to know if it's my lip so I know to avoid that speedbump again. So far I've only scrapped the black lip a few times on driveways.

g96818 · 05-21-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fairladyZ34

or leave them on so you know your only scraping those and not your front lip

but then u wont realize it when u do scrap the lip

kenchan · 05-21-2010, 04:57 PM

if i added a lip id probably remove them especially if i was lowered and scraping all the time.

05-17-2010, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 223	Do I Really Need those 'Air Dam Flaps' Hey All! I added the TS front lip to my car and lowered it amoung other things. The front air dam was taken off, but the smaller air dam flaps remain. They occasionally scrape speedbumps and low surfaces on the road. I want to take them off but am not sure what they do. What do those do? Is it really neccesary for me to keep those??

05-17-2010, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 489	Take them off unless you like scrapping them. It adds 200lbs of downforce. Its just an aerodynamic piece, took mine off a long time ago. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts Last edited by azn370z; 05-17-2010 at 05:21 PM.

05-17-2010, 05:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 489	Ha ha I was joking about the downforce. But I'm sure lowering the z improves the aerodynamics so those things are no big loss. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

05-17-2010, 10:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
fairladyZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Central NJ Posts: 1,577 Drives: 08 G37S Black M6 Rep Power: 18	or leave them on so you know your only scraping those and not your front lip __________________ From Z to G to BMW and back to a G! Nismo for life

05-20-2010, 06:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 489	The flaps won't prevent you from scrapping your lip because the flaps are right infront of the wheels. You will scrap your lip before the flaps. I prefer not having the flaps because if I scrap going over a speedbump I want to know if it's my lip so I know to avoid that speedbump again. So far I've only scrapped the black lip a few times on driveways. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

05-17-2010, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 223	I was wondering if you had...... I feel like I would not loose too much down force since I do have my TS front lip anyway. THX!!

05-17-2010, 10:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
SkyZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 382 Drives: 09 370z PG M6 Rep Power: 15	or add a piece of material under it like a piece of rubber, so u know if anything scrapes its that.

05-20-2010, 06:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 223	yeah.. i read your post a couple days ago, thought about it and will leave them.. not that big of a deal..... Thx All!!

05-21-2010, 04:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	if i added a lip id probably remove them especially if i was lowered and scraping all the time.