Destroyed front splitter ride height or ground level?
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Destroyed front splitter ride height or ground level?
Didn't think my coilover ride height was set too low, however the car park I used today had a steepish ramp as I attempted it "crack" front splitter destroyed. Is it just me or is the distance from front wheels to very front of the splitter on a hawkeye quite long? Anyone else have issues? At stance I have as good as an inch over tyre height on the front ?
Last edited by sy.; 07 February 2016 at 04:52 PM.
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Last year I got through a fair few, it really struggles with multi storey car parks,
These one was from a collision with a rabbit!
And this one was due to using the self tapping screws provided! They pulled out at high speed and it folded itself under the car!
New one is safely secured with bolts, washers and nuts!!
These one was from a collision with a rabbit!
And this one was due to using the self tapping screws provided! They pulled out at high speed and it folded itself under the car!
New one is safely secured with bolts, washers and nuts!!
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It's the exact reason why I won't put one on mine can't make my mind up but all the horror stories and my own being on coilovers it does do my head in as I know it'll look better with one on very confusing indeed
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Sorry to go a it off topic which suspension set up is better on theses widetrack the coilovers being tein ones on mine or std sti ones?
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I run hks hypermax 4 they are abit harsh on bad roads but epic elsewhere. Maybe time to raise height this splitter killing gets expensive lol
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SY: let us know how you get on after adjustment of ride height as the splitters do finish the front ends of nicely I reckon I would have had1 on if mine wasn't so low best of luck pal
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Looks a lot more solid is it one off kas?
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Mine has lasted for years now. Just ensure it's flexible plastic and BOLTED on not using the self tappers as mentioned. Use big penny washers too. Been bent, scratched, knocked, etc over and over again. Have resprayed it a few times too with Hellfrauds satin black. Still looks like new~!
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Just to give feed back on ride hight I currently have the car set to the hks test settings which has raised the car by about 10mm and added a tiny amount of front preload. Car feels great and will be better once geo redone I'm sure, only neg is car looks high as running 17" wheels but splitter clearance greatly improved.
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Last year I got through a fair few, it really struggles with multi storey car parks,
These one was from a collision with a rabbit!
And this one was due to using the self tapping screws provided! They pulled out at high speed and it folded itself under the car!
New one is safely secured with bolts, washers and nuts!!
These one was from a collision with a rabbit!
And this one was due to using the self tapping screws provided! They pulled out at high speed and it folded itself under the car!
New one is safely secured with bolts, washers and nuts!!
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Just to give feed back on ride hight I currently have the car set to the hks test settings which has raised the car by about 10mm and added a tiny amount of front preload. Car feels great and will be better once geo redone I'm sure, only neg is car looks high as running 17" wheels but splitter clearance greatly improved.
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That's still low bro nice car I might just put it back on list as mines bout as low as yours keep us updated thx
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All the splitters I've had are the flexible ones you can bend in half but the rabbit still shattered it. Was traveling fairly fast tho!
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Thanks . Still low but now clears the ramp that destroyed the original splitter that is the hks tested ride hight settings but they used 18" mine is loosing height due to 225/45/17 Will see how it goes but so far so good.
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Right I need to brush up on my maths lol as I've edited above as was wrong so 225/45/17 is roughly 238mm from centre of wheel to the ground 225/40/18 is 248mm a difference of 10mm.