I'm wondering if any of you out there have a similar setup to mine and have found problems with ground clearance.
I have the Dinan Stage 3 suspension with Strong Strut front & rear Strut Bars and the Body Brace. While the improvement in steering response and handling is both significant and appreciated, I scrape the ground far too often to make driving the M Coupe enjoyable on a daily basis. I cannot, for example, get into the underground parking garage of the appartments I live in because of gentle mound at street level before the driveway dips down. I cannot cross most speedbumps and often end up having to reverse and finding another route. This is all at very low speed, even if I try to drive across at an angle.
At higher speeds, like 70mph+, if the road flattens out too quickly at the bottom of a hill, I'll scrape the underside too as the whole car hunkers down for a second from the rebound of the road.
I really don't know much about suspension. Is it that my adjustable suspension is set too soft for higher speeds, or would the removal of the Body Brace help me more? Your thoughts are appreciated.
Sam
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Remove the body brace. You really do not need it anyway on a coupe.
Florian
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Quote: | Remove the body brace. You really do not need it anyway on a coupe. | I'd rather rack the brace than the underside.
That said, with the emergence of the SUV, has come SUV sized speed bumps. I could not get into a parking deck at a hotel here in Atlanta just last week.
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Quote: I'd rather rack the brace than the underside.
That said, with the emergence of the SUV, has come SUV sized speed bumps. I could not get into a parking deck at a hotel here in Atlanta just last week. | I am lowered too but not by mcuh and I have 0 problems whatsover. Given, I do not drive the car daily but the body brace reduces the clearance significantly.
Florian
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Doesn't the diff hang a lil' lower?
Still, I'd rather hit the brace. If it's that close, it's too close. I've gotten a lot better at predicting these things though.
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Quote: Doesn't the diff hang a lil' lower?
Still, I'd rather hit the brace. If it's that close, it's too close. I've gotten a lot better at predicting these things though. | Actually the lowest point of the stock car is the front xbrace from what I remember.
Florian
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Frequent Body Brace ground clearance issues?