On 01:21 PM 11/04/02 -0500, Koldfury Dirt_racer said...
hey man, is it hard to drive a crx with a body kit? it looks pretty darn hard, what do u do about bumps and speed bumps like at grocery stores?No... Not really... Being aware of how low the car sits is important but that is just something that you have to learn (how to deal with certain driveways, speed bumps, etc). I've also been driving *lowered* cars since the mid 1980s so that also helps.
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For the most part, I set my CRX up for a 2 inch drop from stock which still gives the car a nice stance, the negative camber is not all that bad at this height, ride quality is pretty good and it allows me to clear many of the normal obstacles (speed bumps, steep driveways, etc...).
The pics on my site shows my car sitting at around 3 inches from stock. It's the lowest I can go due to the body kit. If I drop it all the way down (which is about 4 inches), the kit is literally sitting on the pavement. It only sits this low when I use to show it at other shows and it was going to sit there for a length of time. 3 inches, as shown in the pics on my site, is where I set it when I take part in drives and meets (and for photo's).
It's perhaps the lowest I can go and still drive the car. I can still make it up steep driveways and many speed bumps. It just takes some skill (as in being aware of your car's dimensions) some practice and knowing which driveways and speed bumps in your area that you can and can not clear. There are a couple of them near my house where I can clear them at 3 inches if I'm by myself but if I have a passenger that is over 100 lbs., we tend to hear the catalytic converter rub/slide along the top of the speed bump.
Hence the reason again for setting it up for a 2 inch drop for daily driving.
