Implications of lowering a vehicle

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Brian MP5T

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• Apr 2, 2006

• #21

If lowering the car makes it behave better on the road, then it might actually help you avoid the accident..

 

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Prodigy

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'02 protege LX, (3, yes 3) '99 protege ES', '90 Miata, '89 240sx

• Apr 2, 2006

• #22

Brian MP5T said:

If lowering the car makes it behave better on the road, then it might actually help you avoid the accident..

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The better handling does help and I'm living proof.

 

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Protege52003

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• Apr 3, 2006

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Have the Eibach Pro Kit and I love the drop.......do a little dragging here and there, but not that bad......Have to watch out when driving over things in the road that are over 4 inches......

 

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chuyler1

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• Apr 3, 2006

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...like bunnies

ran over one the other night coming home from practice. He ran out across my lane...stopped...then decided to come back. I couldn't swerve completely around him so I headed straight for him hoping he would go between my wheels. Well I heard a thump so I'm pretty sure I clipped his ears at least. I drove by there the next day and he wasn't in the middle of the road. (dunno)

 

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• Apr 3, 2006

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99% of the time you are going to be fine. although i rear ended a LOWERED dodge dakota in the 1g, and still went under him l ol

 

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Kansei

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• Apr 3, 2006

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chuyler1 said:

...like bunnies

ran over one the other night coming home from practice. He ran out across my lane...stopped...then decided to come back. I couldn't swerve completely around him so I headed straight for him hoping he would go between my wheels. Well I heard a thump so I'm pretty sure I clipped his ears at least. I drove by there the next day and he wasn't in the middle of the road. (dunno)

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:'(

I don't think I've killed any animals with the Protege5 in the two years I've had it.

 

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• Apr 3, 2006

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zverg said:

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I don't think I've killed any animals with the Protege5 in the two years I've had it.

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I actually got a bird about a month back. It decided to fly across the road and went right under the car, I heard a thunk, looked behind me and saw a cloud of feathers. Survival of the fittest? (shrug)

 

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• Apr 3, 2006

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I also killed a bird while driving, but it was when I had my Ford Ranger. I was going about 50 miles an hour and it hit the radio antenna, which launched it forward and slightly up. I continued driving forward and as it fell, it hit my windshield and launched straight up, landing on the car behind me. So, it got hit 3 times in a row that I could see.