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After seeing the poor Previa in the Questionable Mods. thread, I just had to post a decent example.
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Looks pretty decent, but holy camber batman! I hope its sitting on bags or that owner will be going through rubber faster then a chinesse postitute having a 2 for 1 sale.
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Pssh. That's nothing, bud. They get much more insane than that. Here's a better example.
Gorgeous, in my eyes.
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The body and design looks great, but seriously, whats he have? Like 2 square inches of tread surface touching the ground?! 
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nice.
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The body and design looks great, but seriously, whats he have? Like 2 square inches of tread surface touching the ground?!
Probably, but I'll tell you this, I'd rock it.
That thing looks bad ass.Brostar uses mostly coilover setups for their rides, and I know that this one does. Quite impressive, seeing as it's typically driven that low.
PS. Japanese roads are, for the most part, just as bad as the roads here in the USA.
Examples:
http://www.koalie.net/Walks/200311_Japan/20031122010016.jpg
PPS. Albeit they do have some rather fun looking roads, as well.
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But they dont have much of those concrete entrances that you have to go diagonally over.
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Joey D
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Brostar uses mostly coilover setups for their rides, and I know that this one does. Quite impressive, seeing as it's typically driven that low.
I'm guessing the vans are mostly show pieces and aren't actually driven that much. But I have to assume there are Japanese people who own and drive vans like that on a regular bases. As someone who drive a lowered vehicle (not that low though) I'll be the first one to tell you what a pain in the ass it is to go anywhere. I have to imagine Japanese isn't all full of perfectly paved roads with no slightly steep inclines.
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Yea, and my car isn't even lowered.Know this from experience do ya'?
I live with the appalachian mountains all around, so there's more hilly/bumpy entrances than you can count.
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Well, I drive with a fairly low stance daily (only about 1.75" clearance to my mid-pipe), so I can see how having a vehicle as low as those vans would be difficult. But, some people, like myself, choose form over function for certain cars. I would roll that low daily, if I had a Japanese minivan.
I'm talking about the Japanese reference. Have you been there to actually state that their roads are nicer? Oh, and I've driven around the Appalachian's as well. I used to live in Pennsylvania. The roads are just as bad, if not worse, here in Wisconsin.
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Joey D
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Well, I drive with a fairly low stance daily (only about 1.75" clearance to my mid-pipe), so I can see how having a vehicle as low as those vans would be difficult. But, some people, like myself, choose form over function for certain cars. I would roll that low daily, if I had a Japanese minivan.
Wow whatever you drive makes my truck look like a 4x4.
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Do you ever find yourself shooting sparks over bumpy roads?
Actually, sometimes.
It really doesn't bother me right now, because the mid-pipe is getting replaced (as is the whole exhaust system) in the spring time.Hehe, well I did want to go lower for shows.
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No I haven't, but I've watched lots of grip video, jdm insider, option video, best motoring, along with tons of home videos scattered over the internet. I know people that have been there, and they say the roads are a lot better, and recently I read a magazine (don't remember which) that was reviewing a car, and commented on how the stiff suspension would be fine on "Japan's ultra smooth roads" but is too harsh for daily driving on American roads.
I'm sure there are plenty of crappy roads, but they aren't nearly as bad as here. You never hear about people in Japan complaining about the streets because thier cars are low, yet people constantly use that as an excuse over here.
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It's not really an excuse, it's a fact, owning a lowered vehicle in Michigan is a huge gamble. I gambled and lost more then one air dam because of it.
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I have friends that live in Japan. It all depends on where you live there, whether or not the roads are going to be "difficult".
It really boils down to driving style. If you do not mind driving slower than the herd, and finding "smoother" routes in/out of places you frequent, then slamming a car is a way you can go. If you feel incapable of slowing down every time you see a road less "slammed friendly" then you're going to see damage often. The only damage I see right now, is from going backwards on grass, it flipped the plastic under-shield I have upside down once.
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That happened on my 'lude, only it ended up ripping a section downward to the point where it was dragging on the ground. It was pretty funny at first as I ran over a kids hacky-sack and ended up dragging it half a block, but after a while it got pretty annoying and I had to cut it off. I also ended up grinding a hole in my mid pipe just before that, but luckily when I had it redone he was able to tuck my piping farther up under the car by the rear axle which stopped the grinding completely.
If thats not possible in your car, you may be able to have a grind plate welded onto your new system to help prevent damage to the actual piping. A good investment if you plan on going with a high end or custom system.
If thats not possible in your car, you may be able to have a grind plate welded onto your new system to help prevent damage to the actual piping. A good investment if you plan on going with a high end or custom system.
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Mmm, nice. I'm getting a bit into the look of EF sedans recently.
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Hehe, I'm hand-making the system, bud.
You my friend have balls. I've always left the custom exhaust work to the pro's (like with my 'ludes) as one wrong bend and the whole tubing is junk. What size do you plan on running, and what type of muffler are you going with?
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Tubing? Are you inferring that I'm using a metallic exhaust system?
The muffler I may stick with something pre-made, but that's up for debate.
