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Old 07-22-2010, 01:04 AM
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I would like to know why you slam your tC ?

Do you do it just for looks ? Do you think it will give you better handling ?
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They do it for looks. Slamming a tC will reduce handling and driver comfort.
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lowering a tc properly means better handling, slamming it is for purely cosmetic reasons.
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agree with the above posts.
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Yep. Once you get much below 1.4 inches of drop you are just screwing things up. Looks only. On any car, over lowering can cause handling degredation due to the effects on suspension geometry.
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Not that it is a terrible thing if you just care only about looks and understand the handling issues (unless of course it is to the point of being unsafe of course), but it just depends on what you are doing with the car.
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Its for looks (in my case) cause a wise man from my island said "carro bajito...baja panty" which means....low car will drop them panties......lol
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^what he said, stock height will never be panty dropper
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I prefer to be the item that makes the panties drop... not the car ;)
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yeah but i prefer to have a girl that helps with the car not watches me work on it, if so she'll see the car first
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I don't believe I've seen a tC, lowered or not, drop panties. EVER.
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thats why you bring out the Porsche
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^I wouldn't, don't Porsches say one's trying to compensate for something they lack. lol
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Originally Posted by LuckyPablo7
Its for looks (in my case) cause a wise man from my island said "carro bajito...baja panty" which means....low car will drop them panties......lol

That's the funniest thing I've heard all week! Thanks for that!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

Slammed cars are the new ricers!
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You gotta drive something better than a Porsche if you wanna drop panties...
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If you need a car to drop panties, then God be with you. In need of a drastic makeover. js
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Originally Posted by Un4Scene
Slammed cars are the new ricers!
Say that to the lowrider enthusiasts. Scene's been around far too long, and slammed cars is not a fad that's gonna go away.
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hahaha at least some of you got the joke others......no hope at all.... Still a drop car looks sexy and i love how the tc looks slammed.....

ps dont need a car to get them panties down.... just use your hands dude lmao!!!
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Originally Posted by engifineer
Yep. Once you get much below 1.4 inches of drop you are just screwing things up. Looks only. On any car, over lowering can cause handling degredation due to the effects on suspension geometry.
So anything below 1.4" of drop is totally detrimental to the tC's suspension? I thought it was closer to 2".
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