There is a common misconception that once you bag your car you will be able to lay frame immediately no matter what. The truth is that some cars require a bit of work to go as low as they possibly can. Today we will go over some things you should look out for if you want to achieve more low on your bagged vehicle.
Choose the right Wheels and Tires
This step is pretty important when setting up a car to go low - tire specs can make or break how your lowered vehicle looks. If you run too large of a tire it will make your car sit higher than it should be when aired out since you have a larger diameter than you would have if you ran a more stretched setup. This is often overlooked by people starting out with lowered cars but double check your wheel/tire specs to ensure that you won't be limited in how low your vehicle can air out!
Check for clearance issues
Another huge thing to look out for when you are trying to achieve the maximum amount of low is to see if there's anything that your car is getting hung up on while trying to air out. It is possible that some suspension components like control arms are making contact with something before your car has fully aired out, meaning you would have to make some room in order to go as low as you want to. Just look around at your suspension components, wheels, and tires when checking to see if any of those things might be holding your car up when trying to air out.
Double Wishbone suspension modifications
If your car has double wishbone suspension, a common issue that occurs when trying to go lower is that your OEM spindles will be too long to allow your car to air out fully without making contact and hanging you up. To fix this, the common course of action is to shorten your front spindles to ensure you have plenty of travel so that it doesn’t make contact with the top of the strut tower. If that is where you are hanging up and you don’t want to shorten your spindles, the only other fix for this is to slot an opening for them to move up and into without making contact with your car. For both of these options, we would recommend going to a professional since it involves heavily modifying OEM components, some of which can be structural.
Final Thoughts
So as you can see there are a lot of different things that could prevent you from airing out as far as you want to, but no matter what there will be a way around that to get your vehicle laid out as low as it can go. Talk to other enthusiasts who have done it or even check out information left by others on forums/YouTube/social media. There is a plethora of information out there nowadays to help you out on your journey to get the clearances you need to lay frame. As always, we are also here to help anyone who has any questions on this subject so hit us up and we can help point you in the right direction!
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