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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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Hi 350z owners,

Alright, here is the situation. My car is too low, i live in Philly, roads are killing me. lol
I am trying to get a steel or metal skid plate to protect under the car from scrapping. . .But I couldn't find anything. . .any suggestion??
Help me pleaseeeee. . .
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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raise the car?
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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You can get a metal engine undertray like the ARC (thin sheetmetal that wont do jack). Or you can get some of the under braces offered by GT Spec and Tanabe which will hit everything and get destroyed, but protect your undercarriage at the same time

but seriously, if this is a real issue, buy a car with more ground clearance.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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Just a suggestion. Put a subject in the subject line like

Squeaking brakes

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Need help immediately


or

If you don't help right away I will die!
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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Just raise the car a bit.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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http://www.zspeedperformance.com/03-...V2-ZSP2001.htm
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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yea just for looks and cooling tho.. thats aluminum... aint gonna help you man.. you need to raise it up... i hear ya wanting it low, but thats the truth.

The part your truly looking for doesnt exist. Besides, it was a blast driving my car around missing all non essential body parts while the kit was being done... it was like a dune buggy.. its quite nice just pointing your car somewhere and driving there w out having to creep...
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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Unless you are planning on putting a 1/4" thick steel plate under the car, you're not really going to be protecting it properly. Any plate that you attempt to cover the underside with is going to cause problems with engine bay cooling, exhaust/cats cooling, transmission cooling.

This is one of those cases where the obvious answer is the simplest one - raise the car. You have to tune your car for the environment it lives in.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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This is a Z not a jeep. Your not gunna find a skid plate that is for protection. They are all for cooling, aero, or just to look nice. Either raise it or live with it. What are you lowered on anyway? I was on megan coilovers at max low and now tein s techs for 350z, and live in Boston, this is my daily and never had an issue.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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philly!!!! this isn't cali or texas or florida lol. a skidplate could work but ask yourself is it worth the money as opposed to simply raising the car up a bit?

post pics of your car
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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lol...alright...sorry about that...

Originally Posted by davidv
Just a suggestion. Put a subject in the subject line like

Squeaking brakes

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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:03 PM
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MacGyver up some shyte!
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Yeah man...i'm thinkin to move to florida...lol

QUOTE=BoomerZ33;9050607]philly!!!! this isn't cali or texas or florida lol. a skidplate could work but ask yourself is it worth the money as opposed to simply raising the car up a bit?

post pics of your car[/QUOTE]
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:05 PM
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Thanks guys for all the suggestion...i really appreciate it...
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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Thanks for the link...i think i found what i want...

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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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Wat did u find?
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BoomerZ33
philly!!!! this isn't cali or texas or florida lol. a skidplate could work but ask yourself is it worth the money as opposed to simply raising the car up a bit?

post pics of your car
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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http://www.zspeedperformance.com/03-09-350Z-03-06-G35-SDN-Aluminum-Engine-Undershrouds-V2-ZSP2001.htm

Originally Posted by TurboTom
Wat did u find?
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 05:05 PM
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That's just an aluminum replacment for the OEM plastic shroud. Not really going to provide much protection IMO.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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lol looks like a row house near K&A ...

You will never find a good middle with the Z in philly...no matter what you won't.
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