Front Air Dam Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hurstalero · 03-20-2004, 01:08 PM

I lowered my car 1.5 inches all the way around with Sprint springs

. I drive as careful as possible, but alas this winter my stock three piece air dame broke in all three pieces

. Does anyone else have a problem with their front air dam after lowereing it? Should I remove it? Does it really do anything? Or should I replace it and trim it so it does not hang down as low?

Weber

03-20-2004, 01:37 PM

just get rid of it.

Aleromaster · 03-20-2004, 02:01 PM

i've busted mine and I havn't lowered the car yet

03-20-2004, 02:22 PM

I hit mine on a daily basis, haven't removed it yet. I hit it all the time before I lowered my car. Now, I also hit my front subframe when I go into driveways and other places with inclines.

freeze12 · 03-20-2004, 02:42 PM

Heck....It happens even if the car is not lowered. Cheap GM made junk like the rotors & pads, just run without the pieces as You will go bankrupt buying the parts all the time,

03-20-2004, 03:03 PM

My car is lowered, and it drags every now and then. But it has never broken. I wouldn't want to remove it completely. Just trim it down an inch or so.

-Alero- · 03-23-2004, 01:57 AM

what is the 3 piece air dame? j/w

03-23-2004, 02:34 AM

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Originally posted by Alero-@Mar 23 2004, 01:57 AM
what is the 3 piece air dame? j/w

look under your front bumper..its the plastic thing going along the bottom sticking out, its 3 pieces

i hit mine at least twice a day

sound_xtreme · 03-23-2004, 03:39 AM

i drug mine off. lol.

03-23-2004, 08:29 AM

I busted mine off more than once in my 4x4 Alero. The parts are less than $30 each if you want to fix it yourself. If you want to get rid of it, just cut the plastic off. Don't unscrew the whole piece, it's definately holding the car together under there. And you'll lose fog lights if you get rid of the side pieces. Trust me. I don't know how much of a difference it makes when your car is lowered, but I could really tell when mine was gone at over 70mph it got really floaty.

justinusaf · 03-23-2004, 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by misslindseysue@Mar 23 2004, 09:29 AM
. I don't know how much of a difference it makes when your car is lowered, but I could really tell when mine was gone at over 70mph it got really floaty.

^^?????

The purpose of the air dam is to draw cooler air up and over the radiator and into the engine.

03-23-2004, 09:38 AM

It also deflects air around and over the car instead of under. Like a wing, but on the front. You should understand that.

justinusaf · 03-23-2004, 10:12 AM

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Originally posted by misslindseysue@Mar 23 2004, 10:38 AM
You should understand that.

lol thanks