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Old 01-May-2005 | 03:58 PM
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Differences between ABS and Urethane lips

just curious to know what the pro and cons of a Urethane lip vs. ABS lip
Old 01-May-2005 | 04:10 PM
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urethane is more durable than abs
abs is alot more durable than fiberglass

urethane is more expensive, harder to modify / fit
abs is cheaper...

i have an abs lip, perfect fitment, decent price, and durable as hell...
Old 01-May-2005 | 05:39 PM
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nice, thanks for the info
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Old 02-May-2005 | 03:44 AM
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ABS sucks, far too weak imo if you've got a serious drop (2"+).

Go for urethane.
Old 02-May-2005 | 08:29 AM
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Originally posted by The G2 Racer
ABS sucks, far too weak imo if you've got a serious drop (2"+).

Go for urethane.
if your going with a serious drop why would you sepend so much extra money, as long as you are carefull you should be fine with abs...
but with a serios drop you ARE going to scrape and you WILL end up destoyin it
so imo go with abs, case if your not carefull and are doing a serious drop its easy on ur pocket to replace as you will damage it
Old 02-May-2005 | 08:31 AM
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ABS is good enough, just dont' go hitting rabbits
Old 02-May-2005 | 08:39 AM
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and dont go running over curbs at KC like notorious
Old 02-May-2005 | 08:50 PM
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Originally posted by BBProductions

if your going with a serious drop why would you sepend so much extra money, as long as you are carefull you should be fine with abs...
but with a serios drop you ARE going to scrape and you WILL end up destoyin it
so imo go with abs, case if your not carefull and are doing a serious drop its easy on ur pocket to replace as you will damage it
I cracked my ABS lip going over a bump in a car wash. To me that's some weak **** and I will advice against it personally.
Maybe the lip I got was just a real cheap knock off (fit like **** till I modded it) and really weak.
Old 02-May-2005 | 10:52 PM
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Originally posted by shlammed
and dont go running over curbs at KC like notorious
LOL, that's sucks when that happens, but i like OEM lips, they never break for NOBODY, i just wanted to buy a aftermarket lip
Old 03-May-2005 | 01:54 AM
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oem would be best, but its cheaper going aftermarket.... and its a risk you take. as long as i dont get any fitment problems and is sturdy overall, should be fine
Old 03-May-2005 | 02:25 PM
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OEM (urethane) areda best in terms of quality and durability.
ABS are okay in terms of looks but won't last long if your ride is dropped.
Old 03-May-2005 | 08:40 PM
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I'm on my 2nd abs lip, but my first lip broke on me because it was pure stupidity on my part. I tried to get out of my driveway while they were doing construction on my street and my front lip got caught on a rock and cracked right in half. At that time, my car wasn't even lowered.....lol.

Right now I'm on my 2nd ABS lip and dropped at 2.25" in the front and I have not scraped my front lip at all or even come close to scraping. You just have to be careful...
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