Bumper Indenting

[maxnz]

Every part of the bumper has to follow the bumper rules, including size, no exceptions. So no.

[SerpentEagle]

Originally Posted by maxnz

Every part of the bumper has to follow the bumper rules, including size, no exceptions. So no.

Ok. Would temporary compression caused by the intake folding over the bumpers violate the rules? I.e if I put a shield around the assembly, would it be illegal for this to compress the bumpers while it is down?

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by SerpentEagle

Ok. Would temporary compression caused by the intake folding over the bumpers violate the rules? I.e if I put a shield around the assembly, would it be illegal for this to compress the bumpers while it is down?

Momentarily no, but if it causes consistent, noticeable compression over time, you might be revisited by an RI

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by SerpentEagle

Ok. Would temporary compression caused by the intake folding over the bumpers violate the rules? I.e if I put a shield around the assembly, would it be illegal for this to compress the bumpers while it is down?

That should be fine, yes. There's no rules about not deforming your bumper, just rules about how your bumper must be constructed and attached.

Also, could you just lower the bumper, bumpers, or that particular section of bumper? Making a separate chunk of bumper just for that area just to lower it there would be a bit extreme, but would also be legal. It looks like you might be interfering with the hard part of the bumper, so this might be your only viable option.

[SerpentEagle]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

That should be fine, yes. There's no rules about not deforming your bumper, just rules about how your bumper must be constructed and attached.

Also, could you just lower the bumper, bumpers, or that particular section of bumper? Making a separate chunk of bumper just for that area just to lower it there would be a bit extreme, but would also be legal. It looks like you might be interfering with the hard part of the bumper, so this might be your only viable option.

Ok cool. We could possibly lower our bumpers, but for worse case scenario I wanted to know if this was legal or not. Thanks.

[SerpentEagle]

Thank you everyone for your quick replies.

[theawesome1730]

Lowering your bumpers is an option provided they still are within the bumper zone as defined by the rules

[mjc49]

Originally Posted by theawesome1730

Lowering your bumpers is an option provided they still are within the bumper zone as defined by the rules

Correct. They must be at least 4" off the ground and no higher that 12". If you are able to lower the bumper and still have a ground clearance of 4" you should be fine.

[Cal578]

Originally Posted by SerpentEagle

Ok cool. We could possibly lower our bumpers, but for worse case scenario I wanted to know if this was legal or not. Thanks.

As long as by "lower our bumpers" you mean in a permanent, non-articulating way. Have you read the rules? Section 4.7 is all about bumpers. R23 specifies non-articulating.

Good luck!

[SerpentEagle]

Originally Posted by Cal578

As long as by "lower our bumpers" you mean in a permanent, non-articulating way. Have you read the rules? Section 4.7 is all about bumpers. R23 specifies non-articulating.

Good luck!

Yes, in a permanent way. I never said anything about articulating bumpers.