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Old 01-11-2010, 12:24 PM
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which setup is the best... sportline or prokit... what's the difference in the two... i wanna lower it somewhere about a 1.2-1.8 inches
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Originally Posted by 1NASTY'99SS
which setup is the best... sportline or prokit... what's the difference in the two... i wanna lower it somewhere about a 1.2-1.8 inches
Ok your car should be no lower than 1.2 inches for best handling, so the prokit is the one to go with. sportline is for looks only and handle and ride like ****. if you want the best go with sam strano, and if he is out of his springs, 2nd choice would be BMR.

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Originally Posted by ssam98
Ok your car should be no lower than 1.2 inches for best handling, so the prokit is the one to go with. sportline is for looks only and handle and ride like ****. if you want the best go with sam strano, and if is out of his springs, 2nd choice would be BMR.
Agreed, but if you're ONLY considering Eibach, then at least got with the LT1 Pro-Kit. It's a better kit over the LS1 kit, even on the LS1's. Do a search on the LS1 Pro-Kit and sagging problems, hitting the bumpstop problems, etc. and you'll quickly see what I'm talking about...
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I'm on the LS1 prokit, and in combination with low-profile tires, I'm constantly being reminded of the bumpstops' presense. But, I'm also on (the crappy) stock shocks, so they could very well be part of the problem.
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Originally Posted by ssam98
Ok your car should be no lower than 1.2 inches for best handling, so the prokit is the one to go with. sportline is for looks only and handle and ride like ****. if you want the best go with sam strano, and if is out of his springs, 2nd choice would be BMR.
Thanks for the recommendation

We offer a lowering spring that would work great for your application.

Our springs offer a 1.25" lowering with great ride and handling qualities.

Spring are in stock ready to ship today.

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I've got springs in stock. Strano SP141's, Eibach Pro-kit, both LS1 and LT1 versions too.
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+1 for Strano springs if you are considering them. I've had mine on for 8 months now and love them. Running Bilstein shocks as well which aren't the best but it works.

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I run the pro-kit,no problems here.they came on the car if I had to chose I go BMR
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Hey that looks pretty good!
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I got some rear sportlines I can sell you....I switched to BMRs and Koni shocks since I didn't like the ride with the stock shocks and the rear sat too low for me. It looked mean, but for as much driving as I do, it wasn't for me.

The sportlines have between 15-25K miles on them...I'll have to see what mileage I took them off at. PM me if interested.
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Hey that looks pretty good!
Thanks Sam! Thanks for helping me with the sub frame connectors. Just waiting for Mr. Fed Ex to drop them off.
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Originally Posted by JP
I run the pro-kit,no problems here.they came on the car if I had to chose I go BMR
Thanks for the recommendation
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+1 to strano springs



Crappy picture, but you get the idea. sick stance, awesome ride (Koni 4/4s). I LOVE it
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Thanks for posting the pic Thor.... Wonder how good it would look with a real camera!
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Sam,
Do you sell rear springs only with a 1" drop? I have Strange DAs up front but would like to drop the rear a bit.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
Thanks for posting the pic Thor.... Wonder how good it would look with a real camera!
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Hello
Just another suggestion for you! I would highly suggest going with a adjustable pan hard bar when you lower a vehicle. To allow you to recenter the rear end! Below is a link to show you what all UMI Performance has to offer!

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If you have any other questions feel free to ask!
Thanks
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I'd say get the LT1 pro-kit if you're strictly set on Eibach. After doing research and looking at pictures for about 3 months and reviews, I ended up going w/ Sam Strano springs. I can't wait til it gets warmer in N. Indiana to be able to get these things on!
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If you are hell bent on Eibach, the LT1 Pro-kit are certainly a better choice. But they are about 200 lbs/in. stiffer than LS1 Pro-kits in front, and about 50 lbs/in stiffer than Strano Springs, so they want even more shock damping than my springs.
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