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Old 03-12-2010, 11:01 PM
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Default Finally !4x4 & !side mouldings

Finally got around to doing lowering springs. They're SLP 1" lowering springs. I'm very happy with them even though I know a lot of people aren't. The ride is decent and handling is sooo much better. It's the perfect height for me.

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Looking good. Stock shocks still?
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Yup still shock stocks. As soon as I do shocks it should be a night and day difference in ride quality.
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car looks alot better.
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looks good
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much better, now it needs some big meats to fill up those rear openings
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Yeah the big meats come next. I have to buy the 17x11 replicas first though.
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Looks a lot better I think!! How much are the SLP springs?
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i know they're camaro rims but it reminds me of what stock firebird rims would look like on a camaro. there kinda similiar
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looks good..... i like that stance............. thats the same height i want for my 4X4 SS hahaha
how much were those springs???
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Well I think they're around $300 new..but I got them used for $85.
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Forgot to mention that I took off the side mouldings as well.
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very nice man, love the way that black grill looks.
also looks 10000x better now that its lowered
very clean car
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why does it seem to me like the LS1's were much more 4x4-ish than the LT1's?
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Originally Posted by Marc3.4V6
why does it seem to me like the LS1's were much more 4x4-ish than the LT1's?
fronts the engines are lighter on a ls1 than a lt1
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Thanks! Yeah I can't stop staring at my car after I park it the stance looks killer and so much better/more aggressive


I think it may just seem that way because most LT1's have higher miles than LS1's (obviously since they're older) and as the cars get older they sag. OR maybe they just look a little lower because they're a bit heavier. Just throwing out some guesses.
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Nice job Casey!! I finally got pics of mine.
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Looks great!
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looks a lot better man. these cars have to be lowered to be taken seriously in my opinion. losing the body side moldings helps the lines of the car a ton too.
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good **** man. i can't wait till i drop mine. but i still have no idea when i'll be able to.


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