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Old 03-26-2008, 09:55 PM
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Default Lowered my car....FINALLY!!!!!

After years of harassment since buying this car brand new in 2001 I finally got my car lowered!!!
It has Hotchkis springs and Koni SA shocks. Rides awesome. It still looks a little higher in the front but hopefully it will settle a little and even out. If not I can do a little more adjusting. Check out the before pics though; I think my car was the world record holder of highest stock suspension on an LS1 car!

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Jesus christ you weren't kidding. I've never seen such a tall f-body! You sure it isn't lifted?
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That first before pic is easily the worst I have ever seen! You have a beautiful car and that ride height was just killing it. It looks so much better, good work.
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That looks good man.
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First pic looks like you were ready to go off-roading, just needed the knobby tires

Nice improvement!
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looks good!
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damn, your car is awesome!!! and now lowered it looks even better. I can't wait to get mine lowered
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f bods just tend to look cooler with out the skyjacker 4 inch lift kit.
looks way better man!
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Now i'm really excited. I'm installing Koni 4/4s and Strano's tomorrow and i'm running Fikse FM5's also. My car set's way up aswell.

As it sits now


Great looking car man and those springs will settle in the front
Old 03-26-2008, 10:42 PM
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Damn, you could have taken it off jumps before the drop . Looks great now, those rims look sick.
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Looks so much better, great looking car, do smth about these colored stickers on your windshield.
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Thanks guys. I think it looks MUCH better too!
skewba98z28 you should be thrilled with your results too. Yours sure is a high-roller like mine was. Love the white top on that car.

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Looks so much better, great looking car, do smth about these colored stickers on your windshield.
One is a state inspection sticker, the others are my Hot Rod Power Tour Long Hauler stickers...so they are staying
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Did you take it off any sweet jumps?
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Did you take it off any sweet jumps?
No jumps, but I won a few rock-climbing events! My headers didn't scrape once! LOL
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Yea I have fikse wheels too and I am pretty high


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^^ Time for some chrome lugs!


Oh and a photoshoot!
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It is amazing how much the ride height of these cars varies stock. For some reason, it seems like more Camaros tend to be the extreme skyjackers.

Of course, your car looks MUCH better now, but the front looks like my car did stock. I guess you're not supposed to use the Koni lower perch with lowering springs, but that would get you where you need to be.
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Originally Posted by TORK?
^^ Time for some chrome lugs!


Oh and a photoshoot!

Haha they came in the mail yesterday

The photoshoot is gonna have to wait til I get my strano springs on the car.
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could have went muddin before that drop haha

looks great now!!!
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little known fact ..you could actually get the camaro with the z71 package haha jk


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