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Old 04-06-2008, 06:40 PM
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Finally got my new parts on the car Eibach pro kit springs, Bilstien re-valved shocks and UMI adjustible panhard bar. Absolutely love the handling of the car now took a few pics of the new stance.
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Old 04-06-2008, 06:45 PM
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do you have LT's? any clearance issues?
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no headers yet but the shop here assured me he could run me true duels with it this low
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looks good i like it
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you just installed the pro-kit and your *** is that low already?!?! damn. do you have any kind of cargo in the back?
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yeah... something isn't right there, and that's exactly why we stopped recommending LS1 Pro-kits (LT1's don't have the issues). I guarantee that car is on the bumpstops just sitting there, and on them hard.
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Stay away from bumps on those 18s!
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I was on very uneven ground in that pic that rear tire was tucking on that one
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Are you sure? It seems like the tire gap in all the rest of the pictures seems to be favoring the front higher than the rear.

I know I wouldn't want my rear that low.

Anyways...

It looks like you'll have no problem running duals. The side-skirts make it look lower than the floor panel actually is.
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its not hitting the bump stops I don't know this is my first time lowering a f-body I know I have travel back there because before I adjusted my panhard bar the passenger rear would scrape the tire on the highway hitting bumps
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Nice looking ride man! You wont have a prob running duals at all. I sit 2" lower than stock and my exhaust all clears just fine. I like the rims!
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I can assure you it is hitting the stops, because the cars do bone stock. My point is that you are basically sitting on them, and you can tell that just by looking around the back of the LR tire and up to the axle, you'll see this. Now, they still flex, the stops aren't rock solid.

Stock you have 1.5" maybe 2" of travel to them, and you're car is lowered way down, easily 2".

If you like it, it's your car.
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Are you sure you dont have the sportlines?
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lol no they are pro kit springs this picture is in better light maybe it will show the gap a little better
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Originally Posted by michaelg589
you just installed the pro-kit and your *** is that low already?!?! damn. do you have any kind of cargo in the back?
I was thinking the same thing, but didnt want to be the first to say something LOL!!Even 1/2 higher in the back would really look better!
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what rear springs would be just a touch higher ?




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