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Old 04-08-2009, 05:14 PM
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well i finally lowered my car and i'm pretty happy with the results. figured i'd post a before and after pic and see what everybody thought and see if anyone can guess my springs

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Old 04-08-2009, 05:29 PM
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new style bmr`s
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new style bmr`s
nope, i did consider them though. does anybody think i should raise the rear alittle. i did the hose mod but still have the isolators so i could bring it up a 1/2 or so
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you car looks awesome lowered! are they strano's?
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Originally Posted by redbadss
you car looks awesome lowered! are they strano's?
thanks man. i always said i'd never lower it but now that i've given up chasing tenths at the track and have a street wheel it had to be done. i think it looks pretty nice

ps: not stranos either
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im not gonna bother guessing cuz i dont care lol but it looks good
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im not gonna bother guessing cuz i dont care lol but it looks good
thanks man
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I'm going to say Hotchkis.
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I'm going to say Hotchkis.
nope good guess though
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Okay,one more try!

SLP level 2 springs with hose mod in the rear, and up front SLP level 2 springs on Koni SAs on the lower perch.
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Okay,one more try!

SLP level 2 springs with hose mod in the rear, and up front SLP level 2 springs on Koni SAs on the lower perch.
( wearing a flame proof suit)nope but i will spill the beans. they are stock springs cut 1 coil all around with Bilstein HD's. the ride is perfect, not harsh at all and it cost me nothing
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whats the point of nittos on the front?
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Originally Posted by Zerokube
whats the point of nittos on the front?
supposedly they are there for handling. they were on the wheels when i bought them and are coming of. i'm trying to trade the front 2 for some street tires. they have less than a 1,000 miles on them
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oh. How did you cut the springs? i thought of doing this as well.
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Originally Posted by Zerokube
oh. How did you cut the springs? i thought of doing this as well.

real simple. just pull them and remove 1 coil with a cutoff wheel. fronts took a couple hours, rears about 20 min.
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That's a nice clean ride!
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That's a nice clean ride!

thanks man i'm rockin some of your stuff too so it hooks pretty well
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OH NOES CUT SPRINGS?!

Your car is now likely to spontaneously explode and kill your whole neighborhood. I recommend you sell that devil spawn before it is too late.
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OH NOES CUT SPRINGS?!

Your car is now likely to spontaneously explode and kill your whole neighborhood. I recommend you sell that devil spawn before it is too late.

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looks good.

did you have the shocks installed already? or were they new?
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