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Old 12-30-2009, 08:49 PM
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Default Koni 4/4s and Strano Springs installed...
All I can say is, what a different car. Looks and handling, it was so much better than whatever was on my car before. People are saying I'm crazy for lowering it, but it looks SO MUCH better!

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Good to hear I'll be installing mine tomorrow.
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Get some good pics!
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good to hear your happy with them, i just installed mine last week and it is a whole other car. post some pics
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Ill have pics in a few hours. I love the stance now.
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Great stance! Can't wait to get mine on.
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Man I need to hurry up and get my springs and Konis!!
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pretty sure this is my next mod, everyone is always raving about this setup! anybody with them notice any traction issues after or loss of e.t. i know its not a drag setup and some loss is acceptable im just curious?
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Looks great! Did you leave the rear spring spacer in or do the hose mod? Those Konis only have one front spring perch position, right?
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Isolator is still in the rear
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Originally Posted by hiltsy855
Looks great! Did you leave the rear spring spacer in or do the hose mod? Those Konis only have one front spring perch position, right?
the koni's have 2 front perch position. lower perch is for stock height springs ONLY.

lowering springs should be used on the upper perch mount.
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yessir. ha what happens if its in the lower perch with lowering springs? :O
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Originally Posted by ThoR294
yessir. ha what happens if its in the lower perch with lowering springs? :O
There wouldn't be any suspension travel for your car to have annnnd it would easily ruin your expensive front shock for nothing.
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thats crazy. stuff like that makes me worry about my car making me 2nd guess my install
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Originally Posted by ThoR294
yessir. ha what happens if its in the lower perch with lowering springs? :O

you can take the advice of the experts and not risk ruining expensive shocks, or you can do whatever you want and take your chances. maybe you should go ahead and try it.
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I didn't say I did it. I was just curious. damn
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wouldn't this be third guessing?
you already put it together without the front perch lower spring isolator the first time.
now go back, for the third time, and put the strano springs on the upper perch.
You also said you started with the fronts on full soft. Thats not where Sam would have advised you to start most likely.
pay more attention to the advice from Sam next time.
You are making things way more difficult on yourself then it needs to be.
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Originally Posted by ThoR294
I didn't say I did it. I was just curious. damn

why did you post that you are 2nd guessing your install now if you didn't do it?
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