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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 01:04 AM
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Not bad, not bad. I think i am going to keep my wheels now, they are already aftermarket haha
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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So hood, tint, springs, spoiler is the general consensus? (maybe wheels too)
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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springs + panhard bar which you'll need when you lower the car. the other stuff sounds good to.

with the spoiler, you'll need to get the complete hatch from a t/a, not just the high rise spoiler itself
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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How difficult/expensive is it to lower it? I'm not looking to upgrade or do more than bare minimum honestly.
And yeah I know about the hatch
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Would wheels be a better idea than lowering?
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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its all personal preference. With the two f-bodies i've had i always did rims first, but without the stance, i've never been 100% happy with them. Personally, i'll never do rims before a drop, i'll either do it all at once or lower it first. And lowering is cheaper too, only about 370-400 to get it done (200-250 for springs, 120-150 for panhard). rims/tires are $1-2000

there's far too many cars i've seen with rims that still look like **** due to their 4x4 status. but even with stock rims, a car with a nice aggressive stance already looks good.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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I agree with that. I am doing stance and hood first probably.
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