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Old 10-22-2012, 09:26 AM
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I want to lower my ws6 just a bit but not slam it in any means..just give it a more aggressive looking stance..was thinkin 1-1.5" in the front maybe 1" in the back..Any suggestions would be awesome.

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And, ..., ?
Do you want suggestions or what?



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Yeah sorry I should've phrased that better. Little tired and out of it. Long work day on no sleep. Any suggestions would be awesome.
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Honestly,

I think that eibach prokit has the best looking stance out of all the lowering springs out there. I had BMR 1.25 lowering springs, and it looked nice, but i still wish it would have been a bit lower.

So IMO, eibach. Alot of people will probably bash them for whatever reason, but they give the meanest looking stance.
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Originally Posted by Drew WS6
I want to lower my ws6 just a bit but not slam it in any means..just give it a more aggressive looking stance..was thinkin 1-1.5" in the front maybe 1" in the back..Any suggestions would be awesome.
Check out our BMR lowering springs, they give the car a 1.25" drop with out sacrificing too much ground clearance or ride quality. Here are a couple of cars with our BMR lowering springs installed on them.
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I have the pro-kit, its pretty damn low. I'd go with the BMR springs, especially if you have aftermarket exhaust. I have 3" exhaust and I scrape bumps if Im not careful
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I like the way the stance looks..I am going to look into the lowering springs. Thanks for all the feedback.
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BMR spring with konis

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BMR spring with konis

Wow that looks amazing, what wheels are those by the way?
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MIRO 111 black 18x9.5
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Originally Posted by MeMz
I have the pro-kit, its pretty damn low. I'd go with the BMR springs, especially if you have aftermarket exhaust. I have 3" exhaust and I scrape bumps if Im not careful

No doubt, i loved how my car looked with the BMR.. I still think i had a little bit more of a gap than i wanted. But i was more than happy with BMR lowering springs.
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I like how my Strano's sit, ride, and perform. BMR gives a very similar stance to Strano's.

Strano/Koni

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That black WS6 looks mean as hell! Beautiful!
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Originally Posted by TXZ28LS1
Honestly,

I think that eibach prokit has the best looking stance out of all the lowering springs out there. I had BMR 1.25 lowering springs, and it looked nice, but i still wish it would have been a bit lower.

So IMO, eibach. Alot of people will probably bash them for whatever reason, but they give the meanest looking stance.
I LOVE the way my car sits with the Pro-Kit. So long as it's not the sportlines I think they're alright springs
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From the sounds of it, you'd be really happy with the BMR springs. They have a really nice drop, right in the range you'd like, and a nice ride.
And since you don't want it too low, I'd say leave the rear isolators in and see how you like it. If you want lower, than remove it and do the
heater hose mod. My car is the second one in the pics BMR posted above, and that is with the heater hose mod done in the rear.

a more up to date look with the BMR's:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/la-rue/8076221165/


I wanted even lower though, so I just swapped in some sport lines in the rear, which lowered it about another .5"





also, although it is practically never mentioned when discussing ride height, and people talking about how low their car is and what not, remember
that wheel and tire size does play a pretty big part. When I throw my stock wheels on I scrape EVERYWHERE, even when doing an angled entrance

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Crimson, your car is outstanding!
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Originally Posted by vikingramair
Crimson, your car is outstanding!
thank you sir!
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Wow Crimson looks great! But my BMR springs are not that low. I have a good size gap between the tire and fender. But I'm on stock 16 in z28 wheels... LOL
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OP sounds like you are looking for BMR or Strano springs



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