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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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THIS IS AN OLD THREAD THE CAR NOW LOOKS LIKE THIS......
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I cant decide what would be more cost effective and make the car look better, lowering the car or putting on a body kit.

My car came with a body kit when I bought it, though it was missing the front piece so I think it looks pretty dumb. So what do you think would look the best.


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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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I am really against lowering. (Bad Experience) I would get a bodykit and put bigger tires. The roads really sucks in the city that i live in.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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Just lower the car
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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lower it.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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Ever seen a Z06 (or vette) dropped a few inches?

Ever see anything that looks as agressive?

You have my answer.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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lower it.. If you put a body kit on it you will still have that wheel well gap that makes the car look like its lifted
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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I would lower it but I think you are going to get a pretty even arguement on either side of this...
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Ell Ess Won
Ever seen a Z06 (or vette) dropped a few inches?

Ever see anything that looks as agressive?

You have my answer.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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i say do both then repaint the body kit every 6 months....no id just lower it and take the gfx off.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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It looks like you have the sport appearance package now. I'd say lower it because with that package on it it won't take as much lowering to get an awesome look.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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If you're looking for something to scrape on speed bumps, get a body kit. If you're looking to eat up that fender gap (and scrape on speed bumps ), lower it.


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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Lower it and remove the stock body kit.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Don't you neva eva eva use the word BODY KIT again!
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by chupr0kabra
If you're looking for something to scrape on speed bumps, get a body kit. If you're looking to eat up that fender gap (and scrape on speed bumps ), lower it.


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you heard him, drop that bitch!
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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Truck magazines turned me off of body kits.

Lower it if anything.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:48 PM
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Ok i guess ill take the "ground effects" off and lower it. I plan to get headers so how cautious am I gonna have to be with speed bumps, train tracks, bad roads ect??
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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I may be in a bit of a bind ehre though when the shop put my hooker catback on they welded everything in place.


(sorry pics are dark I'm hoping you can actually see the tubes)
If I take the body kit off I think it'll look pretty dumb with the exhaust tubes being so low from the body.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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I don't like the body kit.

Word of warning, it's going to be next to impossible to lower it AND go with long tubes. It's one or the other. That is what prevented me from dropping my car, the tubes sit barely 2-3" from the ground as it is!
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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damn really, i heard that about with SLP headers, is that the same for all longtubes??



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