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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Well I finally got to taking some pictures of the car..let me know what you think, I can take the abuse . I installed Koni DA's and Hotchkis springs about 3 weeks ago.

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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Ive been looking at the exact same set up. Looks nice, not too huge of a drop but its not a 4x4 anymore. How do you like those parts and do you have any other suspension mods?
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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MUCH better.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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Looks great man!
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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Looks good. Get some rear "camaro" fill-ins or Berger and you'll be good to go.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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looks good...but...hardly any drop really..3/4-1 ".??? must be 10x better with the new shocks though i bet.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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I have the same springs and im a little dissapointed with the drop. You can see in the sig it looks about like yours. Wishin i woulda went pro-kit
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Clean man, real clean
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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hows the ride with those springs and shocks is it to rough????
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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MAn... After i lowered mine i realize how BAD they can look on the stock springs.. .Goood mod..

One thing that's really triggering my car OCD... What is up w/ your front wheel well? It's got a bulge in the front half and is out of round? If mine has that I'll have to fix it. Sorry but it's bugging me.. You see it in the first two pics..

Great mod.. THe car looks kinda familiar too.. ..
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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wow that's exactly wat I want. If you don't mind me askin, how much did all that cost??
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Not to jack, but for my Z28,

$250 for the Eibach Pro Kit
$370 for the Bilstien SLP revalved shox
$120 for the LCA RLB's
$165 for the Chromoly ADJ PHB
$40 for an alignment
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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Thanks for the compliments .

So far all that's done is Koni DA's, Hotchkis springs and a Hotchkis adjustable PHR. The ride is BETTER than stock. It's way more responsive and I can feel the road now. It's hard to describe, but it used to feel sloppy and unstable, and now it's totally planted. There's no more jerk-oversteer and I'm way more confident driving it now. The Konis were worth every penny..

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One thing that's really triggering my car OCD... What is up w/ your front wheel well? It's got a bulge in the front half and is out of round? If mine has that I'll have to fix it. Sorry but it's bugging me.. You see it in the first two pics..
Good eye..my OCD's been bugging out since I bought the car too. Apparently the ******* who owned the car before me somehow pushed in the seam between then fender and the nose, and the metal bracket inside got bent. I replaced the bracket, but the plastic is a little out of wack still. I wasn't able to completely massage it out, and I figure the only way I'll fix it is by replacing the nose and fender ..Most people don't notice it, but I know it's there..
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Looks good.
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looks awesome...you make me want my red car back
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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Looks better but it will drop more over time. Then you'll know much more of a difference. Nice ride.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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OK wat color is your car? haha in the first two its red, then the third is orange, then red again then orange. haha very nice lookin car though. very clean
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 12:34 AM
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Looks good. I also have the Hotchkis springs paired with Koni SA's and your car will drop some more once the springs settle.
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u def. needed that drop... looks real good!
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Looks awesome man...Its amazing how much better F-bod's look with a 1"-2" drop. I cant even remember what my TA looked like without it.
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