New Guy Here
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Staging Lane
Joined: Feb 2014
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New Guy Here After years of drooling over the WS6, I finally bought one last weekend. It's a 2002, 40k miles, with an auto. It has a Corsa cat back system, and you can see it's lowered with TT2's. I really wanted a 6 speed, but couldn't pass this up. This is my first LS car, I have been a 2nd gen Camaro guy since I was 19. I painted the calipers last night, but don't have a picture yet. I have 2 questions, as you can see, the previous owner put the strip on the hood. Should I keep that or put the ram air sticker back on? I am leaning towards the original sticker. Just not sure yet. Next question, since it is lowered, I hit the tires on bumps all the time. I want to keep it lowered, but what can I put in the rear to stiffen it up some? Below are pics of the WS6 and my 81 Z.
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From: NearHouston, TX
The car looks great in that stance. Check the lowering spring, if there is a brand or name or color. The original springs were a dark grey stocker looking color, stock shocks are the DeCarbons, see if they are on there - they were orange. Reason I ask, is maybe you have a combo that isn't working well in the suspension. Examples: Maybe a 'cut' stock spring, or good lowering springs but have original shocks.
I just totally upgraded my suspension over the summer and car is low (and I have electric cutouts), and hits those speed bumps in grocery store parking lots, but doesn't bottom out if I hit a pot hole or dip in road.
Some good vendors for suspension parts: I think I used them all LOL. I used a suspension combination of BMR Torque Arm, UMI relocation bracket, Founders panhard bar, lower control arms and strut tower brace, Spohn subframe connects and upper/lower A arms. Vogtland lowering springs (they are purple - why I asked what color yours was, ex. Stranos are white) SLP Bilsteins, Moog tie rods, ST Suspensions sway bars. So I kinda used a lot of vendors because I bought the build 1 piece at a time, looking for sales, discount codes, free shipping, etc.....until I had the entire build.
The strip on the hood is common, I've seen them a few times. It's a personal preference. It looks good. I've seen screaming chickens, racing stripes, air ram, hp stickers, etc. Vinyl peels off and tons of options. Good find, I have the A4 too and just put in a Circle D 3600 stall.
I just totally upgraded my suspension over the summer and car is low (and I have electric cutouts), and hits those speed bumps in grocery store parking lots, but doesn't bottom out if I hit a pot hole or dip in road.
Some good vendors for suspension parts: I think I used them all LOL. I used a suspension combination of BMR Torque Arm, UMI relocation bracket, Founders panhard bar, lower control arms and strut tower brace, Spohn subframe connects and upper/lower A arms. Vogtland lowering springs (they are purple - why I asked what color yours was, ex. Stranos are white) SLP Bilsteins, Moog tie rods, ST Suspensions sway bars. So I kinda used a lot of vendors because I bought the build 1 piece at a time, looking for sales, discount codes, free shipping, etc.....until I had the entire build.
The strip on the hood is common, I've seen them a few times. It's a personal preference. It looks good. I've seen screaming chickens, racing stripes, air ram, hp stickers, etc. Vinyl peels off and tons of options. Good find, I have the A4 too and just put in a Circle D 3600 stall.
