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Old 01-19-2009 | 04:47 PM
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I installed my Strano Springs yesterday. I reused my stock Decarbons that way I can feel the difference just from the springs. I know they will probably need to be replaced soon so I will be ordering some new shocks shortly.

I'm very happy with these springs. My car feels a lot better and I know once I add some better shocks I will enjoy it even more.

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Old 01-19-2009 | 04:50 PM
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Arctic White F.T.W.!!!!

Car looks good on the ten spokes
Old 01-19-2009 | 04:56 PM
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Yea I just picked them up. I still might get the Black ZR1s.

I want to polish my car then go out and take some better pics. Those are from my IPhone
Old 01-19-2009 | 05:28 PM
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car looks great,,very nice stance...i think you made the right call leaving isolators
Old 01-19-2009 | 06:04 PM
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very nice... car should settle down a little more in the next month or so also.
Old 01-19-2009 | 07:09 PM
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Yea? It'd be perfect then. It's nice now though. Thanks Sam, you make a great product
Old 01-19-2009 | 07:50 PM
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very nice man i also did mine his weekend

can't wait till the springs settle down completely
Old 01-19-2009 | 09:37 PM
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Looks good. Did you leave the rear isolators in or did you do the heater hose mod?
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I left them in
Old 01-19-2009 | 10:28 PM
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wow your car used to sit like a truck!!! wth ? looks just right with the new springs! real clean car man
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Looks a lot better, I'm glad you lowered that monster truck camaro
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looking a lot better, i love my strano springs too. looks like you need to get some adjustable LCA's now, too, to re-center the rear wheels in the wheel wells. mine did the same thing when i lowered it, but a quick adjustment to the LCA's fixed it right up.
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Looks great.
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He has ADJ LCAs, I'll tell him to fix it
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Originally Posted by 02Z28LS1
looking a lot better, i love my strano springs too. looks like you need to get some adjustable LCA's now, too, to re-center the rear wheels in the wheel wells. mine did the same thing when i lowered it, but a quick adjustment to the LCA's fixed it right up.
i gotta get some of those i wont need the relocation brackets correct?
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Originally Posted by bobbyd
i gotta get some of those i wont need the relocation brackets correct?
It would be wise to get them. They help especially with lowered cars.

I thought my rear tire looked off. I'll adjust it tomorrow
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I left them in
Thanks. I got my Strano springs last week but Im gonna wait and get the Koni SA. I have 18x10.5 in the rear sohopefully it sits good
Old 01-20-2009 | 12:25 AM
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I think 18s will fit the wheel wells perfectly
Old 01-20-2009 | 12:37 AM
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I got my springs, shocks and 22mm rear sway bar installed over the weekend. I bought some used revalved Bilsteins to replace the stockers. Right now the Konis are just to expensive. I also lowered the LPHB...a mod Sam Strano is not fond of. But for a little effort and some welding I thought is was worth a try. I used the Jegs bracket which doesn't allow you the use of the stock hole like the UE bracket does. Overall the car is so much better! The car just doesn't feel like a Camaro anymore. It feels PLANTED in the corners. Uneven pavement mid-corner? Who cares! On the power sooner...you bet! Just easy driving around town is so nice. Sam has really come up with a nice package that changes any Camaro into what GM should have built in the first place. Anybody who has yet to get their car on the street with Sams springs and shocks be prepared to be amazed!!! Thanks Sam!!!
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Much better. I have 18's on mine and it is perfect with the strano/koni setup


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