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Dec 27, 2009 | 11:59 PM

19BLACKBIRD99

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Lowerrr IT!!!!

I wanna lower my car a little, but not so much that it messes with my 11 inch back tires lol Wanna know what kind of springs I should get. I wanna notice that its low but as I said not to interfere with my back tires

Dec 28, 2009 | 07:01 AM

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lower perch in front, heater hose mod in rear

should drop the whole thing 1/2" or so

i had to clearance the inner fender with my ZR1s/315s when i put my BMR 1.25" springs on.

Dec 28, 2009 | 07:27 AM

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If you do the heater hose mod do you need an adjustable PHB? or is the amount lowered not enough to need it?

Dec 28, 2009 | 08:10 PM

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So with those lowering springs, your tires still fit?

Dec 28, 2009 | 08:32 PM

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on my 98 i had sportlines with zr1s with 11 wide in the rear with no issues.

dropped car a good amount

how much are you trying to go?

Dec 28, 2009 | 08:35 PM

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I'm not trying to be a low rider, but I would like to try to fill the gaps in the fender wells and try to make the rims "stick out more as of appearance" lol

Dec 28, 2009 | 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 19BLACKBIRD99

I'm not trying to be a low rider, but I would like to try to fill the gaps in the fender wells and try to make the rims "stick out more as of appearance" lol

get some stranos.

this was my car with stranos and 11s in the rear

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Dec 28, 2009 | 10:07 PM

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Get some slp springs they drop the car 1/2 to 3/4 inch, and the ride is nice.

No he should get Strano springs

Dec 28, 2009 | 10:19 PM

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ill prolly go with the strano lol

Dec 28, 2009 | 10:24 PM

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get some stranos.

this was my car with stranos and 11s in the rear

that bitch is sexy.

that looks lower than my eibach pros.

and i am guessing they ride better too

Dec 28, 2009 | 10:27 PM

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How hard was the install?

Dec 28, 2009 | 10:47 PM

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that bitch is sexy.

that looks lower than my eibach pros.

and i am guessing they ride better too

thanks man it was sexy but it was totalled back in may

Dec 28, 2009 | 10:49 PM

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How hard was the install?

real easy man. the rears are the easiest for the front you will need a strut compressor to get the struts removed from the stock shock/spring.

theres a few videos here on ls1tech where they show you how to do it

Dec 28, 2009 | 10:57 PM

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do you have shocks capable of handling the increased spring rates? are you willing to buy a panhard bar to recenter the rear, relocation brackets to correct geometry if necessary, and pay for an alignment?

just some other things to consider, since springs effect more than appearance

Dec 29, 2009 | 06:32 AM

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i'd never done spring/shocks in my life.

took me about 6hrs including over an hour to remove one nut on top of one of the front units. also had to go back and redo one of the fronts due to a forgotten washer.

really isn't hard...just a bit time consuming