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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 03:37 AM
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I want to buy a lowering kit, and have long tube headers, I was wondering if will have enough clearance.
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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Some people dont have any issues and some people do. I have Hooker longtubes with a catless ORY and I scrape the Ypipe under the drivers seat and i have the eibach pro-kit. some people with the pro-kit are higher than me tho. I'd say go with Strano, BMR, or Hotchkis springs, and change to better shocks. Look up pictures of each spring set up on here, and you'll get an idea of how they sit. Good luck.
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 03:16 PM
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I want to buy a lowering kit, and have long tube headers, I was wondering if will have enough clearance.
Not all lowering kits are the same, just as not all LT headers are the same. Which brands are you going with?
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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I was looking at Eibach lowering kit, but I also have 17x10.5 in the rear will that also make a difference. I just bought the car and doing bolt ons for now.
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Depends on how much is your definition of enough. A simple answer to just that would be yes
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What kind of Eibach? Pro-kit or Sportlines? Sportlines drop the car a lot and you won't have much clearance for anything....where as the Pro-kit is a much more moderate drop. If you're looking at the Pro-kit, I'd recommend Strano or BMR springs instead, as they drop the car about the same but have better rates.
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