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Old 04-30-2002, 04:50 PM
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Anyways, here is what I wanna do, I wanna lower my car not more then 2", I want some "hard" springs and shocks, let's say I don't care about comfortable ride(it's pretty much rough even now with everything stock), I want very good cornering/handling. As you know SF(san francisco) is bumpy, so here is the very major thing I'm looking at, if I lower my car and go to some pit on the road, I don't want to scrape my car's bottom, I want springs are hard enough so the car won't jump or react to pits, is it possible/practical ?
I also want my car was good on drag racings/lunching

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Get what I got, Hal shocks all around with LG Motorsports G2 Super Springs. The front will drop 1.5" and the rear will drop 1 5/8". The Hals are 12 way adjustable (front only), you can make it soft like a Rolls Royce or hard where your fillings will pop out.

Hals: $665.00 from BMR

G2 Super Springs: I think were $239.00
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G2 springs.. umm, i don't know much about them..

anyone has a good/bad experience with them ?
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They are the ****!
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I replaced my eibach Pros with them.

Highly recommend
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TomQ:
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They are the ****!

means "they are good".
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by mitchntx:
<strong>I replaced my eibach Pros with them.

Highly recommend</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And "them" = G2 super springs
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I would recomend LG Motorsports Coil over kit!! its adjustable for height and performance. It isnt cheap but worth the money in the long run. I plan on getting them soon when i have the money.
A must get if u lower your car is the adjustable panhard rod. These are needed because when you lower your car the rear end shifts to one side... the panhard simply aligns it back to center.
hope this helps



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