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Old Sep 24, 2002 | 01:23 PM
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I am thinking of lowering my car, was wondering a couple of things. Do the sportlines go to low to put a set of SLP or FLP headers on... in terms of scraping on everything. I know that they will go on but just how much will they hit.

And how good are the Hotchkis springs?

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Old Sep 25, 2002 | 12:18 AM
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i recently put on a set of suspention tech springs with bilstein shocks and my car scrapes only on speed bumps. i lowered it 1.2-1.6. i think that the slp will be fine.
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Old Sep 25, 2002 | 12:47 AM
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I have SLP headers and Hypercoils. The springs are supposed to be 1.25 drop but I think it was more, almost 2". I have about 2.5" of clearance at the lowest point, and I'm driving VERY carefully!

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Old Sep 25, 2002 | 06:19 AM
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With ANY lowering spring, the amount of drop varies quite a bit.
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Old Sep 25, 2002 | 07:39 AM
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I would not reccomend a spring rated at more than 1.5" drop. I would also not reccomend SLP headers for any car that has been lowered. IMHO go with FLP's. I am sitting on Bilsteins wiht Hypercoils and as stated above I got more than 1.25", Iam sweating my FLP install a little. But I am already running the SLP Y pipe, it hangs pretty low and I have not had much of a problem.

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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 10:10 AM
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I put the intrax springs, and I have a ground clearance of an inch to an inch and half. Its simply amazing, and horrible, I gotta get some different Springs.
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