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Old 02-10-2008, 01:54 PM
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Ok i bought my tt2's 17x9.5 and 17x11 rears 315 tires in rear also, i am not doing shocks, and the ride quality isnt of concern to me, what im looking for is a nice lowered stance to cover the wheel well gap with 17 inch rims.. i do have longtubes so i dont want to rub to much, anyone got pics of their rides lowered wit springs only and tt2's? id really appreciate any help and your opinions are welcome.
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First...what longtubes do you have? SLPs are notorious for hanging low and you may have a problem.I have the Prokit and I really like the stance...I also have a pic of my car with TT2s and 315s in the rear I will see if I can get it on here...never posted pics before

By the way...be preparred to do the BFH mod to the inner quarters to fit those wheels on a lowered car.
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i would love to see pictures please, did you have shocks aswell, heater hose mod?
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my advice to you...STAY AWAY FROM SPORTLINES!!!!
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how about the pro kit?
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i'm very pleased with my stance
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Sportline = crap

Strano springs = awesome
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i went with hotchis i did a search and everybody loves those
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I think the pro-kit gives the best stance of all...IMO
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Strano stance in my sig for comparison.
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i had hotchkis on my old SS and loved them...i think you should get hotchkis or strano's
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Originally Posted by ScreaminBird99
how about the pro kit?
Coming from word of mouth... LT1 prokit yes.... LS1 prokit no... LS1 prokits seem to have a lot of quality control issues with inconsistent ride heights and springrates. You can put the LT1 prokit on the LS1.

Again what kind of longtubes do you have? Unless its one of the really low headers (SLP) then you should be good. You need to be careful going over speedbumps and going into sudden terrain bumps like construction in the street. I scrape once in a while. It's not the end of the world though.

The type of wheel shouldn't matter, except for looks reasons for your own purpose, as long as the tire diameter is the same as stock.
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Let's see if some pics help:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/783782-installed-strano-springs-koni-4-4-s-pics-inside.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/688764-suspension-parts.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/653781-strano-springs-pics.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/576054-before-after-pics-strano-springs.html

All Strano SP141 Lowering Springs. WE don't slam the car and you'll notice the drops are pretty consistant from car to car (which is what we wanted).
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