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Old 02-23-2008, 08:33 PM
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im still not 100% sure but i think i may go with the pro kit, i dont really want it too low and the pro kit seems to be about perfect
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Old 02-23-2008, 08:38 PM
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ok ku. well make sure you post pics of the car before and after for us!!!
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Old 02-23-2008, 08:40 PM
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oh i will, should be a hell of a difference, my car looks like a 4X4 right now.
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Old 02-23-2008, 08:41 PM
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lol seriously it should add a nice addition to it
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Old 02-23-2008, 08:44 PM
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yea i may be getting some new wheels to put on it soon also, my zr1s are for sale and want something different, found some centerline wheels that look like the pro stars but a little bit different.
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Old 02-24-2008, 12:32 AM
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Ive had sportlines for almost 3yrs now. I like them. If you learn to take angles when driving your car and take speed bumps slow you will be fine. I only have a catback exhaust and it will occasionally scrape places. The ride isnt too rough either i dont think.
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Old 02-24-2008, 07:04 AM
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Look guys, the sportlines look great on the car, but on paper and on the road, they are an engineering mismatch of too low a spring rate and not enough ride height or allowed suspension travel. Id go with a different spring. BMR, Strano, MAC, and many other companies make springs that work...sportlines just don't.
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Old 02-24-2008, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by hpjunky98
Look guys, the sportlines look great on the car, but on paper and on the road, they are an engineering mismatch of too low a spring rate and not enough ride height or allowed suspension travel. Id go with a different spring. BMR, Strano, MAC, and many other companies make springs that work...sportlines just don't.
Yep. Don't mean to knock anybody running one but I have driven a couple and couldn't agree more. On the bumpstops all the time. There are better alternatives out there. I have driven several setups and you can see what I went with in sig.
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Old 02-24-2008, 10:58 AM
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il take those into consideration, thanks.
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Old 02-24-2008, 11:04 AM
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BMR, Strano, MAC, and many other companies make springs that work

where might i find these?
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Old 02-24-2008, 02:54 PM
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www.stranoparts.com
www.umiperformance.com

edit: and whoever said that sportlines are stiffer than the prokit is wrong. The sportlines are softer

Eibach V8 Prokit 400 80-137
Eibach Sportline 360 80-137
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^thanks. appreciate the help.
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This website will help you out:
http://www.angelfire.com/my/fastcar/suspension.html
Basically, pro-kit is low. Sportline is way too low and soft.
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Old 02-24-2008, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 94TRANS
^thanks. appreciate the help.
no problem. glad i could help

Originally Posted by michaelg589
This website will help you out:
http://www.angelfire.com/my/fastcar/suspension.html
Basically, pro-kit is low. Sportline is way too low and soft.
Thats the site i get most of my spring rate data from. Very good list.
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Prokit is very nice and middle of the road. I have them with 4/3 konis and i don't scrape much of anything. If you do the lowering and you race the car or want it to handle/launch better yet you should also look into adj. panhard rod lower control arms with the relocation brackets. Otherwise wheelhop is even more pronounced.
Heres my car on the prokit:
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my sportlines came on the car so i have no money in them.
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May be slightly off-topic, but what kind of shocks are you going with?
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Old 02-24-2008, 10:23 PM
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i just have stock shocks right now untill i can afford others.
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The ride is probably gonna be pretty bad.
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Old 02-25-2008, 09:17 AM
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yea but i can deal with it for a little while.
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