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Old 03-22-2008, 08:21 PM
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Hey guys. I have 18x9.5 all around and borla's 3" exhaust, if I drop with the pro kit, will I scrape the hell out of the exhaust (speed bumps) and rub tires?
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speed bumps will scrap abit . . . be like me and just drive straight through the parking lot!!!! the plus side your car will look much much better
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I can't say anything about the wheels but I used to have a Borla on my Pro-Kit lowered car and I never scraped the Borla. The TSP ORY I did scrape every once in a while though.
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you will be fine.
plus you dont have a choice, cars look like *** when they are not lowered
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How much does the pro kit lower the car?
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Originally Posted by unbroken
How much does the pro kit lower the car?
mine was about 2 inches in front, 1.5 in the rear
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Originally Posted by zach_ws6
plus you dont have a choice, cars look like *** when they are not lowered

And ride like **** when they are.....
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And ride like **** when they are.....
do it right and they will ride better than stock.
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Originally Posted by srleadguitar
Hey guys. I have 18x9.5 all around and borla's 3" exhaust, if I drop with the pro kit, will I scrape the hell out of the exhaust (speed bumps) and rub tires?
REALLY--It all depends on the size of the speed bump.
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Originally Posted by zach_ws6
do it right and they will ride better than stock.
true, my stranos are great and ride 100% better
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true, my stranos are great and ride 100% better
I have never heard of or seen a F-Body with a Pro-Kit that rode even close to good as stock...and thats what he asked about.
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i have been in a number of pro kit f bodies and they ride fine. (sportlines might be a different story, i know they ride like absolute **** in my buddies srt 4)
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Originally Posted by 97ramsst
I have never heard of or seen a F-Body with a Pro-Kit that rode even close to good as stock...and thats what he asked about.
oh yea i havnt really herd anything good about the pro kit or sportlines, from what i hear they are
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Originally Posted by 94TRANS
oh yea i havnt really herd anything good about the pro kit or sportlines, from what i hear they are
the front of my car i am impressed with, but i will say that i think the spring rate in the rear is way too soft, but honestly my car doesnt ride bad (although i know there are better set ups)
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Yeah they are california size speed bumps. 10 inches tall 3 inches wide. Like trying to drive over a wall.

What would you suggest for it if those mentioned are junk?

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Originally Posted by 97ramsst
And ride like **** when they are.....
Not with a good setup
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Originally Posted by srleadguitar
Yeah they are california size speed bumps. 10 inches tall 3 inches wide. Like trying to drive over a wall.

What would you suggest for it if those mentioned are junk?
Search for Koni shocks and strano springs.
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my car dropped a half in the front and a full inch in the back do you kno y
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here is mine with the Eibach Pro kit and Umi Torque arm...

What do you guys set ur pinion angle at with this kit... mine was set at -4 with bad vibration.. i went to -1 and still a vibration... What would you go to next??????? Stock everything but the TA and Springs/shocks



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I put 50k miles on a prokit with stock shocks (yes I know) with 18/9.5's and didn't have a bit of trouble with rubbing. I did scrape my ORY every once in awhile over speed humps, but it ws no big deal. Overall the car didn't ride that bad I even drove it on a few 4 hour one way trips and drove it 8 1/2 to FL.

With my new car i'm one Koni 4/4's and Strano's and it is night and day difference. Ride is firm, but the car is very predictable and feels very stable on the road



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