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Old 04-04-2008, 03:16 PM
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Default Lowered Car with Intrax Springs....pics inside

Intrax Springs 2in front 1.8 rear
Koni DAs Front
Bilsteins Rear

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Clearance issues




Handles great though! minus scraping on the turns HAHA.
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Don't worry. In a couple weeks you'll scrape that pesky y-pipe right off and be running open headers.


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Is your Ypipe welded to the header?
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Is your Ypipe welded to the header?
yeah. used to have a catted y, just had the pipes welded to the header. theyre fucked already. flat on the bottom. slp sucks
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yeah. used to have a catted y, just had the pipes welded to the header. theyre fucked already. flat on the bottom. slp sucks
lol, other than that, the stance looks great
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stance looks nice other than the scraping issues....but i gotta ask:

what's up with your front tires?

the rears look ok, but the fronts look like they're too skinny for your rims, and the sidewall is shorter than in the rear makes the front wheels look like skateboard wheels.....
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Originally Posted by 02Z28LS1
stance looks nice other than the scraping issues....but i gotta ask:

what's up with your front tires?

the rears look ok, but the fronts look like they're too skinny for your rims, and the sidewall is shorter than in the rear makes the front wheels look like skateboard wheels.....
thanks! lol yeah the fronts are 245/40/17 toyos or something. and theyre real narrow lol. i gottem for $60 mounted from a friend of mine to replace my cord showing coopers.

the scraping is a bitch though. im already having second thoughts...but it looks soooo sick. lol
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Originally Posted by chupr0kabra
Don't worry. In a couple weeks you'll scrape that pesky y-pipe right off and be running open headers.


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lol. true that.
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Originally Posted by chupr0kabra
Don't worry. In a couple weeks you'll scrape that pesky y-pipe right off and be running open headers.


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Nope! With those SLP headers and pipes welded to the headers, he'll rip the headers right off those heads in no time!
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That exhaust hanging that low to the ground, has BAD NEWS written all over it.
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SLP Headers and any lowering spring has bad news all over it. Stance looks good though
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yeh this whole setup fails. i drove it around tonight to our local gtg and i hated almost every moment of the drive. i scrape on everything, and i think i nailed the tranny once. gonna order some pacesetters on monday. see if that helps.
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That exhaust has the worse clearence I've ever seen. I'm lowered too and I've never hit my headers once
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HOly lack of clearance batman !

I have intrax springs too, not sure if I like them so much any more after driving on them for the last one year. Most speed bumps and uneven ground are now no-go areas for me. Thanks to dragging the cat everywhere, I have a pesky exhaust leak. And that's just stock exhaust... I can't even imagine LT headers in this car - way too low. In fact I've been toying around with the idea of fabbing up skid plates for the tranny and oil pan. Cut stock springs are looking more and more attractive everyday.
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yeah the clearance sucks. the handling is great though. feels 100% more stable and i can hit sharp turns about 10mph faster now. anyone have any input on how to make the y pipe sit higher after i get these pacesetters in?
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damn...
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need bigger tires, look like they are super small
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Stance looks great, i recognized the headers and ground clearance right away. I use to have the same problem with my SLP's one reason I got rid of them.
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Yeah what is with the different tire size?
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he already explained the small front tires deal ^^^


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