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How can I lower my car more?

Old 06-19-2008, 10:47 PM
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Well I bought my car with Blisten shocks and Eibach springs. Well it has the normal sag in the rear and I wish my car was a little lower in the front. I am getting LT's and TD's soon so I dont want to lose all of my ground clearance.

Here are some pictures of it currently...Please, I am not asking your opinion on my rims!


Old 06-19-2008, 11:56 PM
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Go with a new setup strano springs and koni shocks
Old 06-20-2008, 12:01 AM
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take your rear springs out the rear and put some fuel line hose around the top coil and keep the rubber isolator in the rear and it will look good. It will raise the rear so it wont sag anymore.
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My WS6 is looooow, half a foot from the ground. Sadly, i bought it like that and idk the spring kit. (Sadly that idk the kit, i love how low it is) Just think about it first, and decent bumps and my rear tires hit the wheelwell, and sometimes my exhaust hits the ground.
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i have eibach sportlines and my car is slammed. i think you may have the prokit, which doesnt drop the car as far. if you want a bigger drop, put some sportlines on it. i have 17s out front, and you cant fit your finger bewtween my tire and fender.
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could go with sportlines like stated above, but they are really low and probably not the greatest idea with TDs .

Option 1. QA1 all around

Option 2. Strano with Koni very nice ride handle great, might not be as low as you are looking for

Option 3. Ground Control adjustable coil overs on all four corners. I have this and really enjoy the flexibility of it and it's about have the price of the QA1 setup.

Option 4. Prokit if that's what you got, put the duals on first then determine if you really want to go lower
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Or drive around on the rotors.
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Originally Posted by FLA02TA
Or drive around on the rotors.
Tried that when one of my wheels fell off ... kinda fun!
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boy you guys waste to much money on lowering, I just put 6 solid concrete blocks in my trunk, and I now I bring a 300lb friend along the cost was only keeping him fed
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^^^^^^
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i wouldn't lower it anymore.

i just posted these pics in another thread but i'll put them here too...

just for ***** and giggles i went out and measured...

@ the mufflers...



@ the collecters....(Kooks 1-7/8th's stepped to 2" w/ 3.5" collecters)








YES THAT IS 1.5" of clearance.

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my car came with ajustable coilovers in the rear i still need front springs i guess
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lol mines pretty low too. not like that ^^^
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Not much help on the lowering but I think if you would powdercoat the spokes of your rims black they would the great..I think the 19's look good...Foose Speedster right?
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Originally Posted by homerunhtr21
Not much help on the lowering but I think if you would powdercoat the spokes of your rims black they would the great..I think the 19's look good...Foose Speedster right?
Yes sir, You are one of the few that actually like the rims. Let alone them being 19's
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Originally Posted by slmdLS1
i wouldn't lower it anymore.

i just posted these pics in another thread but i'll put them here too...

just for ***** and giggles i went out and measured...







YES THAT IS 1.5" of clearance.
Daaaaaaaaaamn......And thats without someone in the driver's seat right?
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wow only 1.5 inches of clearance thats insane, but your car looks great.
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Originally Posted by MJK
Daaaaaaaaaamn......And thats without someone in the driver's seat right?
correct. i never thought of that. maybe i'll hook up my camera's remote and sit in the passenger seat and snap a pic if i ever get time, just to see the results...although im not sure i want to after seeing how close it is now. im all of 240lbs. too much and not enough
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you could never go that low in NY, the roads suck way too bad
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Originally Posted by topdj-com
you could never go that low in NY, the roads suck way too bad
I bet says we have you beat in MI, it can snow one day and be 70 out the next!

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