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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 01:44 AM
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This last weekend I picked up some Fikse fm5's for the ride. The rears are 17x11. Now it needs to be lowered. Having a hard time deciding how to go about it.

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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 05:09 AM
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Looks good... btw your car is frozen
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 05:17 AM
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Eibach Pro-kit with revalved Bilstein/Koni setup! Nice ride. I like the hood.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 05:40 AM
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Looks good... btw your car is frozen
I have to keep it that way... sorta like when they are launching a space shuttle
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:09 AM
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Looks good! Look better when you put a Pro kit on it
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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looks good, what color is it? it looks darker than the pewter color from GM, maybe its just the frost. wheels look great, i second the prokit/bilstein setup. i plan on swapping over to that once i get back into the suspension. i wouldnt go with the sportlines from eibach, i speak from experience
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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Don't do the Pro Kit . . . you'll regret it. Get DMS or Hotchkis.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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Mac springs looks good
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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You can NEVER go wrong with those wheels. Looks good. Slam that sexy beast asap.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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very nice!
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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I have the same wheels on my SS with Bilstein 1" lowering springs-plenty of pics in my sig if you want to take a look. They look great by the way.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Whats wrong with the prokit?
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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The hood goes well with the rest of the car just jokin man
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 98NBM_TransAm
Whats wrong with the prokit?
I second that, what's wrong with the pro-kit?
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 01:21 AM
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Damn, I just saw your car with the wheels on it today up at school! They looked amazing; those 315s are so wide in the back! Did you get them used or buy them new?
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 02:41 AM
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There is nothing wrong with the Pro-kit, unless you don't have shocks that can properly dampen the springs. If you get the revalved Bilstein/Koni setup from Strano that I mentioned above, you will not have ANY issues, unless you can't appreciate an excellent handling car.. Good luck.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 03:27 AM
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They look great...congrats!
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
Damn, I just saw your car with the wheels on it today up at school! They looked amazing; those 315s are so wide in the back! Did you get them used or buy them new?
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I got them used. Those 315's dont look nearly as wide as the BFG's will in that size either. Those look plum ridiculous. Once I roast these off, I'll be getting a set of the BFG's. Was that you trying to get me to play on the road in front of the school?

thanks for all the compliments guys.
Here in the next month its fixin to get ugly. It'll be all painted up and modded to the hilt. I'm
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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Those wheels make the car look sweet. It will look great lowered. I have the Granateli Springs with a 1.5 drop. I like it. It's not to low but definetly a difference.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 07:34 AM
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I've had Eibachs before (pro-kit) and the car rode like crap. Those springs are pretty harsh. I've got the Hotchkis springs now, and the car rides like stock. I highly recommend the hotchkis stuff if you like a smooth ride.
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