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Old 12-07-2013, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by The_Maniac
glad she's back and all is good
Thanks. Gonna wait a little on the valve covers though cause its cold here and after 20 min I can't feel my hands. Haha.
 
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Old 12-14-2013, 12:04 AM
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Guys, Check out HOW MASSIVE THIS IS! It drops my rear end like 2-3 inches, might have to work on that, also i can feel the weight when driving the car. Im super excited to get this hooked up and see what she can do. A little scared im going to rattle my car apart though...




 
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Old 12-14-2013, 08:03 AM
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Wow!! That's insane, gonna sound great I'm sure. Gonna have to look into stiffer springs or spring blockers or air bags
 
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Old 12-14-2013, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by turbo monte
Wow!! That's insane, gonna sound great I'm sure. Gonna have to look into stiffer springs or spring blockers or air bags
Something. Probably stiffer springs to start. Or maybe ill lower the front end to match (though it may be too low) but whatever is cheapest for right now probably. But I'm very satisfied with my purchase!
 
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Btw john, do you have a sugestion for what to get for stiffer springs? Is their a specific brand I should look at?
 
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I got Canuck Motorsports lowering springs for my monte. I am extremely pleased with them except i wish the rear spring rate would be just a tad stiffer. They are basically the same as SSC springs, just sold under a different name. Also, ZZP sells their own springs, but they do not lower the car as much as Canuck/SSC springs do (which may be what you need bc of that MASSIVE system lol). Thats my 2 cents anyway. Hope it helps!
 
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Originally Posted by 03SSChevyFun
I got Canuck Motorsports lowering springs for my monte. I am extremely pleased with them except i wish the rear spring rate would be just a tad stiffer. They are basically the same as SSC springs, just sold under a different name. Also, ZZP sells their own springs, but they do not lower the car as much as Canuck/SSC springs do (which may be what you need bc of that MASSIVE system lol). Thats my 2 cents anyway. Hope it helps!
Ill look into it. I'm not going for the "Lowered" look right now as I have to be carful enough at her current lowness not to scrape. Could drop maybe an 1" and be ok. But gotta get all this electrical stuff sorted out first.
 
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Old 12-26-2013, 09:50 PM
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Hey guys, been awhile since I'v updated red but I finally finished installing the Electro luminescent wire (seriously nothing sticks to our trim except silicon [takes 3+ hours to set up] and the only way to hold it in place is gorilla tape [which is finicky]) Also got my sound system set up, HITS SO FREAKING HARD! (ill post a video later when everything I have planed for the winter is done) But I do have a few little tidbits of pictures of the bits and pieces on working on.
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and the third brake light cover (close up)
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