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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Default Finished install of lowering springs and trailer arms..

Today I finished up the back. The rear did not go down as far as I would have liked but hopefully in time it will. The car rides fine. Here are some pictures I took during and after.




 

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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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Nice! I love the lowered front look! Which springs did you go with? Looks great
 
Old Jul 2, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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Looks Nice..
 
Old Jul 2, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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Looks good... I too prefer a completely level stance... Could it be that lowering springs typically lower the front more and thus produce the nose dive stance?... Or is it due to weight?... Can you use the same lowereing spring lengths on all 4 corners?... Just curious, but again, it does look good...
 
Old Jul 2, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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These are the imfamous ebay springs. The box says DNAMotorsports on it. The ebay seller is DPTmotorsport. I notice there are a couple different sellers on ebay that sell springs so I don't know if they are the same brand but these work for me.

I am thinking I should have got perfomance shocks while I was at it but the car only has 326 miles on it now.
 
Old Jul 2, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Crusader SS
Looks good... I too prefer a completely level stance... Could it be that lowering springs typically lower the front more and thus produce the nose dive stance?... Or is it due to weight?... Can you use the same lowereing spring lengths on all 4 corners?... Just curious, but again, it does look good...
No the rears have a larger diameter. Plus would probably be stiff since the front are made to hold more weight.
 
Old Jul 2, 2012 | 06:49 PM
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326 miles?? if that were mine I would've went with better springs
Did you measure the rear before and after?
 
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I looked for the springs you got but could not find them for my car. I am ok with these. The ride is fine and I hope the rear lowers more after a while. If I really don't like them I will put the whole assembly's on my 01 and get KYB assembly's for this.

It is about 1/2 inch lower now...

I think I want to find some good wheels and tires though. I think I will only go up to 18 inch wheels.
 
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Looks good i just dropped my front lol
 
Old Jul 6, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DE02Carlo
It is about 1/2 inch lower now...
I don't know anything about the eBay springs, but I can tell you I was less than impressed with the drop I got out of my Vogtlands until they settled in over the course of three weeks or so.
 



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