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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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Yes I used GR2's but the only downfall is... they dont come with the two rubber pieces you need inbetween the spring and strut and the boot that covers the struts shaft, so you end up taking the old setup apart just to use them, but still handles like a dream
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 01:43 PM
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lol 1200, thats too steep for me. maybe ill just hang um on the rack at work and hope nobody notices.

springs look sick though.

i really want to correct my stance, but am scarred that lowering springs will still make it sag in the back.

with your trunk setup, do the new springs make the car level???
did it sag b4 the springs/struts???
 
Old Apr 3, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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It sagged a lil with the factory stuff, but not with the new stuff..... yet lol
 
Old Apr 3, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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It wont sag. I have 2 12 inch subs in the trunk plus 2 amps. Here are pics I took today to show you how much they will settle.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Nice! I love how it looks settled! it will prob drop some becaus eof the system.... the sub and box weigh 110 pounds alone.... 3 amps... and extra bateries in the trunk add up fast in weight but I dont think I will have to bad of sag issues... those springs seem pretty legit!
 
Old Apr 4, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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Your car looks FANTASTIC! I would like mine lowered, but I drive too many miles and in the winter, well.... Maybe someday.
 
Old Apr 4, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Thanks wayne! Ya thats understandable.... someday, it would be worth it!
 
Old Apr 4, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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Check out the pics in my album and let me know!
Ok, I have a question- why did you disable your PCV system? If you didn't disable it, then why do you have a breather in place of your oil fill cap?


lol 1200, thats too steep for me. maybe ill just hang um on the rack at work and hope nobody notices.
Yeah, chroming is STUPID expensive- mostly because of all the environmental safety crap that goes along with it. I remember at my last job there was talk of a ban on certain types of hard chroming, hope that doesn't eventually trickle down to the appearance chrome plating (not sure how chemically different they are).
 
Old Apr 4, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bumpin96monte
Ok, I have a question- why did you disable your PCV system? If you didn't disable it, then why do you have a breather in place of your oil fill cap?
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he have the breather on for looks. i told him to use Epoxy and roll into a ball big enough to fill inside the breather hole and seal it off around the epoxy ball with another layer of epoxy. he can use the breather as an oil cap after it seal off. i don't know if he already done that or not but it work if you think about it.
 
Old Apr 4, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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i told him to use Epoxy and roll into a ball big enough to fill inside the breather hole and seal it off around the epoxy ball with another layer of epoxy. he can use the breather as an oil cap after it seal off. i don't know if he already done that or not but it work if you think about it.
Sure that would work, assuming you got it sealed 100%, but what a waste of time just for a ricey filter that doesn't do anything. The stock cap seals just fine, and then people won't question you for trying to screw up your PCV system every time they see that.
 



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