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Old 06-03-2012, 11:02 PM
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well i finally got my springs on earlier today. but first of all i'd like to say... DO NOT BUY EBAY SPRINGS....

The rears didnt lower it any, either that or my stockers were really saggy :p
anyway i decided trim them some lol didnt lower the car as much as i would've liked but it'll do for now. thats all i have to say about those haha

now the fronts worked great! gave me a pretty good drop i would say
i wanted to paint my struts silver like some of you may have seen a few weeks ago. then i bought two new front ones and were black aready so i just decided to go with black on my already silver painted rears lol a quick spray of bed liner and they turned out pretty good i guess lol
overall im really happy with the nice stance i got, it looks much better in person i really like it
It rides pretty damn good, i was actually surprised and no more engine vibration either!
my 20's are going back on tomorrow when i get everything all cleaned up and i'll get more pictures then

here's only a few i took today....

rears...


fronts...


the fronts look tiny compared to the stock ones lol








there's more pics to come tomorrow.....
 
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Old 06-03-2012, 11:19 PM
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Awesome! Can't wait to see it with the 20's on
 
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Old 06-03-2012, 11:25 PM
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Way to go, I believe the Monte's look better lowered. Nice job, lot of work, nice reward!! Looking extra bad azz now...
 
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Nice. I want to drop mine.
 
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Thanks again `Frank for your update with pic's and advice not to buy from E-Bay


I'm sure with time your springs will settle from the weight & be lower ...Now you will have to watch out for high curbs/inclines, etc, but I do like the look...Springs settle about a half inch over the first few months.
Good Luck 4-Sure...

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Old 06-04-2012, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 01 Monte SS
Awesome! Can't wait to see it with the 20's on
Thanks man
My only concern now is the 20's rubbing on my front fenders lol

Originally Posted by ZIPPY02
Way to go, I believe the Monte's look better lowered. Nice job, lot of work, nice reward!! Looking extra bad azz now...
Thanks man

Originally Posted by Mr Grizzly Mint
Nice. I want to drop mine.
Thanks
And You should

Originally Posted by Space
Thanks again `Frank for your update with pic's and advice not to buy from E-Bay


I'm sure with time your springs will settle from the weight & be lower ...Now you will have to watch out for high curbs/inclines, etc, but I do like the look...Springs settle about a half inch over the first few months.
Good Luck 4-Sure...

If your new coil springs making your car sit high should you cut a coil



Thanks space and yea it should settle a little more I hope it's not too low haha
 
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:07 AM
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Looks Nice Lowered..
 
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:08 AM
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Looks good, Frank! Be sure to let us know how it rides/handles after you get the 20s on it.

WAR - Low Rider ( MUSIC VIDEO ) - YouTube
 
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by zjerry
Looks Nice Lowered..
Thanks Jerry

Originally Posted by 03SSLE
Looks good, Frank! Be sure to let us know how it rides/handles after you get the 20s on it.

WAR - Low Rider ( MUSIC VIDEO ) - YouTube
Lol I will mike

And funny vid lol :p
 
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:31 AM
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This is how high it was from the front when I put those new oem struts/springs on lol
The lowering springs brought it down about 2 inches from that lol

 


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