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Old 11-08-2010, 07:05 AM
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Upgrading your springs to H&R Super Sports and getting CC plates is not gonna have any positive effect to straight line acceleration, which seems like something you are into. Don't forget with SS springs, you really should change out the shocks and struts at the same time.

I say do the gears and tires first. You can cut your stock springs in the mean time if you'd like. I don't care what anyone says, it is not bad at all if you do it right. I wouln't cut more than 1 coil all around...
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Old 11-08-2010, 09:13 AM
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+1 with the right tires and gears hell hook fine.
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Old 11-08-2010, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by LilRoush
I'll go against the crowd and say fix the trans issues first. Gears and suspension don't mean crap if the car won't move b/c you lost third gear due to pushing a worn syncro too far.

Then do suspension, followed by gearing.

Seems like people ignore the maint part of keeping a car b/c they get focused on making them faster.
The man speaks the troof... all of your fun mods are going to seem pretty stupid when you can't get the car in gear and spent all of your money on lowering springs.
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Old 11-08-2010, 10:56 AM
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Fix what's broken. Again if you know you have something broken or on it's way out then why spend money on other things. Your car will look sweet sittin in the driveway with no 3rd gear pretty soon...
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Old 11-08-2010, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 98redstang
+1 it all depends on what you want. Do you wanna look better but still be slower or be faster at the sacrifice of the 4x4 look lol?
Yep, what kinda car are ya lookin' for and how fast is "fast"? LOL
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Old 11-08-2010, 11:13 AM
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I say go with 2.73's, and throw away third gear all together

but no really, fix your trans first.
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Old 11-08-2010, 04:06 PM
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looks like ill probably be doing the transmission first and then, gears tires and then ill go hardcore suspension
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Old 11-08-2010, 05:09 PM
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For what its worth I say transmission first. What good are go fast goodies if the car wont go.
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