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Old 04-20-2008, 05:46 PM
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how would i know if my 85 gt came with a handling package?
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Old 04-20-2008, 05:55 PM
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you sure the 85's came with a handling package? i thought it was only the 84
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Old 04-20-2008, 06:00 PM
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i know the handling package was only lower profile tires and better shocks and struts not all that great of a package either way its nothing you couldnt do on your own
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Old 04-20-2008, 08:12 PM
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how would i know if my 85 gt came with a handling package?
honestly that's nothing that really adds any value as all the stock stuff sucks anyway for performance
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:12 PM
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how would i know if my 85 gt came with a handling package?
you dont have anything special, they came stock with sway bars and quad shocks

Twister IIs, Dominators and Predators had upgraded components but you dont have one of those
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Old 04-20-2008, 10:23 PM
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i dont even know if mine came with it im just wondering what the handling package included if it did
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Old 04-20-2008, 11:09 PM
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i dont even know if mine came with it im just wondering what the handling package included if it did
larger sway bar, quad shocks, perfor. strutsand I believe the 15 inch wheel package
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Old 04-21-2008, 01:30 AM
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i dont even know if mine came with it im just wondering what the handling package included if it did
larger sway bar, quad shocks, perfor. strutsand I believe the 15 inch wheel package
isnt that the standard for GTs
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Old 04-21-2008, 09:42 AM
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i dont even know if mine came with it im just wondering what the handling package included if it did
larger sway bar, quad shocks, perfor. strutsand I believe the 15 inch wheel package
isnt that the standard for GTs
yeah but they like to give it a fancy name cause the lx's in 85 had a 14 inch wheel option as mine had them
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