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Old 01-05-2009, 10:49 PM
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fleabay LOL. eBay pwns.
I love ebay, but have you seen the rediculous **** that people try to sell? fleabay
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Old 01-05-2009, 11:00 PM
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im probly gonna go with cutting one coil on the front and one and a half on the rear cuz i dont wanna go to much
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Old 01-06-2009, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by USMC1775
I love ebay, but have you seen the rediculous **** that people try to sell? fleabay
yeah but if people buy it who's really the stupid one? lol
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Old 01-06-2009, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by stanglx2002
Jasper how much did you cut for the fox
a coil up front and 1 1/4 in the back if i remember correctly
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Old 01-06-2009, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 95greengt
thanks for the info guys i think this may be my project next weekend or the weekend after


Jasper how much did you cut off on the front of the black sn95
1.5 coils all around.
its my girls car it did wear out the stock struts faster. i actually got to get some more here soon
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Old 01-06-2009, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 95greengt
im probly gonna go with cutting one coil on the front and one and a half on the rear cuz i dont wanna go to much
i always tell people not to go more than 1.5 coils
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Old 01-06-2009, 08:28 AM
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Thats where I went wrong I accidentally cut 2 off the back.
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Old 01-06-2009, 08:37 AM
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one and half on the front looks alittle lower than what im wanting to go i think im gonna stick with one on the front and one and a half in the rear
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Old 01-06-2009, 08:40 AM
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does anyone have a pic of a sn95 that has been cut one coil in front and one and a half in the rear ....
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Originally Posted by Jasperstang308
ive cut the springs on about 6 cars. just dont get greedy. cut a around a coil and you will get a nice little drop.
cut springs in the back


cut front and back


cut front with cut bbk lowering springs in the back


cut front and back
hey 95 my old 95 was 1.5 in the rear. to give you some idea what it would look like
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