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Old 03-26-2008, 11:43 PM
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Default steeda lowering springs. yay or nay?

im wanting to lower my black 05 Gt but i dont want to go all out with the full suspesion upgrade. carfx is going to charge/install for 400 which is reasonable to me. any problems with them? good? bad? anything helps. thanks
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Old 03-26-2008, 11:56 PM
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I love my Steeda Springs. I had a Stock 05 GT and now have a 08 GT and had all my suspension gear swapped out for Steeda gear! I could notbe happier.
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Old 03-27-2008, 07:36 AM
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I'll let you know when I get my Ultralights installed......
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Old 03-27-2008, 08:40 AM
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Got my Ultralites installed yesterday. Love them.

$400 is high, though.

I am in the process of creating a post about how I chose what I did and pics and post-install thoughts. It will be up shortly.

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Old 03-27-2008, 08:45 AM
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I like them, but I still think about swapping them out with something that will be a little lower, possibly the FRPP springs.
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Old 03-27-2008, 04:40 PM
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I had the frpp springs on my 07 and they were fine but they were to low because of my side exhaust. I put on the steeda sport springs (blue also) and they ride fine. Had an alignment done and it was just alittle off, not to much. pinion angle for driveshaft was still ok ,I hope the 400.00 included parts otherwise this seems exspensive, but hay they have to pay for shop rags......unless you do not own a jack and some wrenches 400 is a lot for labor. Figure 200 + bucks springs + aligment. and you can rent a spring compression tool for just the deposit.
For a newbie installation it will take 3-5 hours for hole job. quicker with air tools. you can do it!!
look under the how to guides by tacobill (they are great.)
good luck with your lowering your car and let the mods begin
you can see some shots at my car domain site but really taco bill rules
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Old 03-27-2008, 05:21 PM
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the 400 includes parts and labor. hopefully it turns out really good. i have 17' chrome bullets on right now and im wanting to put either 19's or 20'. too big after being lowere?
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:38 AM
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The $400 for parts and labor and alignment is a good deal unless you just wanna do it yourself and save a 100 bucks or so. As far as tires go, No (19 20)it wont be to big. They take the tire Heigth and keep it the same just , the center hole changes. Better tire selection for 20's but I prefer the 19 also figure out a width you want. staggerd or where you can rotate all the way around.
Even better selection and cheaper are the 18 inch. Keep in mind the weight of the wheel if you are worried about performance. or unsprung weight.
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