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Old 05-11-2008, 01:24 AM
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Default Best lowering springs? POST PICTURES!

i'm looking to lower my car CHEAPLY. i want to not only lower it, but give it a much better stance. i want like 1.5 in the rear, and 1-1.3 in the front.

i also want to get rid of the goddamn plowing understeer that plagues this car. i want the car to ride stiffer, feel more of the road.


i'm looking at steeda ultralites, eibach pro-kit, and the ford racing ones.

ALSO,

what about wheel spacers? i want the rears to stick out maybe an inch/half inch further, give it more of a natural stance when its lowered. any ideas?


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Old 05-11-2008, 01:50 AM
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This is mine with the stock 17's and Ford racing springs. Just perfect for me.

I didn't want to go too low knowing I was getting 20's but even now Sportlines would still be good.
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Old 05-11-2008, 01:55 AM
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hmmm.......kinda hard to get an idea of the height from that angle, do you have any other pics?
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Old 05-11-2008, 02:18 AM
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Youll find a lot of info on here, I ve got some pics of before and after shots at the car domain site below. but since I have side exhaust the frpp springs were 2 inches low and I had to take them off ,sell them and get steeda spring. still low in the back but better. See Taco bills how to change the springs. I cant tell you about the eibach's cause I hant tried them. One thing I will tell you is It starts with springs and rolls into a lot of stuff trying to get it all balanced back out. Sometimes when you lower one of these the axle shifts (outward towards driver side) then you have to get a adj panhard bar then your LCA are leaning the wrong way etc etc etc.
Its a fun but exspensive chase. I' lltry to get some goodpicsof the steeda springs on there. but I have got shots with a ruler of before and after frpp springs.

hope this helps a little I have become addicted to modding........
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Stock wheels at first then 19 x 295 x 35 by 9.5 inch rims they stick out a wee bit but do not rub
wheel spacers depend probably on your offset and depth of your rims dont they?
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Old 05-11-2008, 08:22 AM
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I have the Eibach springs 1.5 rear and 1.3 fronts I believe ,and this is with 20" wheels but overall tire height is 27" and that leaves me with a 2" gap at the center of the wheel opening . Here they are.

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Old 05-11-2008, 09:46 AM
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Eibach Pro with 18" Rims. 255/45/18 Tires. If you want then to "stick out" get rims with a 35 offset.

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Old 05-11-2008, 10:12 AM
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ford racing springs. If you want the rims to stick out some, then get wider rims. A spacer is a bad idea.


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Old 05-11-2008, 11:09 AM
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eibach pro-kit




+1 get wider tires/rims and don't mess with spacers.
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EBR...is that stock paint?..if so what do use on it?
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i bought my pro-kit off of ebay for 179$ shipped. so far i love my springs and it was very easy to install
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