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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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im thinkin about lowering and well the title says it all

will i have to get new shock absorbers too?

and im running on the stock wheels/tires size, how low can i go with scratching on lets sayyy the hump things at the end of driveways
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 08:01 AM
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Mine is lowered 2.5 inches with 18 in the rear and 17 in the front.I also have a body kit and all it does is scrap on rough roads but looks awesome and u have to be carefull which driveways u pull into.
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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Get the Strano lowering springs (1.2 in.) -- if you go too low, suspension travel can be seriously affected. Also put Koni SAs on your list for these.

I have no lowering plans since the nose is so low from the factory...
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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you could pick up some adjustable koni struts and shocks, you can lower the front 3/4 in with them, then do the hose mod on the back, that lowers the back 3/4 to 1 in. strano told me how to do it when i bought my koni's,
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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i did the hose trick on the back of my car and cant tell the difference orilleys has these spring clamps that you can spread the spring apart or squeeze it together for like 7 bucks per axle im gunna pick up a set of those and see how they work
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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really??? mine droped an inch.
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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Blah! Forget the heater hose HACK!

Get these instead for the rear!:
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/suspen...-interest.html

Originally Posted by craby
you could pick up some adjustable koni struts and shocks, you can lower the front 3/4 in with them, then do the hose mod on the back, that lowers the back 3/4 to 1 in. strano told me how to do it when i bought my koni's,
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 01:04 PM
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and where would they be for sale at?
 
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 10:06 PM
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damn 2.5 with a body kit?

imagine that on a gravel road...


my car isnt a daily driver so thats why im thinking of doing this and Christmas is coming up and i need to think of something to want

im thinkin maybe lowering springs, some sort of muffler and tips, and who knows what else, but ill look into this stuff hmm
 



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