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Went and did what everyone said you shouldn't do

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Old 01-31-11, 08:37 AM
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Default Went and did what everyone said you shouldn't do

Everyone seems to say not to mix springs but I went ahead and did anyways. Espelir in the front and eibach in the rear. I like the stance much better now where before the rear looked lower than the front even though the car sat level. Handling seems the same but ride quality is a bit harsher due to the eibach's stiffer spring rates.
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Huh???? The espelirs drop 2.2 in front and 1.2 in back. The rear should be higher than the front. I've got 1 finger gap up front, and 2 fingers in back.
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Let's see a pic!
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Originally Posted by JiBBeL
Huh???? The espelirs drop 2.2 in front and 1.2 in back. The rear should be higher than the front. I've got 1 finger gap up front, and 2 fingers in back.
I always thought that too but somehow on mine the rear sits right above the tires with no finger gap. With the eibachs there's 2 finger gap now.
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In for pics!
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PIcs ??? Id do df210s in the back, espelir in the front
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Wrong, go coilovers of you have OCD like me. This way you can adjust the gaps to be perfect. My car sat lower in the drivers front than the rest of the car and everytime I looked at it I could see it leaning 3/8 of an inch and I hated it lol! It took me about 6 months till I sucked it up an got coilovers. Just my .02
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I think theres different things that effect too I got subs so I think my car sits perfect.
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dont start a thread without pictures!!! lol
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pictures asap
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:
Originally Posted by BBRolex
dont start a thread without pictures!!! lol
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Old 02-22-11, 04:37 PM
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I'll ask nicely. Pic plez
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