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Smokey Carson Tuned Kit..

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Old 12-05-09, 08:57 PM
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Default Smokey Carson Tuned Kit..

Finally got the kit installed after a long wait. Was unsure about doing the whole kit but in the end glad I went for it. Gives the car a nice lowered look with out having to drop the car. I plan on staying on stock height.. but will be swapping out the stock wheels. Just not sure on the wheels. My top 3 choices are Work Gnosis GS5, Vossen VVS085 and DPE SL5 or SP5. Enough blabbing..here are some pics. Thank you TriniGS for posting up your Carson kit, pretty much sealed the deal for me.























Old 12-05-09, 09:04 PM
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looks good! now you need some wheels.. you should lower it! will look 1123123x better!
Old 12-05-09, 09:56 PM
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Looks good! But I wouldn't say it gives it the 'lowered look'.
Old 12-05-09, 10:17 PM
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Looks clean... if you do get wheels, it might temp you to lower your car...
Old 12-05-09, 11:40 PM
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I think the kit looks amazing . It looks much better than I thought it would. A set of wheels would really set it off. A drop would just really be the cherry on top.
Old 12-05-09, 11:43 PM
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Great pics.. The kit really gives the 3rd Gen that "finished" look and completes the body so to speak.. wheels and drop FTW..

Vossens sound good..
Old 12-06-09, 12:28 AM
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Please drop it, if youre gonna do something, do it right. No offense, but it would look half assed without a drop.
Old 12-06-09, 01:14 AM
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looks much better on dark color cars i think
Old 12-06-09, 04:46 AM
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looking good!
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looks great!
Old 12-06-09, 07:27 AM
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looks good....i want one of these kits so bad...... i just cant find one...
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looks pretty sweet
Old 12-06-09, 05:27 PM
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Yep this kit looks good on a dark colored GS.

But I agree with everyone else you must lower this car for the complete look. Even if you just drop it a little bit. For example on Eibach prokit or Tein H techs. These springs are not expensive and will give you the finished look you need without being so low that you will scrape and have to watch where you are driving.
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nice kit...as other say....drop it BABY!!!
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Very nice looking GS..........


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