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Old 07-05-12, 01:47 PM
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Default Wald Kit on without a drop will look weird?

Do you think having a Wald kit with front rear and sides on without a drop would look weird? Were short of cars in my family so everyone drives mine often so I don't want to drop it.
I bought it unsure of if it would look odd but now its too late anyways..
Old 07-05-12, 02:06 PM
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Yeah it will look weird. If you don't want a severe drop, go with F sport springs.
Old 07-05-12, 02:26 PM
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pretty much any lip kit will look weird without a drop, maybe with the exception of GFX but even then it would look better with coilovers or springs
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Any car without a drop is weird to me
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Yes, IMO, if you have a lip kit without a drop it tends to look awkward.
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If you're really worried about your height, might as well go with air suspension so you can raise and lower it at your will. If you know your family is going to drive it, then raise it up!

But yes, the kit will look quite weird without a drop. And unless your family knows how to drive a car with a kit, I would be very wary of letting them drive it. Even at full height there may be times they would be coming off a steep incline and just scrape the living crap out of your front lip.
Old 07-05-12, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Initial_K
Yeah it will look weird. If you don't want a severe drop, go with F sport springs.
I have F-Sport springs and it still looks awkward
Old 07-05-12, 03:38 PM
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I don't have a couple thousand to spare for air bags LOL. Yeah I can't have everyone driving and scraping it
What if I just the rear on cuz I think thats looks best out of the 3? Would that be out of place?

Is there any kits I could put on without a drop?
Old 07-05-12, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by kams229
Any car without a drop is weird to me
LoL Agreed

+1
Old 07-05-12, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DigitalDon
I have F-Sport springs and it still looks awkward
Because we still don't have a "real" camber kit =/
Old 07-05-12, 04:52 PM
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if you want to mod your car....please drop it!
Old 07-05-12, 05:27 PM
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If not F Sport springs you can try Teins H tech, they provide a modest drop. Compared to others. It doesn't seem I'm even lowered at all. Reason I got them was because my gf drove my car at times.

But if I had to do it all over again I would have purchased some coil overs.

I agree with others and modded car with a lip kit looks weird without a lip. It reminds me of cars with bigger aftermarket rims. Getting 19s or 20s for your car on stock suspension does not make your car lower.

Good luck OP
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Yep lip and Rims with no drop looks weird.
Old 07-05-12, 06:29 PM
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Just put them on first, then save up for suspension. You could go with F-sport like what Initial-K said, or get coils and lower it "a little". Then in the future you can slam it when the opportunity comes!
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F sport same as stock.i dont see much different drop.im drop on H&R.i like it.


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