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Old 02-03-13, 08:01 AM
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Old 02-03-13, 08:10 AM
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will be looking for new rims this year
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Old 02-03-13, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by JustADream
thats disappointing. I thought megans went ALOT lower
I thought it would go a bit lower also but knew it wouldn't "slam" it.
they will go lower if you droop the springs but than you are cutting into suspension travel and voiding the warrantee.

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Originally Posted by sleepywgn
Are those 18s?
Old 02-03-13, 01:12 PM
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WFC reppin!!! omg sooo good =D
Old 02-03-13, 02:06 PM
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Old 02-03-13, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by j2b4o
I thought it would go a bit lower also but knew it wouldn't "slam" it.
they will go lower if you droop the springs but than you are cutting into suspension travel and voiding the warrantee.

Here are some better pics.

Thanks but thats still terrible. I'm either ordering shorter springs or cutting mine before i even put them in.
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why not just sell them and order bc's?
or droop the spring..
Old 02-03-13, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by j2b4o
why not just sell them and order bc's?
or droop the spring..
BC's are too expensive.
not sure what you mean by "droop" the spring?
If i can get megan mk3 supra coilover rear springs they are 1.6in shorter and same spring rate.
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Originally Posted by JustADream
BC's are too expensive.
not sure what you mean by "droop" the spring?
If i can get megan mk3 supra coilover rear springs they are 1.6in shorter and same spring rate.
droop is another word for hang. basically, you bring the top 2 perches down so your springs hang. the more you droop, the more lower your car will be. but yes, you do sacrifice suspension travel and it will be soft. you'll also void the warranty on the coilovers and it is more prone to blow quicker.
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Originally Posted by j2b4o
just put megans on yesterday.
this is rear max low and front set to match (maybe a hair lower)
had to bang some fender to not rub going in my driveway. have to go back to stock diameter tires. planning on some nice 18"s

That does not look right at all! I have Megan ez streets and mine is way lower than that. I can pretty much go to the floor. Did you just adjust the top two collars or did u adjust the bottom collar as well? With these you are able to adjust both, bringing the bottom collar up will lower the car even more along with bring the collars on top down
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Originally Posted by SynicalVip
That does not look right at all! I have Megan ez streets and mine is way lower than that. I can pretty much go to the floor. Did you just adjust the top two collars or did u adjust the bottom collar as well? With these you are able to adjust both, bringing the bottom collar up will lower the car even more along with bring the collars on top down
you are talking about drooping springs, cutting down travel to be lower. the pic was taken with the height adjustment maxed out (shock body threaded into the bracket or whatever you call it) and the preload set at factory spec (no droop).
Im not interested in cutting down the suspension travel to be lower. I may however screw one shock completely out to see if the entire threaded section is in fact shock body or if I can cut it lower (probably not).
another reason my car sits higher is because i have wheels from a 2nd gen with the 2nd gen tire size which is bigger overall diameter than the 1st gen. with a nice set of 18's and a way lower profile tire's it will be quite a bit lower(still not slammed). Im looking to have a bit of a wheel gap from fender to rim(a bit like "bees" ride a few pages ago).
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Originally Posted by GreenUCF20
Liking the new head unit! i recently bought the same one and will probably get around to installing it some time this week. what dash kit did u use and about how long did the install take?


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