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Old 01-10-03 | 12:47 AM
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Espelir Active Super Down springs. Got them installed this morning. It's about a 1.5" drop. I'm happy so far If anyone is ever interested in these springs (or Volk wheels), send me a PM. I'll give you the info to someone who can get you a great deal.
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These are before pictures
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The following pictures are with the Espelir springs
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Old 01-10-03 | 12:50 AM
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color is pretty
hows the ride on it?
wat kinda shocks are you running it on?
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Rotors from "ACleanSC4"

...and black lug nuts (not from ACleanSC4)
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stock shocks so far. i'll upgrade later. Installation is a good deal of work, but it's not too hard...THANKS STEVE!!!
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Old 01-10-03 | 12:53 AM
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Did you need a Camber kit? How much are they? Send me info please.. LOOKS GREAT
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I have yet to get an alignment, but the rear wheels are slightly butterflying. I don't know how much you can buy the springs for, but I can direct you to someone who does know...he always has the best prices. send me a PM.

the ride is noticable stiffer/bumpier, but it's tolerable. my old accord was a worse ride with eibach sportlines. i've never ridden in an SC with eibachs, so I can't really compare.
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Old 01-10-03 | 02:33 AM
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Looks sweet Howie...So I guess it wasn't so bad after all.

The Supra NA drop looks a lot lower from lex400sc's pictures and it lowers 1.3"

You got a PM
Old 01-10-03 | 03:18 AM
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Looking good!!!!
Old 01-10-03 | 03:45 AM
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That's an unfair comparison between the old picture and the new picture, your new picture has your added spoiler =)
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the top picture of the "before" has my spoiler too . the second "before" picture was taken soon after i put on my rims. the top one is fairly recent. the rest were taken today.
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Looks good howie
Old 01-10-03 | 06:31 AM
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Looks sweet Howie! SCs look soooo much better lowered. Much more aggressive looking!! Trust me, they look better in person when you see them at standing height. The cars look dropped to the ground. Handling is much better too as most of the body-roll is gone. The problem is in wheel alignment. I can tell by the pics that your rear wheels have negative camber. The shop should be able to realign within manufacturer's spec without additional camber eccentric hardware though. These lowered cars would look complete with 25mm spacers, but our fender lip is pretty thick compared to Benz and BMW so rubbing would become an issue with inch-wide wheel spacers. 15mm spacers should be okay though, I'll let you guys know when I get them . Howie, your springs might compress a little more once they've settled, and will probably settle more towards the end of their life. Have you measured the height from the ground to the fender yet? My driver-side is a quarter-inch higher than the passenger side---goes unnoticed to the human eye at least.
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Howie

If you find a decent shop that can get it back to factory specs, please let me know.


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