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Old 04-09-06, 09:49 AM
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Hello Everyone,
this is my first post. I am the proud owner of a 92 SC 300 with 60K orig. miles :-) Looking to jump right in with a set of nice coilovers. I searched but could not find a coilover with the most aggressive drop. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!


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Old 04-09-06, 09:55 AM
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Welcome to CL, please become familiar with the site, primarily the suspension section.

I've moved this for you.
Old 04-09-06, 11:07 AM
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I've had the Tein Flex and the Tein CS...

The Flex is able to go lower...
Old 04-09-06, 01:10 PM
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I have the flex and it goes low but it is not stiff enough for me,
I drift and my 17's up front hit the top of my wheel well, and
when I go over bumps on the freeway it rubs on the top also even at full stiffness
but they are a bargin.
check HKS for thier drop.
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I remeber hearing somewhere that the JIC line is able to go -4 inches..can anyone confirm this?
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I have the JIC magic's on as of about 2 weeks ago. wow they are amazing! but back to the topic, im not sure on figures, but they deffidentally go much lower than any car could possibly take unless you got smaller overall wheels. They go REAL low
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which model do you have and where did you get them from? From everything I hear the JIC seems like the best way to go..Let's keep this alive fellas..post your pics
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i got jic 2's and the will go super low. with the fronts maxed out the stock 94 bumper is newport box off the ground ill post pics soon
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you can bottom the car out on buddyclub and silkroad coilovers.
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Man you guys are crazy
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Wassup (ACleanSC4), long time no see
My JIC's are set in the middle with my 20's and the fender is almost at my rear wheel.
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Originally Posted by SC299+1
which model do you have and where did you get them from? From everything I hear the JIC seems like the best way to go..Let's keep this alive fellas..post your pics
I have the JIC FLT-A2's, hence the "magic" because i think they only brand the flt-a2's as the JIC magic coilovers, i could be wrong though.

And yeah i would bet you could put the JIC's on the floor too, i mean you can put the thing waaay low by only adjusting the bottom housing like your supposed to, if your desperate, you could always adjust the spring perch (not recomended at all).

Id post pictures but someone stole my digital camera and if i find him...
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well i have bottomed out the rear, and it didn't go as low as i thought, the fronts you can dump it so low that on stock wheels the wheel hits the fender and not allow the wheel to move at all. that's for JIC flta-2's
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Kei-Office coilovers, stiff as anything. It doesn't look that lowered in this pic however I had half of the thread body to keep lowering it.
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How much for the Kei office coilovers? Based on my previous experience with Buddy Club has always been great..Anyone running this set-up?

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