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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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Installed Tein lowering springs

I just got my springs put on.

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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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I kinda feel sorry for you...
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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I am doing that right now. I forgot to do that.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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Just to make sure I'm not crazy. Your car is under a massive shadow right? You're car doesn't REALLY look like that does it?
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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Hey dont ditch the 7. I am in the middle of figuring out which color to paint it.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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Since it looks like his car is making its own shadow I assume it DOES really look like that, lol
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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lol, waht size wheels are those, waht spring did you get? I have the tein s-tech's and they jsut didnt lower it enough for me. Big wheel gap in the rear. They do ride nice and are very stiff.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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LOL you put the Sticker on your a pillar! Why would you sport a tein sticker on that car. Especially if your going to paint it, why wouldnt you wait till the car looked decent.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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there 205/50R15 They where for sale on ebay. some sport tein tech springs. Says it lowered an inch all around.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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ewww, I like the black part but the red is like puke. Paint it flat black, then it'd look nice and clean.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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I was thinking flat black but somebody told me it might look good like white or something alittle brighter.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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woah what about some good pics of the actual coilovers themselves, cmon now
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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woah what about some good pics of the actual coilovers themselves, cmon now
I don't think he used the TEIN coilovers, just the springs. I could be wrong, though.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Yea they are just the springs with new monroe struts.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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ah i see, s-tech's, cool
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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wow looks like you tried to paint your car with a Sharpie
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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HAH! zing!
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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stop harrassing the guy

springs look sweet, how much did the monroe struts cost ya?

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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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looks the same as mine, but i have intrax. i hate the fact that all spring kits leave you loking likea dragster. is there any spring kit that lowers the rear so it is at the same height as the front? i might just cut my springs cuz its really annoying to me
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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You could just kit coilovers and lower the rear more. The rear struts were 170 something and the front were like 100 bucks a piece. The ride is so much nicer without 130,000 mile struts.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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nooooo cutting springs... it looks pretty evenly lowered to me, and on tein's site it says 1" drop front and rear, I think its just because the offset of the rear wheel makes it look like there is more gap, therefore, get different wheels.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 02:22 AM
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I just got the S. Techs and have that same issue vice it does look kinda odd but i get used to it less scraping over bumps
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