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Whos got lowering springs on their FD's

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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 04:00 PM
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Whos got lowering springs on their FD's

I bought some lowering springs to put on with my 18's. I thought it looks kinda weird if you dont lower it. I ordered the tanabe lowering springs anybody have any experience with these? I guess they lower about the same as Racing Beat.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 07:54 AM
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I have racing beat and I love them. They lower the car just enough to be sporty but not too low to be undriveable. I have no problems with curbs or speed bumps, just take them slow.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 07:55 AM
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pm the glass man, he just got his tanabe's not too long ago
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 09:01 AM
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H&R Sport Springs...no issues, great value, great performance
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 10:31 AM
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I have the Racing Beats with Tokico 5 way adjustables on my VR 93 Touring. Looks sweet, rides better than stock.
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 05:38 PM
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Do any of you have lowering springs on with the stock suspension?
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 08:51 PM
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Originally posted by m0t03
Do any of you have lowering springs on with the stock suspension?
Yep, Eibach...

Some driveways I just don't even attempt it...
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 05:19 AM
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I had both the H&Rs and Racing Beat springs with Eibach Sway bars and stock Showa R1 shocks. The Racing Beats with Showa shocks were stiffer than the H&Rs.
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 08:50 AM
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I have my racing beats on stock struts. No problem with ride quality at all. It is a little stiffer but nothing that I mind
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 06:28 PM
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I have Eibachs on my stock R1 struts and I bite the fender sometimes on hard turns. I think my struts have about had it. I scrape everywhere on my R1 lip. Like Mahjik, some driveways I don't even attempt. At high speed through the twisties I will hear my car scrape a little when I take hard turns fast or on sweeping hill bottoms.
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