CatManD3W

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Started to tackle the coilover install.....I wasnt able to get the old strut out without removing the upper control arm.....which isnt to difficult.....but on another note......those damn sway bar end links were toast....I had to cut them off with a grinder and cut-off wheel...they were just spinning and that little allen key to keep it from spinning was useless....its stripped out instantly...Looks like I am going to need some spacers to get the wheels pushed out a little bit more maybe a 10mm front and 15mm rear

Here's some pics....Gonna do the rears after work today...

CatManD3W

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Here's the results....need to raise up by about 1" to get car out of my driveway...

It have it adjusted to give me about a 2.5" drop all around....but my driveway is to steep to be that low....

lilSCsteve

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Looks good brother, hey I'm not sure if you've already relocated your wiring harness out of the wheel house if not, I'd move it immediately-it's sure to get chewed up that low. GL

steve

CatManD3W

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Thanks for the heads up.....this was my first test on the ride height.....I am going to be raising it up some more and will be relocating the harness as well

oldManTan

For the harness relocation, people do way too much. All i did was disconnect the plugs on the fuse box to give the harness some slack, then just stick it above and into the fender, there's a great spot for it up there and it doesn't budge. I've seen people cutting it, completely removing it and relocating inside the engine bay and it's all waaaayyyyyy too much work for something so simple. Just saying.

CatManD3W

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I raised the car up today....and was able to get out of my driveway with minimal scraping...

Before: (Measurements taken from ground to top of wheel arch)

Front: 28"
Rear:27"

After: (Measurements taken from ground to top of wheel arch)

Front: 26.5"
Rear 25.75"

Ended up giving me a 2 finger gap all around from tire to fender

I wanted the coilovers for the performance handling gains, rather than being super low.....it is a night and day difference from stock suspension..

roc

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They look like a quality product, how much did they cost

CatManD3W

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Retail on them is $800 but I ended up negotiating the price down to around $700

CatManD3W

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Some pics to show the final adjustment I made to the coilovers......Should give me enough room once the coils settle a little



Rear:



Front:



Engine bay pics and top hats:







Realized that I didnt really have any pics of the interior:



Looking to change out the seats to complete the black interior transformation

oldManTan

looking good! i'm going for a similar look in my interior, just a little less black. how much of it did you paint and how much is OEM black?

Rezist89

no aftermaket wheel

CatManD3W

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Look back in my thread.....I documented what parts I used SEM on as well as process of dying the carpet with RIT

oldManTan

laziness you know lol?

CatManD3W

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haha ok....


here you go...

SEM (Landau Black) parts....it is pretty expensive for paint....it runs about $15 a can.....I strongly recommend getting the SEM cleaner to put on before the paint for both vinyl and plastic

I had to dye the speaker grills with RIT....they didnt come out as black as I wanted with just SEM




Here is half the carpet done...RIT fabric dye....



And here is the door panels...which were wrapped in new vinyl...

Section behind lower speaker trim piece....SEM and RIT on small piece of carpet



I bought 3 yards of the vinyl for $35 from JO-ANN fabric





Wrapped armrest with new vinyl....







Finished Panel installed...

CatManD3W

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Believe me SEM is the way to go.....People have seen it in person and they think it is the factory black interior..

For the price that OEM Black interior is going for now of days