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Old 01-07-09, 03:51 PM
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holy crap i just installed NF210s for the gs300, in the front and im about to do the back... before i go on further i wnana know if its normal that the front sags lower than expected before the rears are installed...
i was hoping for ateast 2.5 fingers in the front
i can barley fit 2 fingers in the front right now(maybe 1.5)
will the back go up higher if i install the rear nf210s.... please respond quickly ANYONE
Old 01-07-09, 05:22 PM
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do a search for this susp...maybe there are some pics posted.
Old 01-07-09, 05:24 PM
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i'll tell you right now its correct. Going from 5 fingers to 2 is exactly the nf's drop, about an inch or so. The rear will drop a little less than an inch since from the factory our cars are higher in the front.
Old 01-07-09, 05:44 PM
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they still need to settle. give it about a week to do such.
post pics after your install and settle!
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^^ and by settling he means they'll be lower.
Old 01-08-09, 10:07 AM
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nope its alot lower that any nFs ive seen... ima post pictures soon with my stock rims
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arent NFs like eibach's...some of the more conservative dropping springs?
Old 01-08-09, 10:16 AM
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im about to post pics lol 2 minutes
Old 01-08-09, 10:18 AM
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phone pics
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maybe once you install the rears the front will pop up just a little bit. The NFs iirc are 1.2 front 0.8 rear.

honestly from those pics it looks like they could be df's...
Old 01-08-09, 04:16 PM
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thats perfect homie!
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Tanabe NF
GS300 98-05 5.6/4.7 1.5/1.0 TNF024

Tanabe DF
GS300 98-05 6.0/5.6 1.8/1.3 TDF024

^as listed on mfr site.
OP, did you buy these new or used?
did you buy new shocks to install w/the springs?
if you are still on oem shocks, how many miles are on them (maybe they are blown).

it's difficult to tell from your pics. need to see full side view of your car. also, it appears you are on a driveway which could be slightly inclined; therefore impacting a fair assessment of your drop.
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your complaining on being TOO low on stock rims WTF lol
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+1 how many miles are on those shocks NEW OR USED and are they marked nf or df


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