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Old Jul 29, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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Sup Fellas been browsing around this form for a while now and learned a lot from other people's build
and input. so its only fair i share mine.....so with out further due.....my STOCK 2002 LS430 non UL
plan on going LOW with some sorta Crazy offset wheels if possible.



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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 12:19 PM
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Your car looks really clean! You've got a great platform to build on.
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Kira X
Your car looks really clean! You've got a great platform to build on.
yes indeed it is..

.well i wanted to go Bags but dont have that kinda of cash flow right now, so i got a set
of Megan ez here's some pics of the installation.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38670456@N03/8933005088/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38670456@N03/8932397695/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38670456@N03/8933018432/

pretty easy ****
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 10:55 PM
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Is it slammed now with the EZ's??? I'm still undecided if im gonna buy a set
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 01:28 AM
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loving the color!!
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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Is it slammed now with the EZ's??? I'm still undecided if im gonna buy a set
not really but it can be plus its a 2way adjustments but rides pretty good.

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loving the color!!
thanks man but it's a little beat up scratch here and there no worries well respray once i get my wheel fitment on and what not LOL
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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any suggestion on how to and where to start . where i would have trouble installin. ? waitin on mines to come in . just ordered my bc's last night. excited to see mine slammed
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any suggestion on how to and where to start . where i would have trouble installin. ? waitin on mines to come in . just ordered my bc's last night. excited to see mine slammed
its pretty straight forward only problem you might have is getting in to the rear strut top mount
might have to remove the panel, **** i just pulled it up to fit the ratchet.

BC's huh hope you ordered the ultra slammed one been hear they dont go that LOW on the rear

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well here's how it looks on the ground still need to let it settle in.

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well ok guys after looking around for some wheels and seeing that its better to build a set, so Easton over at CZ wheels hooked me up with some Weds Kranze LXz 19x8.5 +29 19x9.5 +24. FR face all around will do some more measure and home work to see were i want to go with re-lipping them.
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Did you have a problem with your headlight auto leveling after lowering your car?
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Originally Posted by PROSTAR
yes indeed it is..

.well i wanted to go Bags but dont have that kinda of cash flow right now, so i got a set
of Megan ez here's some pics of the installation.


pretty easy ****
The EZ's look good. Bags would be awesome but they are too expensive for a good setup.

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Is it slammed now with the EZ's??? I'm still undecided if im gonna buy a set
If you plan on slamming the car on wide wheels/tires I would highly recommend going with a custom set of BC's. The EZ's were fine when I ran 18"s but when I moved up to 20"s I had a lot of rubbing issues. The EZ's are too soft for me to ride low and now I have to sell them to buy BC's.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by EcHo714
Did you have a problem with your headlight auto leveling after lowering your car?
No not that i know of

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The EZ's look good. Bags would be awesome but they are too expensive for a good setup.



If you plan on slamming the car on wide wheels/tires I would highly recommend going with a custom set of BC's. The EZ's were fine when I ran 18"s but when I moved up to 20"s I had a lot of rubbing issues. The EZ's are too soft for me to ride low and now I have to sell them to buy BC's.
i see what you mean will see what happens with the wheels installed and what not maybe change out to stiffer springs?? would help..... thanks for the info
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No not that i know of



i see what you mean will see what happens with the wheels installed and what not maybe change out to stiffer springs?? would help..... thanks for the info
It seems that stiffer springs may not be enough. I'm going to order custom BC's with higher spring rates and Swift Springs since my setup was too aggressive.

If your wheels aren't overly aggressive you could get some stiffer springs for your EZ's and be alright.
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Nice! Let me know how the Megan's last. I'm also thinkin about gettin them for my SC430.
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