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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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I finally got the Megans installed last night, thanks to 5t341th for the write up with pictures, made it real easy. I still need to do some adjusting. Last night the car sat a little higher and all four wheels had the same gap, but after my drive into work today it needs some adjusting, the gaps are slightly off. Also, think I have read that some have problems bottoming out on the stops, how did you guys fix that, feels like I am hitting the stops driving down the road.
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Here is the car at stock height

Height after the megans



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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 10:47 AM
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Looks good
Is that the lowest you can go?
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by SlvrGS430
Looks good
Is that the lowest you can go?
i doubt it... megan can super tuck haha and finally u receive it after a month or so
btw it look good but can go a bit lower
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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No it could go way lower, it just got dark on me last night so I didnt get to do much adjusting.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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Drop looks good. Now how about a before/after with the wheels and without the wheels?
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DarKnight
Drop looks good. Now how about a before/after with the wheels and without the wheels?
Do you mean while it was on the jack stands, or before I got the current wheels?
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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Nice drop. Its amazing how different the 2GS looks once it's sitting proper.

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Drop looks good. Now how about a before/after with the wheels and without the wheels?
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Do you mean while it was on the jack stands, or before I got the current wheels?
I don't think he is a fan of your wheels and I have to agree. I don't think they fit the look of the GS too well either.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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I don't think he is a fan of your wheels and I have to agree. I don't think they fit the look of the GS too well either.
It would look better with the stock 5-spoke 17's.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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I would like to get some other wheels, but will be a good while before I can get some.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Nice, proper stance but I agree on the wheels, x3 and I'm not a fan of the blue on the front too.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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nice car man...just curious what year is that? and how many miles are on it??
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by RN8 GS300
Nice, proper stance but I agree on the wheels, x3 and I'm not a fan of the blue on the front too.
I am going re-paint the calipers black, they are a pain to keep clean.

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nice car man...just curious what year is that? and how many miles are on it??
It is a '98 and has about 208k
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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Looks a lot better than before, maybe get some spacers so the fitment is perfect. Did you repaint your from bumper? Or is that first picture just when birds had a field day on your car xP
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by azntalldud
Looks a lot better than before, maybe get some spacers so the fitment is perfect. Did you repaint your from bumper? Or is that first picture just when birds had a field day on your car xP
I got the bumpers repainted and headlights cleaned up a couple of weeks ago.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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your welcome
did you adjust the springs for preload at all? or did you droop the springs?
you shouldnt be hitting the bump stops at all
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