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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 01:27 PM
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Very nice Ex996, Looks great. It's hard to explain what a difference the springs make. Not as dramatic as the DF's but looks awesome
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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that's pretty sick, niiiiiice
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Thanks Neo. I wish the chromes showed up better in the after pic!

I am now a zealot when it comes to lowering. I want to spread the good word to all of my fellow
CL'ers that this is a mandatory mod, and cheap!!!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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First thing I noticed were the chomes. Really, really nice.
Should be a factory option, like the 2nd gen 17s.

Lowered, the wheels fill the wells much better. Looks fabulous.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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Ex996, your GS looks great! Great color choice as well.

We're happy to hear that you're enjoying the springs and we'd love to hear extended feedback from you on the overall quality and ride of your car! It's a big help so we can continue improving and making even better products!
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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nice ride.... now all you need is some nice JDM 20" stagger 3 piece wheels.... I might have a set that i am thinking about selling soon. brand new 20" stagger reverse lip!!!!
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Tanabe USA
Ex996, your GS looks great! Great color choice as well.

We're happy to hear that you're enjoying the springs and we'd love to hear extended feedback from you on the overall quality and ride of your car! It's a big help so we can continue improving and making even better products!
It will be my pleasure!

Tim
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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Simply gorgeous... another amazing machine made that much better thanks to the good folks at Tanabe.
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AWSOME!

As hard as it for me to NOT to spend any money...you guys with your dropped 3GS's are making really tough for me ......At LEXFEST i actually went up to Steve from CARSON TOYOTA to ask about the TANABE's for my 3GS and I "may" take the plunge....The car looks VERY NICE
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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Congrats! Looks sweet!
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Very nice.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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Drop is very nice, but the rims/tires look too small in the wheel well. A fat 19 or 20 setup would improve the look vastly, even better if staggered.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Drop is very nice, but the rims/tires look too small in the wheel well. A fat 19 or 20 setup would improve the look vastly, even better if staggered.
Thanks for your input. I'm really trying to retain more of stock yet aggressive look for business purposes. I'm just relieved to get rid of the "dune buggy" look!
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ex996
Thanks for your input. I'm really trying to retain more of stock yet aggressive look for business purposes. I'm just relieved to get rid of the "dune buggy" look!
Gotcha. Instead of different rims, maybe get a plus size tire aspect ratio when you replace them (e.g., if they're 40 series get 45) - I think that would look good.

Anyway, didn't mean to sound overly critical, the springs drop does look a LOT better than stock!
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