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Old Feb 1, 2019 | 08:49 PM
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what's the easiest way to drop the front 1" ? Do people still use lowering blocks?
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Old Feb 1, 2019 | 11:20 PM
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Yup I run RCA's on my car, but I only have a 3/4 drop on an awd
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Yup I run RCA's on my car, but I only have a 3/4 drop on an awd
where did you buy them? How much and how much was install? Y ok u have pics yo see the difference?
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where did you buy them? How much and how much was install? Y ok u have pics yo see the difference?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Megan-Racin...T-ae:rk:7:pf:0

You can buy them or like what i did I made my own. Any machine shop should be able to make these for you.
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Old Feb 21, 2019 | 06:36 PM
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Just a question, are you AWD? And also what size wheels and tires are your running? Mine is AWD and I wanna go either 18" or 19" in the summer but want to know how it looks before I pull the trigger so it doesn't look like I'm driving a 4x4💀
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Just a question, are you AWD? And also what size wheels and tires are your running? Mine is AWD and I wanna go either 18" or 19" in the summer but want to know how it looks before I pull the trigger so it doesn't look like I'm driving a 4x4💀
19" on stock AWD height. Haven't dropped it yet. Ny winters, amirite?? But they're 235/40/R19 all around. Don't like the thin tires and thicker tires provide a better ride as well.
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19" on stock AWD height. Haven't dropped it yet. Ny winters, amirite?? But they're 235/40/R19 all around. Don't like the thin tires and thicker tires provide a better ride as well.
NY and MI alike😭 would've gotten the rwd version if I hadn't lived in Michigan but oh well I guess, and thanks I appreciate it! Looks really good on 5-spokes, I was thinking about getting either KMC KM685s or Asanti ABL-12s and then throw some RCA blocks up front.
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Both of those would look sick. I'm glad i got the 19" over the 18 still. These are the niche Milan. Honestly, you can go on letgo or Facebook marketplace and find some good deals. If you know how to buy used rims and tires, after doing research, then its not so bad. Got these for 500 with the tires. Then plasti dipped them graphite. And just got the 50% tints. Domt like it too dark and obviously cause of Po Po's too.
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NY and MI alike😭 would've gotten the rwd version if I hadn't lived in Michigan but oh well I guess, and thanks I appreciate it! Looks really good on 5-spokes, I was thinking about getting either KMC KM685s or Asanti ABL-12s and then throw some RCA blocks up front.
show se pics after the rca drop. Also, let me know how the ride goes. Debating if i should do it at all or not. I have no problem the way mine is or looks now.
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show se pics after the rca drop. Also, let me know how the ride goes. Debating if i should do it at all or not. I have no problem the way mine is or looks now.
Honestly, after seeing how well yours sits on 19s I'm considering maybe not even getting the RCAs. I might get some small ones made, maybe like 15mm just to bring it down a tiny bit but not enough to cause rubbing or change the driveline angle enough to cause wobbling. I'll definitely post pictures once I get the wheels though.
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You have any oics of yours? Was thinking of blacking out my grill. Debaged it also. Looks much cleaner.
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You have any oics of yours? Was thinking of blacking out my grill. Debaged it also. Looks much cleaner.


I'm thinking about getting the debadged black mesh grille and a new lip this summer. I plastidipped all the chrome on mine to black in Fall 2017 but it started peeling everywhere so looking at alternative options now. These are some of the slightly older pics when the plastidip was in better condition aside from the grille where you can see it starting to peel. I peeled off the dip from the rear badges and window trim so those are back to chrome now
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I'm thinking about getting the debadged black mesh grille and a new lip this summer. I plastidipped all the chrome on mine to black in Fall 2017 but it started peeling everywhere so looking at alternative options now. These are some of the slightly older pics when the plastidip was in better condition aside from the grille where you can see it starting to peel. I peeled off the dip from the rear badges and window trim so those are back to chrome now
yeah, the plastic dip is good for short term i realize. For the window trim try 3m vinyl tape. And personally i like the stock grill. Havent found any lips i like yet. Was looking for gsf style bumper splitters. But besides universal ones haven't found any of those and barely any pics of it.
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yeah, the plastic dip is good for short term i realize. For the window trim try 3m vinyl tape. And personally i like the stock grill. Havent found any lips i like yet. Was looking for gsf style bumper splitters. But besides universal ones haven't found any of those and barely any pics of it.
Yeah not that many options out there for us 3gs owners. I think the order of things I'm gonna get are wheels first, RCAs (maybe), lip, then the grill because I'm still iffy about changing the grille. The mesh one comes in all black anyway unlike the OEM one but I just wanna make sure the lip looks good first before getting the grille too. I got Flowmaster 40s put on in summer but they weren't welded on straight so I held off on getting the quad tips put on too so I guess I need to take care of that as well this summer 🥴

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