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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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Here's the latest. Tein S springs. VERY happy with the drop, although, i hope the front "settles" more. Many many thanks to "Lexforlife" for the time and patience to install. Enjoy.















how much do you think they will settle? (bump stops removed)

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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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Very nice, bro. I'm jealous of your two bumper plugs. They made four holes in mine...
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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yikes. sorry to hear it.

i still cant believe how uneven the stock height is... the tein springs are 1.7" front, 1" rear, and after the install, the front is still higher than the rear. go figure...
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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Yeah man...springs won't give you an even drop. That's why I got coilovers but, also because I have an AWD. I forget how much it'll settle down to. 1/4-1/2 or somewhere along the lines of that.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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Looks nice. If you're hoping it to settle to be even with the rear, I don't think it will though.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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nice shots! drop it like it's hot lol

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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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Keep weights in the car to help it settle evently.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Very Nice! Where do you purchase the bumper plugs from?
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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did you have to do an alignment?
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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congrats. I like the color matched grille
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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Any more pics and info on that grill? The drop looks awesome!
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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the drop looks great. hows the ride on the tein?
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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Nice drops!
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 01:57 AM
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Nice drop. I've been on tanabe drop springs for about 4 years now and I'd say it's lowered about 1/4" since I first installed it. Probably due to the wear and tear on the shocks and it settling in even more.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 02:30 AM
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i think the rear will settle a little more i had s techs and had barely a finger gap in the rear and 2 fingers in the front
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