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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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Do you think having a Wald kit with front rear and sides on without a drop would look weird? Were short of cars in my family so everyone drives mine often so I don't want to drop it.
I bought it unsure of if it would look odd but now its too late anyways..
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Yeah it will look weird. If you don't want a severe drop, go with F sport springs.
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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pretty much any lip kit will look weird without a drop, maybe with the exception of GFX but even then it would look better with coilovers or springs
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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Any car without a drop is weird to me
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 02:44 PM
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Yes, IMO, if you have a lip kit without a drop it tends to look awkward.
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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If you're really worried about your height, might as well go with air suspension so you can raise and lower it at your will. If you know your family is going to drive it, then raise it up!

But yes, the kit will look quite weird without a drop. And unless your family knows how to drive a car with a kit, I would be very wary of letting them drive it. Even at full height there may be times they would be coming off a steep incline and just scrape the living crap out of your front lip.
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Initial_K
Yeah it will look weird. If you don't want a severe drop, go with F sport springs.
I have F-Sport springs and it still looks awkward
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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I don't have a couple thousand to spare for air bags LOL. Yeah I can't have everyone driving and scraping it
What if I just the rear on cuz I think thats looks best out of the 3? Would that be out of place?

Is there any kits I could put on without a drop?
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by kams229
Any car without a drop is weird to me
LoL Agreed

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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DigitalDon
I have F-Sport springs and it still looks awkward
Because we still don't have a "real" camber kit =/
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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if you want to mod your car....please drop it!
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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If not F Sport springs you can try Teins H tech, they provide a modest drop. Compared to others. It doesn't seem I'm even lowered at all. Reason I got them was because my gf drove my car at times.

But if I had to do it all over again I would have purchased some coil overs.

I agree with others and modded car with a lip kit looks weird without a lip. It reminds me of cars with bigger aftermarket rims. Getting 19s or 20s for your car on stock suspension does not make your car lower.

Good luck OP
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 05:57 PM
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Yep lip and Rims with no drop looks weird.
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Just put them on first, then save up for suspension. You could go with F-sport like what Initial-K said, or get coils and lower it "a little". Then in the future you can slam it when the opportunity comes!
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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F sport same as stock.i dont see much different drop.im drop on H&R.i like it.
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