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Old 05-24-16, 04:00 AM
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Default Car Finally Lowered!

After patiently waiting to get my replacement parts from J5 I will say that I have finally slammed my car down. I also got an alignment which you will see, shows how badly I needed it. I have a little rubbing going on and I'm not sure if I want to do anything since I'm still waiting on my wheels to come in. So I will still state that J5 produces great coilovers as the only issue I had was a cracked lower shock shoe and broken bushing. This was due to someone not locking the coilover nut right and it came loose while driving to D.C. so going 80mph is what caused that. Also got a bubble on my rear tire so need to take care of that good thing I finally got my car lowered.
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Looking good
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Originally Posted by buckets
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Love those wheels..

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Thanks! new wheels will be coming soon.
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Just before the summer, perfect timing....

How long did it take for the part to come in?
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Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
Just before the summer, perfect timing....

How long did it take for the part to come in?
About 2 months.
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too long! lol looks great big
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Originally Posted by SRC350F
too long! lol looks great big
Yeah I know it was long, but as I stated the coil overs would have lasted longer then what it did. The coil-over coming loose really messed it up.
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Looks great! I hope to lower mine soon.
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perfect stance bigblack06! quick question for you, how hard is it to adjust ride height for the front and rears?
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Originally Posted by ShortRound
perfect stance bigblack06! quick question for you, how hard is it to adjust ride height for the front and rears?
very very very very very difficult to adjust the rear (I think it's the same with all coil-overs). It's better to just remove the whole thing to adjust. The front should be much easier.
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Originally Posted by ShortRound
perfect stance bigblack06! quick question for you, how hard is it to adjust ride height for the front and rears?
Pretty much what sam430 stated its hard and better to take out whole coilover.

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very very very very very difficult to adjust the rear (I think it's the same with all coil-overs). It's better to just remove the whole thing to adjust. The front should be much easier.
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thanks for the answers guys!
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