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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 02:19 AM
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In fact it looks so good, I may end up copying it.

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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Thanks for the replies...I don't think I'm going to go any lower..I don't wanna risk tearing my TTE lip off because it gets caught on something, Plus the lower I go the worse the camber readings will be..Thus wearing my tires out faster than I can afford to buy them ..

Originally Posted by Lexbox
That looks awesome. Did you go with the EDFC?
Nah I didn't go with the EDFC...I don't see my self tinkering with the dampening to much..

Originally Posted by cliffud
Hey man,

Can you give us a heads up on ride quality as you made each change??:
1) Stock wheels / Stock suspension
ride: 10
handling: 5 (turns like a whale on stilts) <<<<You are correct here

2) 20"s / Stock suspension
ride: 8.5
handling : 7.5 (wider rear tire made a big difference)

3) 20's / Tein CS
ride: 8.5 (I honestly must say that at the height I am at now it still feels as if the car is riding at the stock height with 20s)s
handling : 9 (damn near acts like its on rails)

Originally Posted by jlee804
Nice job on the suspension and can't go wrong with 5 spoke wheels. I am also currently installing my own Tein CS's too. Like you said the wheel sensor are being treated extra careful. I have a question on the attacking the rear shocks. Did you have to remove the lower suspension arm or was there enough play that the rear suspension drop low enough and the shocks just slipped out altogether. In the fronts I did not have to disconnect the ball joint since the suspension dropped enought to slip out the shocks and
I was hoping for the same results in the removal of the rear shocks. Thanks

Jerry
Jerry, I did not remove the lower suspension arm in the rear. Just be sure to remove the stabilizer bar link bolt, shock bolt (obviously) and the lower suspension arm bolt (be sure to mark where it is before removing it so your camber readings are still somewhat intact when you are done), after removing these three bolts I used a pry bar and pressed the lower arm down and slid the shock out... ....Post some pictures when you are done!!
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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Hey Speedie. thanks for the reply. Today I finished the rear before reading your message. I ended up loosening the exact bolts you said and marked the camber readings. I have the stock 17" chrome 5 spokes with 2 fingers in the rear and 3 fingers in the front. I am thinking of raising the rear to 3 or 3 1/2 fingers. i want to have a slight rake to the car. The dampen is set at 16. I will have to play around with the height settings and see. I will post picks when I have some time.
The only suspension mod is the coilovers and that has already taken away the floating sensation when making turns.

Jerry
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 04:01 AM
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looks good
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 04:47 AM
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Very nice!! I like the wheels.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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looks hot. I love 5 spoke wheels.
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