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Old 07-01-08, 10:27 AM
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Old 07-01-08, 03:36 PM
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hey charlie..good choice on coils..i got teh same set up..haha and i bottom out all day..can u even buy new springs? cuz it does kinda feel like the 13k in front is a little soft still..i wanna make a hole for my UCA..but havent seen it done before so i dunno how it would be
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
hey charlie..good choice on coils..i got teh same set up..haha and i bottom out all day..can u even buy new springs? cuz it does kinda feel like the 13k in front is a little soft still..i wanna make a hole for my UCA..but havent seen it done before so i dunno how it would be
Just cut a hole for the UCA and rebox them with a greater angle.

Here are 2 examples:



Old 07-01-08, 05:00 PM
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yea..thats most likely what ima do..i just havent seen this done on a gs before..only seen those on hondas so far..
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
hey charlie..good choice on coils..i got teh same set up..haha and i bottom out all day..can u even buy new springs? cuz it does kinda feel like the 13k in front is a little soft still..i wanna make a hole for my UCA..but havent seen it done before so i dunno how it would be
yeah! hahah it's annoying right? but it's fun.. i just try to avoid it. yeah we can replace springs. jic sells them, jon@jic is a cool cat. he helps us out in our race team. you wanna know if we can replace the spring rates? i'll find out if you want.
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yea..find out and ask how much..if anything only the fronts need to be switched out..15k would be nice..btw..did u set ur damper to fully stiff? i havent yet..i think its like a little in between..i think ima try to make it completely stiff before i try anything else..but most likely i will cut a hole and get a cover for it
Old 07-01-08, 08:10 PM
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here's my current set up on Tein CST. I would have to say, CST is way too soft to be riding any lower than this. With me in the car alone, it drops another 1/4". The rear is MAX and on the front i can still lower another 1", but it's almost impossible to any where other than straight. 1/2" lower in the front would be perfect but i would definately need higher spring rates. and if that doesn't work, i might have to go AIR. I love driving low on coilover and i love the convenient of a push of a button to go into shopping center, driveways, a quick oil change or worst case senerio, if my car needs to be tow. other than that i like keeping the same height all the time

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Dang, man. That car is sweet as hell.
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i dunno why some people say CS's dont go that low..from the looks of it..if you have another inch in front to go..thats probably the lowest anyone would wanna go on coilovers anyway...if anything..its jus the soft spring rates that dont cut it..but other than that..CS's seem like a good set up
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H&R coilovers with the lower perch "jamb nut" removed and the rears all the way down.
Front coilovers can go down another 20mm.

Tucks tires about 4-5mm. These are 255/30-20 + 295/25-20
Would tuck taller 245/35-20 tires even further due to additional diameter.

Maybe not as cool as Air, but looks good ALL THE TIME!

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those are some wide tires! sorry..im a tire stretcher..but i need to be stretched at the height im at
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Ok first time slammin, I have it siitin on 20's 245/45 series tire lowered to about the tires, Problem I'm having is every bump i scrape, the rubber molding on the fender is all bent, and now I'm thinkin of just removing the plastic sheild, will it harm anything what other suggestions can you guys give me? ( of course I didnt go with $2-$3K drop with all the RIGHT werkz like some of you ballers on CL)
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Originally Posted by AsGs300
Ok first time slammin, I have it siitin on 20's 245/45 series tire lowered to about the tires, Problem I'm having is every bump i scrape, the rubber molding on the fender is all bent, and now I'm thinkin of just removing the plastic sheild, will it harm anything what other suggestions can you guys give me? ( of course I didnt go with $2-$3K drop with all the RIGHT werkz like some of you ballers on CL)
Got rid of mine..... you have a black tube and a black wire running along the driverside front. The tube is for sunroof drainage I believe while the power wire I'm not sure of. Mine sunroof drainage tube came loose, and i just ended up tying it off in the engine bay. No more scraping though
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i took off those fender liner things..its like some kind of metal thing..but i shaved my rears so taking that off isnt the last thing..with 20s..ur tire seems to be too fat..post a pic of ur car and the specs of ur wheels..i have 235/35/19 in rear and i clear jus fine
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
those are some wide tires! sorry..im a tire stretcher..but i need to be stretched at the height im at
No need to apologize - they are stretched. The 295/25-20s are on 20x11.5"
The offset is so aggressive it would never work otherwise!

I just like to push the envelope... always have.


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