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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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OG gangsta set-up!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!

wat happens if you get rear-ended??
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Finished the car today...I'll take more pictures of the lift and all that later, I'm exhausted.




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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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sweet~!
so, how fast does it go up and down?
is there a way to adjust the speed?

anyways, looking great~! definitely something new and I bet you are the first 2IS
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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wow...looking hot....and low...
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Very clean setup and tuck!
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SeOuLiS250
wow definitely something different
but I highly doubt that it will go any lower than Air setup
So, is it lower??
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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lol another very nice setup you guys did.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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Hm..Isn't it going to be hard to even out each side since there's not digital view of how low it is.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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Hm..Isn't it going to be hard to even out each side since there's not digital view of how low it is.
Even out each side? You lift the front and rear independently, not each corner at a time.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by suka4thong
DAMN!!!!
OG gangsta set-up!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!

wat happens if you get rear-ended??
The same thing that happens to you if you get rear ended? The car is totaled either way at that point...
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by OCKlasse
So, is it lower??
no I don't think it is lower than Air set up
like I said, there is a limit to how low our cars will go,
and basically most of Air set up goes down as low as your car will allow you to go
(again, it depends how you set up your Air and which kit you got)

and how does OP know that he has a even drop all around?
does he have to walk around and measure it every time he raises his car?
and how does he detect if there is any leak or if he loses some pressure while he drives?
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SeOuLiS250
no I don't think it is lower than Air set up
like I said, there is a limit to how low our cars will go,
and basically most of Air set up goes down as low as your car will allow you to go
(again, it depends how you set up your Air and which kit you got)

and how does OP know that he has a even drop all around?
does he have to walk around and measure it every time he raises his car?
and how does he detect if there is any leak or if he loses some pressure while he drives?
To answer question one it looks much lower than your sig

As for your second paragraph, do you mean how does one know if the car is level front and rear? When you have hydraulics long enough you just know. There are many tricks to knowing at what height you are at. As for the leaks well, if there ever is a leak (emphasis on ever, speaking from experience my car has never had one personally) trust me, you'll know it's there. No need to break out a bottle of Windex to see hydraulic fluid.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by OCKlasse
To answer question one it looks much lower than your sig

As for your second paragraph, do you mean how does one know if the car is level front and rear? When you have hydraulics long enough you just know. There are many tricks to knowing at what height you are at. As for the leaks well, if there ever is a leak (emphasis on ever, speaking from experience my car has never had one personally) trust me, you'll know it's there. No need to break out a bottle of Windex to see hydraulic fluid.
does it really look lower than my signature?
you have to take into an account that he has 20", so yes, it will definitely make it look lower than mine because his rims are more tucked
but I will like to know how far away he is from the ground

BTW, I'm not all the way down on my signature picture
I can go another 1" or 1.5" lower, but I decide to adjust my Air Setup because I didn't wanna crack my kits

and I'm glad to know that there are many tricks to find out what height you are at
I'm just glad I can solve that problem by pushing one button

anyways, OP, please post up a picture from better angle when you have time

and here is for you OCKlasse
stock rims, No BodyKit, all the way down

Let me know if that's not Low enough
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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I'm talking about the rear

You have little-to-zero tuck (from what your sig shows anyway). Yeah even with 17s you should still tuck in the rear.

edit: If that really is all the way down, how could you fit a lip kit on it like your sig shows? Me thinks that pic was taken with the front all the way down and the rear up?

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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by OCKlasse
Even out each side? You lift the front and rear independently, not each corner at a time.
Ohh ok I thought that cause there was 4 buttons. smack me upside my own head...lol
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