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Old 07-26-02, 08:06 PM
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I am planning to have my HA's installed tommorow and want to eliminate all wheel well gap. I currently have the stock 17's and until I can afford 19's or 20's, these are going to have to suffice for awhile.

Will the HA's hit the drop I need to terminate the gap? If so, will I suffer with a poor ride because of the intensity of the drop?

Thanks for the help!
Old 07-26-02, 11:13 PM
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Originally posted by Synergy

Will the HA's hit the drop I need to terminate the gap?
yeah.
Old 07-26-02, 11:28 PM
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that's good to know. i want to take out all the gap now, and that will guarantee that when i get my 19 it will take out all the gap too
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Yeah, gap blows. Whether I have 17's - 19's, I can't handle the gap. I'm glad to hear that the HA's can get me where I need to be....
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Originally posted by Synergy
Yeah, gap blows.
I'd pay a $1 for that...
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The HA's are on - looks great! I will post pics soon. It's dropped about 3" and the 17's look alot bigger now. Zero gap and the ride is actually pretty decent on the 5/5 setting. Big appearance improvement - much more aggressive stance. Driveways are interesting, I get a little *** rum now and then...good excuse for me to get new exshaust after I put a hole in my muffler in three months

Stay tuned for pics....TEIN rocks!

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can't wait man
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3" Drop???? wow.. bet you that your allignment is all out of allign...and will never be allign correctly.. until you get the aftermarket chamber kit to fix this..
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Synergy,

I look forward to seeing pics as I ordered my HA's 3 days ago from Angel. I'm keeping my stock 17"s til next spring when I upgrade to 18" HRE's. Let me know if there is anything I should know when getting these suckers installed. Thanx Enjoy ya ride.
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that's a very significant drop. get some pictures up and let us know how it goes in a few days, in case you notice something new
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I will get the pics up Sunday so you guys can see. The camber is pretty noticeable, but since I am getting 19's in a few months I am not too worried about alignment. The car doesn't pull left or right and the steering wheel is straight. The only issue that I forsee having is some tire wear on the 17's. I will probably need to raise it up a bit once I get 19's so I can lose some of the camber and save on tire wear. The amazing thing is that even though the car is much lower, the ride is pretty damn good and I am running with the 5/5 setting...

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I posted the pics here for all those who are interested....

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=53523

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