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Old 05-25-13, 06:30 PM
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Default Finally Installed my H&Rs

If your thinking of DIY, make sure you have all the tools needed. You will also need a buddy and a lot of beer. this project took me 2 weekends It was also fun as hell to do.

Get a socket wrench or dont even try.

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Old 05-25-13, 09:40 PM
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H&R made all the difference for me. i love the drop. it's really the perfect balance between slammed and not low enough to make a noticeable difference.
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Originally Posted by Nikon
H&R made all the difference for me. i love the drop. it's really the perfect balance between slammed and not low enough to make a noticeable difference.
I agree. I love the drop on my H&R springs as well. Looks good while maintaining ride quality, especially us AWD guys.
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good job bro...looks good as well
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Thank you iryan. I totally agree, the drop is perfect for me, and it rides smooooth. Now to try and figure out how to reattach my ABS cables back in the plastic piece. that's my only epic fail moment of it all.
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do you all think spacers should be next?
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I always liked the springs/spacer look. H&R makes them as well. Someone mentioned AWD but if you're RWD then you'll want 15mm in the front and 20mm in the rear for a nice flush look. I don't remember if the fenders needed to be rolled but I remember when I was researching the topic that I felt I should. Better safe than sorry I suppose.
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Ya, theres not much room to space them out, I assume ill have to roll my fenders, although I have no idea how that process works. Is it actually a roll? or a cut?
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Originally Posted by Downtuned
Ya, theres not much room to space them out, I assume ill have to roll my fenders, although I have no idea how that process works. Is it actually a roll? or a cut?
if you run 15mm all around I don't think you will need to roll just yet...but if so it would be a slight roll nothing too much
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