cant decide what lowering springs to get.

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alot of different brands and different drops. i have stock wheels and the stock 225 tires. i want something that will lower it around 1.2 or somewhere around that. post your before and after pics if you got 'em. or pics with the setup you have.


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NorCal_N/A wrote:alot of different brands and different drops. i have stock wheels and the stock 225 tires. i want something that will lower it around 1.2 or somewhere around that. post your before and after pics if you got 'em. or pics with the setup you have.
I think Tein S-Techs will get you there. You'll need a 300° camber compensation kit with some extra shims at that height.

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ok cool. i just want an aggresive look but i dont want it so low that i cant go over speed bumps or go up driveways. do you know about how many inches it lowers it?

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C'mon man... google this s*** :)

http://www.tein.com/tech_info/n22.html

If you have the budget, there's a group buy going on for Powertrix coilovers in January. Could probably get the SS coilovers for about $900, proabably less. Email Charles at [email protected]

Once you factor in all the rubber mounting parts and struts and springs, they're only about $150-200 more than the traditional spring and strut. They're also lowerable probably 3 inches or so, and make the car handle infinitely better. I have the SPL coilovers on my car and love them. You can also corner balance the car, meaning they adjust the coilover so that each wheel exerts an equal force on the ground(as closes as possible). My car now has a perfect 50/50 L/R weight distribution, with a best-you-can-do 52/48 F/R.

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I highly recommend Powertrix. Charles is absolutely astounding as far as customer service goes. And the product is top-notch.

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Get Megan springs for a 2" drop all around. Best drop for the money imo.

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What about godspeed. theyre like 600 bucks and ive seen a z with them at a show, they look pretty nice

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grk nickafis wrote:What about godspeed. theyre like 600 bucks and ive seen a z with them at a show, they look pretty nice
I wouldn't unless you could get a ride with that guy. Doesn't matter how they look, it's how they perform. Any coilover will drop the car lower, it's how it actually rides.

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If you want to go up driveways you should raise it about 2 inches. Lol. I'm on stock springs and I scrape all over the place. I drive sideways. Haha

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z32Odoom wrote:If you want to go up driveways you should raise it about 2 inches. Lol. I'm on stock springs and I scrape all over the place. I drive sideways. Haha
Funny joke haha. Raising it lol. Drive slower if you're scraping
BigTDogg (MA) wrote:I wouldn't unless you could get a ride with that guy. Doesn't matter how they look, it's how they perform. Any coilover will drop the car lower, it's how it actually rides.
Well thats what i ment, i saw him driving it and the body didnt roll that much and it was pretty stiff. and low as fuch. i couldnt put my shoe under it.

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i live in a hilly area, it doesn't matter how slow i'm going ill still scrape unless i drive completely sideways and block up the road. plus i have an after market front bumper. that probably has a lot to do with it


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