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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 03:36 AM
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Thanks to a few friends, myself, and Curt at C&C, my tC is finally lowered/aligned haha.. it only took 11 months of it being stock height for me to finally have it done.

Setup includes: Hotchkis springs (approximately 2 inch drop), Hotchkis rear camber kit, and SPC front camber kits

(Mine's the white one)











I think the only thing left is to get the gold Gram Lights 57S I want.. 18x7.5



Pic from tirerack.com of them on a white tC:

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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Vanessa
I think the only thing left is to get the gold Gram Lights 57S I want.. 18x7.5
Oh damn! I love that cereal!!

BTW-Car looks good! Give it a week and the Springs will settle even more.
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 04:07 AM
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looks great, very clean
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makes me regret not gettin the oem ;lip kit..
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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your car look real good on the drop. i have the same drop. quick question; where did you get the front and rear camber kit from?
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im surprised rob isnt here yet saying

Hotchkins FTMFW!!!!!!
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 215_tC
your car look real good on the drop. i have the same drop. quick question; where did you get the front and rear camber kit from?
I got the springs and rear camber kits from trdsparks.com.. the front SPC camber kits I got from ebay.
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by fujita_TC
makes me regret not gettin the oem ;lip kit..
I was thinking the same thing...
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where did you get your new grill and how much was it
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Hotchkis FTMFW!
Stole it!

But I scrape my stock bumper quite a bit. Let us know how that lilp kit holds up after it settles.
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Originally Posted by tC07Scion
where did you get your new grill and how much was it
figurellc on ebay $115 I think?
Old Aug 17, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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Drop looks sweet. Are the camber kits necessary for that drop? Notice any difference?
Old Aug 17, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ExpresScion
Drop looks sweet. Are the camber kits necessary for that drop? Notice any difference?
In my opinion, they are necessary for any drop. I didn't want to take the chance of not having them.. tire wear ftl.
Old Aug 17, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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your tc looks very clean and will look better when you get the rims. I have the same exact drop haha think im going to order the OEM lip kit now. I always was kinda scared to get the lip kit bc of the drop but do you scrape anywhere? im from new orleans and i know how the roads are in lousiana they sucks ___.
Old Aug 17, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr_Meaty
Hotchkis FTMFW!
Stole it!

But I scrape my stock bumper quite a bit. Let us know how that lilp kit holds up after it settles.
x2. Hotchkis is the sex, but i scrape my stock front bumper too.
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Sick drop, can u do me a huge and i mean huge fav, im deciding if i want these or a lower springs. Can u measure the clearance from the ground off the the bottom of the kit right in front and rear of the wheel well for the back and front of the car. I have H&R and want to see how much of a drop i will get thankx man


Kinda confusing but any numbers will help me u know cant always trust the numbers companys give u...
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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My front lip is 7 inches from the ground.. just measured it.
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damn...looking good
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looks good nice sw
Old Aug 24, 2007 | 06:51 AM
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Love the drop. I'm going for this drop, and I was hoping to get the Gram Lights 57C in bronze, but they just had to discontinue it



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