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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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Default Christmas continued, the coils are in..

Aiite so i've finally gotten my coils in... got my new VRD grille in... and my premium 08 radio...

-so apparently ima have to rebuild the front coils... or atleast the upper mount..
-Getting Alignments on monday
-upgrade sway bars
-i need to replace the end links soon cuz it looks like the front left is bent by a hairline..
-need to get new brakes and rotor and steel lines, pads are down to 2-3mm...
-rear end bumper hole still needs to be fixed and badge filled in..

this should all be done by summer.. as for now i've spent way too much money already lol, and heres the result with a few pictures, i didnt slam it because i want to be able to upgrade to 18s or something for the future and not rub and stuff... havnt gotten the alignment yet so its all ***'d up and stuff lol... but yes it does look better than before..

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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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slam it son....
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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ill leave it like this for now, i'll lower it some more when i get my brakes, sway bars, end links, and upper mount rebuild kit. i'll do it all at once so it save me time and money goin back and forth from the shop..
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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why do you need new hard brake lines for???
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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why do you need new hard brake lines for???
cuz it feels mushy.. and compared to my lil brother's 09 lancer..
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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what brand?
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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oh these are k-sports..
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ooooo =/
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Originally Posted by O5_TRD_tC
ooooo =/
.... what? you got a problem?..
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by KrazyAznScion
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why do you need new hard brake lines for???
cuz it feels mushy.. and compared to my lil brother's 09 lancer..
i think what you mean is the rubber brake lines to braided stainless steel flex lines
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by KrazyAznScion
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ooooo =/
.... what? you got a problem?..
____ty coils thats all
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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lol...why do you need to go to the shop to lower your car more?
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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lol...why do you need to go to the shop to lower your car more?
What do you mean?... maybe i dont have the necessary tools at home?
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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umm they should of came with the coils...
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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perhaps he doesn't know how to do it?
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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lol...id figure out how to lower them instead of taking it to a shop...theyre gonna charge you up the butt for something that literally takes 30 minutes to do yourself at home.
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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no.. i know how to do it, i just didnt have to tools like power tools sockets and stuff... geeez give me a break.. lol
Old Jan 19, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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you don't need power tools to do just alots of ppl to help and it stand there and point haha
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for lowering you dont need any tools except for the ones provided with the coilovers... only other thing youll need is a bit of muscle and a ruler to make sure you dont get an uneven drop.
Old Jan 19, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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what do you need sockets for? you have you lug tool and then you have the adjustment wrenches...



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