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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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Says it all

Want it to stop looking like my car is going to pop a wheelie.

What to get to make it look less....squatty?

Oh yeah...me = suspension clueless.
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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I had this issue also, but was on TRD springs. Ended up going with Progress Coilovers since they were adjustable and the springs were stiffer.
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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get lowering springs like tein stechs for the front and TRDs for the rear
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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or better yet coilovers :D
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by davedavetC


get lowering springs like tein stechs for the front and TRDs for the rear
lol
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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something cheap.... hmm... you can gain some weight... find a heavy passenger... throw in some dumbbells in the front seat so you can work out with and just leave it there..

or i'd say coilovers should be nice. Progress? good.
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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yeah, coilovers aer the way to go. springs will sag just like stocks. when the coilovers sag, you adjust them :-P
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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Put 32 more subs in your engine bay!
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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hahahahhaa^^^ hahaha
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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coils are the way to go, that way you can adjust the ride to your liking also.
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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i don't think he has any access to the rear so coilovers are out i think
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Yeah, downside to not thinking through glassing the hatch...I can only do stuff to the front. The rear drop is taken care of through weight only
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by nebster
i don't think he has any access to the rear so coilovers are out i think


that's right.....
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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You can still do CO's in the front, someone might have a set for cheap.
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uhmmm.... well... after over a year and a half of work...

how hard would it to access the rear strut tower?

ehh.. just cut it and then do full coilover suspension... maybe get the tein ss-p with edfc.. and glass it back over??

Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:12 AM
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^good point!
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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Rear = impossible. I'd have to cut a random hole through like 4 of the subs, then get them back in perfect. Not to mention I'd have to cut through the glass on top of the rear tower = also really hard. I'd probably end up cutting about 12 speakers out of the thing and trying to get them back in perfect = no.
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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the flaws of thoughtless stereo installs. should of thought of that prior to install.
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kungpaosamuraiii
Put 32 more subs in your engine bay!
haha i agree lol, good luck Chris. put a killer system in your dash too and weigh that ish down instead of lots gauges like some people do...use speakers. or just do the coilover/springs idea. ;)
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Not so much thoughtless.

I knew it was going to drop the rear, hell, I have pictures from last year of me finding out how far it was going to drop, I was off by about .2, it ended up at a 1.7" drop.

For as long as this will actually be in the car, the squat will be fine.

Once a new setup is under construction, the rear suspension = upgraded.

And Kristin, the stuff under the hood rattles enough w/ subs in the rear



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