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Old 09-23-2008, 10:44 PM
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I have not seen anyone with pictures wit these. I have tokico shocks and struts and wanted to drop 3 inches. Will I need anything other then the kit?
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Honestly they are just adjustable shocks. If you look around at pictures of tcs with any suspension setup, i.e. coilovers or s-techs and such you will get an idea. You can lower them to whatever height you want.
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springs sorry thats what i meant to say
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Ya sorry im spelling like a douch I am in class in a rush haha. I just wanted to see if anyone out there has em and how they like tham.
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GhostFaceKilla has them on his car and he can slam the hell outta them.. i hope he doesnt mind me posting his pics up..


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Honestly....with the money you spend on the sleeves, might as well just get coilovers and do it right.
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I've used ground control sleeves on other vehicles before without any issues. They are one of the few sleeve companies that actually put some engineering into their product. I would not trust any other of the shock sleeve systems out there.
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damn looks pretty dumped, its what I am looking for
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so i'm guessing for those of you who have this like the ride quality as well?
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lol, don't expect it to be like stock. I know ground control develops many of their systems on the track and their spring rates reflect that. If you are at all concerned about ride quality stick with s-techs.
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Originally Posted by bennyboopy
lol, don't expect it to be like stock. I know ground control develops many of their systems on the track and their spring rates reflect that. If you are at all concerned about ride quality stick with s-techs.
I am already lowered 2 so I ready for whats to come ride wise. I know its going to be rough. But look so sick
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Ride isn't bad. The only thing that I hate is that for some reason the front won't go as low as the back. If you look at my pictures, you can see the front is higher. The back is adjusted about 3/5 of the way and I could dump it more.

Planning on getting full coilovers though. I'm going to need better suspension to handle the TURDDDBOOOO.
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I would go with a full coilover setup. Currently I have function & form type 2 coilovers and I can tell u that they go way lower than those sleeves. And the cost is maybe 2 to 300 more than ur sleeve/shock combo
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I would never pay retail for GC coil sleeves.
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what is the lowest I could drop without rubbing while turning with 18X7.5 with 225X40X18 tires?
GhostFaceKilla you gonna sell your springs soon?
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Also do these come with something that guides how low you go or is it all measurement?
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^why would you want to go lower with the M3 front, for me it's too much to take care of with s-techs. now with the stock bumper i wouldn't care much about going lower than s-tech.
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Originally Posted by AcidDrop
^why would you want to go lower with the M3 front, for me it's too much to take care of with s-techs. now with the stock bumper i wouldn't care much about going lower than s-tech.
I have a stock bumper. I got rid of the m3. So scraping isnt the issue, I want to ba able to go low as possible and still be able to turn all the way.
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now that is a different and understandable story as to why you want to slam the car more.
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what is the lowest I could drop without rubbing while turning with 18X7.5 with 225X40X18 tires?
Also do these come with something that guides how low you go or is it all measurement?
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