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Old 03-25-2008, 06:42 PM
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1. can i order kyb gr2 struts and put them on with eibach springs to safely drop the car an inch and a half ?

2. anyone have a picture of 1.5" drop before and after?

stuts, springs, bushings and fat front sway barthis weekend
 
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Old 03-25-2008, 08:00 PM
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i have mine dropped 1.75 i could run out and take a pic of how it looks if you want, no before pic tho[:@]
 
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Old 03-25-2008, 10:08 PM
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in my photo album it has kyb-gr2 and a 1.3 inch drop
 
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I'm pretty sure my car is dropped from the previous owner, but i don't know how much. Any guesses? My tires are 215/40 17r.

[IMG]local://upfiles/84764/48709069F1CB4363B9B0C19E5E92B225.jpg[/IMG]
 
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96 acr - is ur car still running the konis with that drop?

dohcgarret - how was the ride changed? how does it feel/handle

p8ntballa113- what color are your springs? black could be stock or eibachs, red - probably eibachs, teal - progress lowering springs, gold - goldline, orange - usually ebay cheapos.

or they could have been painted by whoever put them on n ud never know. thatd suck. lol. its hard to tell how far down it is without stock rims/tires on it.
 
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Old 03-26-2008, 02:51 PM
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i did the same combo in my 02.... but i have the sportlines, the the prokit like u r looking at getting
 
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dohcgarret - how was the ride changed? how does it feel/handle
I didnt get to drive it much before it got stolen but i had the eibach pro springs with the KYB- gr2 and it was a bit rough but that was on Michigan roads which no matter what you have its going to be rough but Handleing was much better even when i didnt have the rest of my suspension done yet like the Eibach Front and Rear sway bars and the prothane bushings. i have those for my next neon but have yet to install and test it all out
 
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p8ntballa113- what color are your springs? black could be stock or eibachs, red - probably eibachs, teal - progress lowering springs, gold - goldline, orange - usually ebay cheapos.

or they could have been painted by whoever put them on n ud never know. thatd suck. lol. its hard to tell how far down it is without stock rims/tires on it.
They are black i think, hard to tell cause there dirty, but they looked black when i rubbed them a bit.
 
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fsu182- Yea im still runnin the koni's, why do you ask?

Here are some pics of how it sits now, 1.75 drop

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj59/96ACR/
 
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i just wondered since i will not have konis( i wish, lol) n so obviously ur ride would be stiffer.

i guess im not really after hardcore performance, i just want the car to look good. primarily. then again it'd be nice to open the car up
a tad on some back roads. so thats why I want the sway bars. i really want a set of adr or srt wheels... but im gonna drop the cash into suspension first since my stock struts and springs have 220k on them.

 


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