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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 03:26 AM
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Alright I rub and scrape everywhere, and as soon as I took it out, a tire got a nail in it. Great. Lol.

Difference from the Lowering Springs:



And from the front:



I kinda don't want to jack the car up and remove all the parts to raise it up again, it was a bitch getting the coils into the forks as it was. -_-

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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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Remie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do Workkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!

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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 08:17 AM
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Now THAT's what I'm talking about, and you should be able to adjust the height with them still attached to the forks. Lookin good though!
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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Haha thanks. Someone is gonna have to teach me how to adjust the height while they're on the car, I only know how to do it outside of the car.

Found out that I destroyed my fender lining.... Lol.

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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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and heres how much I'm tucking...



Last night when I was driving it, every tiny dip or bump I can hear something in the rear passenger side. (I'm guessing its my UCA slapping against the well.)

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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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lol this is what im talking about props bro and the fender liner comes off with time also if your superslammed in the front make sure your control arm isnt stuck inside the fender line like mine was
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by v-takyo!!
lol this is what im talking about props bro and the fender liner comes off with time also if your superslammed in the front make sure your control arm isnt stuck inside the fender line like mine was
You think I need spacers or wider rims now? And what do you mean by the control arm stuck? The UCA? How can you tell and whats the solution? Planning to bring it back up for a little bit till I get new rims, scared of being this low.

Edit: Alright last one before I'll take a actual photoshoot.



Probably should go for West Wing lips since it'll make a crazy difference?

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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 12:39 AM
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Great stuff, car looks MUCH better now!

You'll always go through the stage of fear initially when you go lower...but that'll all pass with time. Just have to learn how to maneuver with a lowered car and take all bumps/inclines at an angle...never head-on.

Coilover height is adjusted with them installed on the car. You just have to remove the tire. Loosen the bottom locking nut and grab the upper half of the coilover assembly and either turn it right (lower it) or left (raise it). Then re-tighten the bottom locking nut after done.

You don't have to touch the two locking nuts under the spring...those are always held constant...and just tighten them down to the point where they're resting tightly against the spring, but not compressing it.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by fliplyricist1
Great stuff, car looks MUCH better now!

You'll always go through the stage of fear initially when you go lower...but that'll all pass with time. Just have to learn how to maneuver with a lowered car and take all bumps/inclines at an angle...never head-on.

Coilover height is adjusted with them installed on the car. You just have to remove the tire. Loosen the bottom locking nut and grab the upper half of the coilover assembly and either turn it right (lower it) or left (raise it). Then re-tighten the bottom locking nut after done.

You don't have to touch the two locking nuts under the spring...those are always held constant...and just tighten them down to the point where they're resting tightly against the spring, but not compressing it.
Yeah I'm planning to raise the back up a little more so that its not killing the inside of the fender. Probably will raise the front as well since I need my tires a little while longer till I get new ones.

Probably the last things I will get are new rims and probably the west wing lip and skirts. I'll just end it there and work on little things if I need it (Aka interior.)

Thanks for the feedback.

Today was the first time I scraped the whole bottom of my car off a driveway from a plaza...I need to practice more. Lol

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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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So looking around at rims...

Its either these:



These:



Or these:



Any suggestions? My stockies aren't just cutting the stance right now. Lol.

NOTE: I'm not planning to get any of these for a while, but just for future references. Only window shopping.

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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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With your color man GO Gold man would look much better then white IMO
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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what coil overs did you get btw?
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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And you should black out the tail lights and buff them so they shine I think that would look really good on your car you can buy the tent on ebay for like 20 bucks for both sides.
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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And you should black out the tail lights and buff them so they shine I think that would look really good on your car you can buy the tent on ebay for like 20 bucks for both sides.
Thats illegal in California. Lol. F2 Type 1s. Still messing with the adjustments at the moment. Hardcore scrapage and fender rubbing.

Heres the quick shoot friend of mine did.






Car is dirty...I know. Lol.

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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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definitely go with one of the bronze sets
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:56 PM
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definitely go with one of the bronze sets
I shall take note of that. Lol Thanks.

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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 02:45 AM
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Niiiiiiice, that looks really good man
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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Niiiiiiice, that looks really good man
Dude, honestly I wanna go as low as you. Lol. But then again I'm not used to the height...give me a few months to adjust. Lol.

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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by RemieGino14
Dude, honestly I wanna go as low as you. Lol. But then again I'm not used to the height...give me a few months to adjust. Lol.

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Haha at the height in my picture there it was pretty much undriveable on anything short of a flat concrete slab without scraping and chewing up my fender liner. I raised it up a bit from there to give it a bit of play to help the handling. But play with your suspension a bit, eventually you'll find the spot where it's perfect for how you drive.
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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^ i always look for more pictures of your car Miiiike, especially more like your avatar, but i cant freaking find them!!!
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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I need to redo my Blackhousing...I guess I had the wrong paint cause the black is fading really bad. =\ Any open suggestions on what kinda of paint to use? I don't want to pick up the wrong one again.

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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RemieGino14
So looking around at rims...

I need these:



Any suggestions? My stockies aren't just cutting the stance right now. Lol.

NOTE: I'm not planning to get any of these for a while, but just for future references. Only window shopping.

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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Hahaha. Alright atleast its a start for something I should strive for.

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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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What do you think of these?

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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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im assuming you're just using the real White TE-37's as reference to color.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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^THOSE;look sexy.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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ooooh those last silver ones are nice too
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 12:09 AM
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Has anyone painted the stock cl rims black??
i have the same set you do and i think they'd look sick black
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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What do you guys think of these...? Might pick them up if the opinions are good...

Diameter: 15"
Width: 8.25"
Offset: +0
Bolt Pattern: 4x100 / 4x114.3
Color: Gold, Flat black, or Chromium Black

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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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15's? you better be slammin to the floor in order to make those work
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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15's? you better be slammin to the floor in order to make those work
+1, that's really small
I really like the ones you posted before these though, I think they would look awesome
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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No 15's. Seriously.
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by DaInFaMMuS1
No 15's. Seriously.
Damn...already picked them up. Was talking with my friends about their opinions on it and they said it would look sick, try it out since Azine was down when I was trying to check your guy's opinions, lol. Who knows, it might not be that bad. Never hurts to try, right?




Was in dire need of some new tires anyways, lol.

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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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Well...the ride home wasn't fun, guessing I've scraped up everything under the car. Gonna raise it when I get a chance later, but this is how it looks at regular height with the F2s.

Maybe new reason for me to get a new cat back exhaust? Lol. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky again sometime around. I'll post some pictures my friends took with their DSLR when we got done mounting the tires on.

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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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There we go. Also had an alignment done before we got the rims on, guy told me me toe on my front passenger was to the right by .15 or something like that, I was just like, "No wonder all my tires are bald but this one."

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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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They look awesome, a lot better than i expected. Nice work
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 09:55 AM
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i agree for the wheels being 15s nice.
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