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No Drop... with or without OEM Kit?

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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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No Drop... with or without OEM Kit?

Assuming no drop, what do you think is better looking?
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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either way with the oem kit it looks best!
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
either way with the oem kit it looks best!
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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Have to go with the OEM kit! It looks super clean... Here's what it would kinda look like if you have a 99 or 00...



This is when it was droped about 1.5"... that's a guess...
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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When I had the OEM kit on the car without a drop, it looked hideous. But that's just my personal opinion.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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When I had the OEM kit on the car without a drop, it looked hideous. But that's just my personal opinion.
oh man how can you say that???? it looks best with the kit. i need time to repaint most of my car (due to mudflaps cutting paint and front bumper and hood due to stone chips) before i can put mine on
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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OEM kit no matter what!
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 09:41 PM
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I wish Santy would come my way with an ABP body kit, then I'd tell you for sure.

Barring that, I do like the look of stock height with kit vs. without...
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 11:58 AM
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OEM KIT WITH DROPPPp!!!! i love it its off the hoook... i have not posted pics of my car yet but my sig says it all... ill get pics up soon when i get my digi backk

but honestly.... drop with oem kit... you can spot the car from a mile away
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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Drop no kit looks better than kit no drop.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
oh man how can you say that???? it looks best with the kit. i need time to repaint most of my car (due to mudflaps cutting paint and front bumper and hood due to stone chips) before i can put mine on
*gasp* We actually disagreed on something!

I don't know about the UA4, but the UA5 seriously looks like ass (especially in the front, not so much the sides or the rear) with kit, no drop. Looking at pictures from the old times when I had the kit without a drop, I can't believe I actually rode around like that. And I'm not a drop-junkie, either.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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here is no oem kit ..... until it is painted lol with intraxx 2.3 inch drop
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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loks clean with 2.3" drop! Damn driveway!!!!!!!!
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Old Dec 25, 2004 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by PDX3.2TL
loks clean with 2.3" drop! Damn driveway!!!!!!!!

huh? lol u have a steep driveway?
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 08:09 AM
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Without the drop, the kit still gives the car a lower look and takes the eyes off of the gap.
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 12:04 PM
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If you can get a pic of the Canadian version of the TL A-Spec it should answer your question perfectly..

The A-spec comes with the OEM kit and is the same height as the stock TLs and TL-S' . It comes with some suspension upgrages (sway and/or strut bars), but I'm almost 100% positive the ride height is the same.

By the way, the A-spec looks great with the OEM kit and at stock height..IMO that is.
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