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Old Oct 28, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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Question Anyone here just lower the front????

My front sits up almost 2" higher then the back i dont want to slam my car but i want it to just look more aggressive. Has anyone here just lowered there front 1.5" if so how does it look. I dont want the car to be to low in the front and look like a dragster. Any Input would be great
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 12:10 AM
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Why dont you just buy lowering springs then just put the fronts on, and if you dont like it then put the rears on...... you cant buy just front lowering springs anyway.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Your front isnt higher than the rear (unless you have a heavy system in the trunk) The wheel arches are cut higher in the front.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Your front isnt higher than the rear (unless you have a heavy system in the trunk) The wheel arches are cut higher in the front.
it's just the wheel gap that's making it look like your front is higher than your rear.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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true indeed i was just wondering if anyone has done it. I know the springs come in a set i just wanted to see or hear about it before i make that move.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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Personally it doesn't make sense to drop only the front......
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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Dont just lower the front, thats

Here are some pics that may help, the first two are back when I was on Tein H-Techs, which were a 1.5 inch front drop, and a 1 inch rear drop. Im on Tein SS coilovers now tho (3rd pic) The pics in order are, H-Tech springs with stock wheels, H-Tech springs with my 19s, and Tein SS with my 19s.



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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by illjuan3
how does it look.
Like this...???

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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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Dont just lower the front, thats .
ok its 1.5 in the front and 1 in the back what if i just do .75 in the front i mean either way the front is lowerd a half a in. lower then the back. I have 20" that sit nice in the back i mean nice but the front throws it all off.

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Originally Posted by illjuan3
how does it look.

Like this...???
do you have a side profile of that?
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by illjuan3
ok its 1.5 in the front and 1 in the back what if i just do .75 in the front i mean either way the front is lowerd a half a in. lower then the back. I have 20" that sit nice in the back i mean nice but the front throws it all off.
lol
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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drop both ends or none at all
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 12:38 AM
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lol.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 12:38 AM
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lol
lame.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
drop both ends or none at all
Cool, never put it on my todo list was just curious to what everyone thought about it!
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by illjuan3


do you have a side profile of that?
not really. these pics are the in between drop pics. I did the front first, and rear last..



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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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are those powdercoated Type S rims or something?
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 01:00 AM
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nah dude..... thats just brake dust
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 05:53 AM
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No the rims are painted gunmetal I believe
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MurkyRiversTL
nah dude..... thats just brake dust

haha, yeah. You would think so, but the front ones are shiny. I actually saw a BMW yesterday that looked like it had some since ass gun metal rims..came closer and it was dirty as shit!!!

Yes, I painted it gun metal. Not power coated.
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