c0v3rr1d3 finally droppin it and new rear brakes.

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Old 06-08-2008, 05:18 PM
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c0v3rr1d3 finally droppin it and new rear brakes.

After all to long, finnaly dropped it this weekend. Also finished off the rear brakes with new stoptech slotted rotors, hawk ceremic pads, and powder coated the calier and caliper brackets to match the fronts.

Also powder coated the shock knukle up front since i had it off the car anyways to do the suspsension.


Went with Tanabe Sustec Pro S-OC coilovers.



Installed Fronts



Installed in rear


New rear brakes



And finnaly the way the TL should sit. About a finger gab in the rear and 1.5 to 2 in the front. Going to drive for a couple days, see how they settle then decide if i want to drop the front a little bit more.





Old 06-08-2008, 05:50 PM
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wooow. that drop definitely set the car off. tuck those tires!
Old 06-08-2008, 06:30 PM
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Looks great..about damn time, I was gonna call the ricans to cut your springs 1.8 corolla style
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how long did it take you to install your coilovers and did you just use hand tools?
Old 06-08-2008, 06:54 PM
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wow those things r flaming..looks better tho
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nice drop.
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Put those coilovers to full use! Drop that thing some more!
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Great drop. I don't know why tanabe doesn't list this for the TL on their site yet they list them for the 98-02 Accord. The color scheme does suck though. How they ride?
Old 06-08-2008, 10:05 PM
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how are the brakes now. Looks great man
Old 06-08-2008, 11:13 PM
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Looks good..
Old 06-08-2008, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MurdaZ
wow those things r flaming..looks better tho
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Old 06-09-2008, 08:44 AM
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lol yeah, i know the color of the coilover suck, i would have powder coated them different, but my oven isn't big enough for the shock body to fit in. Thank god you can't see them with the wheels on

Install took most of 1 day (it was like 95 out on saturday), using all hand tools. Only have 2 jack stands so had to do the fronts first, then jack it down and back up to do the rears.

They ride pretty nice (but this is the frst time i've ever dropped a car), have to let them settle and brake in before i decide if i want to drop it more in the front, also gotta get an alignment done this week.

Brake are doing great, highly recommend the legend caliper swap up front. Will post some better pics when i have a chance to wash it and find a good location.
Old 06-09-2008, 08:54 AM
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Nice drop! Glad to see that car is still going strong for you.
Old 06-09-2008, 10:50 AM
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nice finished product.
Old 06-09-2008, 11:38 AM
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Lookin good
Old 06-10-2008, 09:02 AM
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Better pics as promised.




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drop that front more..
Old 06-10-2008, 12:12 PM
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rear looks lower than the front

slam it!
Old 06-10-2008, 12:34 PM
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it is right now, still have to dial in both sides correctly, just waiting a few days for the springs to settle in.
Old 06-11-2008, 10:29 AM
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FINALLY! Looks hot bro.
Old 06-11-2008, 10:42 AM
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very nice. I also love what you did with the brakes. What rims are those?
Old 06-11-2008, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Fyre Man
very nice. I also love what you did with the brakes. What rims are those?
Thx.. Rims are Ray's Engineering G-Game 99B's 18x7.5
Old 06-11-2008, 10:50 AM
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Very nice sir.
Old 06-11-2008, 07:30 PM
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Looks much better, but dude you could get a lower drop with springs. lol. No reason for that much gap with coilovers! Its not gonna settle that much. 0 gap fron, .25 to .5 finger gap rear FTW. Or even better, tuck it all in.
Old 06-11-2008, 11:16 PM
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All those threads left?!!? Lower the thing more!
At least get the front lower.. looks goofy w/ the front higher than the rear.
Old 06-11-2008, 11:47 PM
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I agree with everyone saying to slam it more
Old 06-12-2008, 12:17 AM
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Maybe he doesn't want to slam it more in the front for obvious reasons: Driveway access, Speedbumps, damaging oil pan, ETC. I want to lower mines up front, but my damn driveway access won't allow me too. So now I'm rocking 2 finger gap up front & 1 1/2 finger gap in the rear(SUCKS!!!!)
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yea def lower it more
Old 06-12-2008, 09:37 AM
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I would love to slam it but thats not going to happen iwth the roads around here and in the surround states i drive in. I just need to work the kinks out and then i will be lowering the front to match the rear, about a 1 finger gap all around.
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Everyone gives the excuse that the roads are bad around there area, deal with it and drive slower. Going lower is well worth it even if it means that you have to slow down. If you wanted a gap between the tire and fender you should have just gone with springs.
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Its a good excuse I just dropped the front to half finger. Now i need to figure out if i want the back the same way or leave the rear at a full finger gap for a raked look.
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The way I tried to figure how low I could go on the roads in my area was to keep going lower until I scrapped somewhere. When I bottomed out in the blockbuster parking lot over a speed bump that is when I knew I hit the limit. I left it that low and have not returned to Blockbuster.
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can you take those helper springs off of the coilovers?
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sweeeeet Mike, finally lowered!!!! Lookin' forward to checkin it out in person tomorrow at the meet! See ya then!
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clean.. go lower!
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