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Old 04-30-2011, 10:56 PM
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lovelifee's progress thread.

stock height


this finally came in






finally got the fogs on


this is how she sits,i love how it looks but i think i need to raise it, i need opinions?




i'll be back to post more pictures .
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Old 04-30-2011, 11:03 PM
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Nice progress so far. How low are you now?
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Nope, the lowering is fine. Why do you want to raise it?



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Old 05-01-2011, 12:26 AM
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Good progress so far.
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drop looks good to me
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Nope, the lowering is fine. Why do you want to raise it?
^ I agree with Steven...I think your drop is perfect!
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Looks good the way it is.
Old 05-01-2011, 05:02 AM
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looks good! maybe the rear needs to go up a little? cant rly see if ur tucking in the rear and not in the front. maybe measure it and even it out if its not?
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^I agree! Looks great!
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That drop looks great. Did you get those type 1's from Heeltoe?
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lookin good
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Drop looks really nice!...don't raise it unless u don't like it
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Originally Posted by acura_dipset_tl
Nice progress so far. How low are you now?
-thanks man, and as far as how low it dropped i think its more than 2 inches, im not too sure i haven't actually measured it yet but heres a close up picture



Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Nope, the lowering is fine. Why do you want to raise it?



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-i know i love the way it looks but i'm daily driver so i was assuming it was too low plus i dont want the back wheels to tilt inwards/outwards

Originally Posted by princelybug
Good progress so far.
-thanks man.

Originally Posted by NBP_Aspec_05
drop looks good to me
i know its looks/feels good

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^ I agree with Steven...I think your drop is perfect!
-thanks i know man, it feels perfect but i'm just a little confused

Originally Posted by LasVegasTL
Looks good the way it is.
- thanks.
Old 05-01-2011, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jwr0ng626
looks good! maybe the rear needs to go up a little? cant rly see if ur tucking in the rear and not in the front. maybe measure it and even it out if its not?
-i'm not tucking, theres just no gap between the fender nor tire, i didnt want any tire tucking.


Originally Posted by Slpr04UA6
^I agree! Looks great!
- thanks .

Originally Posted by Bladehopper82
That drop looks great. Did you get those type 1's from Heeltoe?
-thanks man, and yeah i got the type 1's from Heeltoe, i recommend these to anyone who's looking for coilovers, its perfect


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lookin good
-thanks man.

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Drop looks really nice!...don't raise it unless u don't like it
i know it looks real good and i do like it i just don't want the neither tires to tilt inwards/outwards.
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Nice progress.

Just need to pck up the A-Spec lip kit sometime haha

Also, FFFFUUUU curb rash.
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Very nice! I think your ride height is perfect! No wheel gap ftw

Now it's A-Spec kit time
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Originally Posted by guitarplayer16
Nice progress.

Just need to pck up the A-Spec lip kit sometime haha

Also, FFFFUUUU curb rash.
-hahaha yeah i dont know about the a-spec kit, my neighborhood isn't the best, i want to move before i invest in that

Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Very nice! I think your ride height is perfect! No wheel gap ftw

Now it's A-Spec kit time
-thanks man it looks perfect, i just dont want the wheels to tilt inwards and maybe by next summer i'll get it lol
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Perfect drop, looks great.

btw, you need to mow.
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The drop is perfect! But i would take that rack off the top asap!
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Looks really good
Old 05-04-2011, 09:11 AM
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yoo looks nice, but you might want o raise it a little. i know this guy named travis that could help you out. he lives near you. hes realy cool and awesome.
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Originally Posted by lovelifee
-thanks man, and as far as how low it dropped i think its more than 2 inches, im not too sure i haven't actually measured it yet but heres a close up picture





-i know i love the way it looks but i'm daily driver so i was assuming it was too low plus i dont want the back wheels to tilt inwards/outwards


the measurement you'll want to know "how low you are" is called FTG, or fender to ground height.

the second part you are mentioning, that's called camber. unless you have over +/- 1.5* of camber, you won't have wear issues.
Old 05-27-2011, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ebelp
Perfect drop, looks great.

btw, you need to mow.
thanks man, and yeah its not my house lol

Originally Posted by Comptechtl2367
The drop is perfect! But i would take that rack off the top asap!
What! , i cant man i love the way the rack looks, i was thinking about getting a cargo basket.

Originally Posted by TheChamp
Looks really good
gracias amigo

Originally Posted by veggiemonster
the measurement you'll want to know "how low you are" is called FTG, or fender to ground height.

the second part you are mentioning, that's called camber. unless you have over +/- 1.5* of camber, you won't have wear issues.
ok cool thanks the info man, i had to raise it up and finally got the alignment, i'll post a pic of the results whenever i find the paper i got
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i was having too many problems with my car scraping so i had no choice but to raise it up, here are the before and after pictures.






after.






accord fogs.
Old 05-27-2011, 09:17 PM
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been working on this mod, what do you guys think?


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no. thats an epic fail in my book. sorry
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Holy rear view mirror Batman... Definitely something different. Doesn't that make it hard to see the traffic lights? So was the scraping from the tires or just the bottom of the car hitting things?
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The drop still looks great!

As for the mirror,
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Originally Posted by Phambam12
no. thats an epic fail in my book. sorry
its cool man, i like it

Originally Posted by Bladehopper82
Holy rear view mirror Batman... Definitely something different. Doesn't that make it hard to see the traffic lights? So was the scraping from the tires or just the bottom of the car hitting things?
-hahaha i seriously just lol reading the beginning lol..yeah man thats what i'm going for, its looks pretty cool and the view is amazing!, idk about the traffic lights yet i haven't actually got it on my car yet, its kind of tricky cause the rear view mirror didn't come with anything but a couple of screws and knobs ...and yeah i was scraping the bottom of the car and my splash guards, plus theres a bunch of speed bumps in the entrance of where i live

Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
The drop still looks great!

As for the mirror,
thanks , i actually want it lower lol, and the mirror looks good man!

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Old 05-28-2011, 12:29 AM
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Personally, I did like the lower look, but I understand your dilemma. I couldn't go any lower than about where your car sits now. The mirror? Unique. Reminds me of the one a friend of mine had in his Camaro IROC in '91.
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had a wink mirror in my 05 civic. loved it. had all the stickers and all on there. dunno if i would put one in my TL
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Originally Posted by Red Voodoo
Personally, I did like the lower look, but I understand your dilemma. I couldn't go any lower than about where your car sits now. The mirror? Unique. Reminds me of the one a friend of mine had in his Camaro IROC in '91.
-yeah man sucks, but its for the best . Unique? finally i find someone who thinks like me, and thats what im going for, from all the threads i been on i havent seen anyone do it so i decided to go for it and i finally installed it yesterday im try and take some pictures tomorrow to show you guys .

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had a wink mirror in my 05 civic. loved it. had all the stickers and all on there. dunno if i would put one in my TL
go for it man! . i'm putting a few stickers on mine, i put that form&function sticker that came with my coilover kit, i'll be posting pictures soon.

anyone have these on their tl?

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...roducts_id=148

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Dude, if you're comfortable with the large rear view mirror, so be it.

Be sure to use the multi-quote button (the middle icon) in the lower right hand corner of each post. This will allow you to answer multiple member in one post.

Cheers!




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Old 07-24-2011, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Dude, if you're comfortable with the large rear view mirror, so be it.

Be sure to use the multi-quote button (the middle icon) in the lower right hand corner of each post. This will allow you to answer multiple member in one post.

Cheers!




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thanks for the info man.

-a few pictures i took recently
finally got my I<3My TL Sticker




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Nice progress so far, looking good
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Looks like your just lowered on springs. I would say just a little more low and put those coilovers to work. To all their own i guess. Just my opinion and Good job though.
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Originally Posted by omnuts
Nice progress so far, looking good
thanks man.

Originally Posted by Beat-Freak...
Looks like your just lowered on springs. I would say just a little more low and put those coilovers to work. To all their own i guess. Just my opinion and Good job though.
i was thinking about lowering it a little more but i want to wait till i get new rims&tires, and most streets around here are still getting fixed so im waiting for it be done, thanks though man
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been working on this mod, what do you guys think?
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Old 07-26-2011, 03:52 AM
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^LOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL

Your ride looks nice but id definitely say go lower! The stance would be much meaner! But i actually dont mind the mirrors its not THAT bad. Id assume you wouldnt miss anything in your rearview while driving? Lol
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Originally Posted by P1zzaman
Now that is funny.. ^^

I like the stance and i would keep it that way if your concerned about height and rubbing.. It is peace of mind..

The mirror i am not crazy about.. it is a bit too long but hey i am assuming there is no blind spots on that thing..


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