Tein SS, RonJon Inspyre - Before & After. What do you think?

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Old 08-08-2010, 02:16 AM
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Tein SS, RonJon Inspyre - Before & After. What do you think?

Here are some pics I took before & after I lowered my ride. I'm very suprised how much a drop can affect the looks and performance of the car. The front is 25" from the wheel base to fender, rear 25.5". Tell me what you think?

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Old 08-08-2010, 02:26 AM
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It's nice. Need to drop mine soon. I'm running on 18" RonJon's too.
Old 08-08-2010, 02:35 AM
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You definitely need to lower the car. It changes the look dramatically in a good way. I'm actually running on 19" RonJon's. The 18" A-Spec wheels didn't cut it for me.
Old 08-08-2010, 07:56 AM
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looks good, how do you like the feel of the car with the drop?
Old 08-08-2010, 08:50 AM
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I like the flow of the mods, the front lower vents match the wheels and the drop is the icing on the cake. Looks complete now!
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I love those Inspyres. Car looks great.
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Looks good.
Old 08-08-2010, 10:01 AM
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drop looks good not a fan of the wheels though
Old 08-08-2010, 10:02 AM
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The drop makes a big improvement!
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What a huge difference with a drop. Looks good
Old 08-08-2010, 10:53 AM
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Thanks everyone. I set the damper to medium. I can almost feel everything on the road. A big difference in the ride performance. Big improvement when I'm cornering. I'm also more cautious now when I see pot holes, speed bumps, drive ways. I didn't get an alignment but steering feel aligned. I'm wondering if it's even necessary to have a camber kit installed. Thoughts?
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Lol....I just noticed your front license plate in the last 3 pics and avatar!~ Looks clean~
Old 08-08-2010, 12:01 PM
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LOL photo editing ftw!

Wheels + drop look so sick!

I would have hated to be riding so high with those rims on =P
Old 08-08-2010, 12:53 PM
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How many feet of mud could you go through before the drop? It looks great with the drop and the rims!
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What do I think???....thank goodness for the drop! The Inspyres are great.
Old 08-08-2010, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 04 tl
drop looks good not a fan of the wheels though
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Old 08-08-2010, 04:24 PM
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What a difference a drop makes. I have an 06 blue TL and I always find it hard to make it look good in comparison to other color TLs. Yours looks awesome and has revived my spirit for the blue with the RJs. Thanks for the post
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very nice
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yea it was crazy high before drop looks good now... the photo editing is sweet haha i was like WTF is he really rolling with a picture of his car as his front plate hahaha!!! then i realized u photochopped them in
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nice
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Damn the car looks much better! I love it
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nice set of RJ's! loving the drop
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Thanks again, everyone. There's not that many blue TL's out there. I had my Aspec wheels painted black and it looked horrendous with blue. I'm glad I'm finally doing something right.
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Drop looks great man.
Wheels on the other hand......= pinwheels and Im not feeling em. But to each their own.
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nice combination
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+1 not a fan of the wheels nice drop though
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Those wheels look HUGE Nice drop though
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first pics looked like a skateboard, needed the drop... what a difference.. major props..
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Drop is spot on! But I personally don't like the wheels.
Old 08-11-2010, 07:24 AM
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RJ's FTW, Iam running on RJ 19" Devotions myself. I like the drop, I couldn't afford the tein SS, so I had to settle for just springs, maybe next summer I'll try to get them.
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Yeah, I'm not sure why so many people hate RJ's, I'm loving them. You definitely need to get tein SS or some kind of coilovers. You can never get the right height and ride comfort with just springs.
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