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Old 05-30-2009, 02:09 AM
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Got my coilovers on
I just put some b&g coilovers on my slobalt today and i thought i would share a few pictures. Let me know what you guys think.




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Old 05-30-2009, 02:10 AM
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not bad, step one...get rid of the mud flaps on the front

step two, lower the back end to match

step three........


step four, profit!
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:12 AM
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Yeah the back end is a lot higher i know. I am going to bring it in to a shop that knows what they are doing. What is step 3? haha. and how would i go about getting rid of the mud flaps?
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you have to cut off the flaps, not too hard, done it on two ls' now
as for step 3...if i told you everyone would be making a profit
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you can cut them with a razor knife , slow and steady !!
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:14 AM
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I did mine with tin snips then followed up with a random orbital sander
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:24 AM
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moved to the pics section.
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can't wait to see it evened out but looks good so far. underpants gnomes ftw lol
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to the op u still have all your stock suspension im looking to buy a strut mount that messed up on my car let me know thanks
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i like it, just not the rims
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yeah i think step3 is lose the wheels
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yea just use a dremel on the mudflaps
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to the op u still have all your stock suspension im looking to buy a strut mount that messed up on my car let me know thanks
No, i had to reuse the camber from the stock set up. I have everything else though.
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yeah i think step3 is lose the wheels
Yeah maybe this should be about why you spent money on coilovers instead of non-rediculous rims.
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Well I evened it out and got an alignment finally so here's a few more pictures.



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Base models look great w/ coilovers.

If I was you i'd go even lower!
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i cant wait till i get my coil overs put on

looks awesome.

i like the rims but thats because im a fan of chrome... here is a pic of my rims

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the people that did my alignment said i can't go any lower because my control arms are already close to hitting...
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Originally Posted by conerboner
the people that did my alignment said i can't go any lower because my control arms are already close to hitting...
im lower, its fine but once you go past 3in then your screwed
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