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Old May 5, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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yeah I would like to lower my car 2.0/2.5 and put 18" wheels on it with like a 205 tire but I will have to measure and talk to people who have tried this and see if it will fit. I'm doin 18's cuz these cars have such a big wheelwell. Thanks mattmatt those pics do help alot. I needed to see a before and after pic and the car looks good.
go look at SSon20's...

He is rocking 20" rims with like a 25 or 35 tire with Sportlines.

they will fit
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Old May 5, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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thats what i'm lookin at with 18's and i've seen a few others that don't rub at all with the 2/2.5" drop you should be safe on that...now the question i have is do i have to wait to get the alignment til the springs settle?
I would wait. But only about 2 weeks. Cause of money n ****, it took me like 3 months to get my alignment.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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that's true with the 20's I have seen some on here. But as most of you know the money is tight so if I just get the sport line springs and put them on will my struts go bad and if so about how long will that take cuz right now I just have the springs clamped and all I get is a little noise when I hit a big bump and they will break at any time that's why I ask these questions because I need to buy the springs
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 08slobalt
that's true with the 20's I have seen some on here. But as most of you know the money is tight so if I just get the sport line springs and put them on will my struts go bad and if so about how long will that take cuz right now I just have the springs clamped and all I get is a little noise when I hit a big bump and they will break at any time that's why I ask these questions because I need to buy the springs
I'm pretty sure some guys on here have ran close to (if not over) 50k miles on Sportlines/stock shocks without any problems. Hack is one of the seniors on here, so you might wanna ask him.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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I just ordered my sportlines and they will be here friday hopefully...get them installed on saturday...I'll post pics


BTW...im a 2.2 base Pontiac G5...I've got 18's with a 35 tire
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Ok yeah I prolly will man you have been alot of help to me for real I do really appreciate it thank you. I searched Eibach's website and could not find car specific sportlines for my car do you know where else I can check I know ebay would be the cheapest way to go but I may just spend the extra money and get them from a reliable source just for the warrenty part moreless
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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I bought Denny's SSC Springs. I drive an LT. Like they said 2.5" isn't a lot of drop when you start with 6"s of wheel gap
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Old May 7, 2008 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 08slobalt
Ok yeah I prolly will man you have been alot of help to me for real I do really appreciate it thank you. I searched Eibach's website and could not find car specific sportlines for my car do you know where else I can check I know ebay would be the cheapest way to go but I may just spend the extra money and get them from a reliable source just for the warrenty part moreless
Modern Performance FTMFW!! Extremely fast shipping and they have the CHEAPEST price on the sportlines.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 02:47 AM
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Modern Performance FTMFW!! Extremely fast shipping and they have the CHEAPEST price on the sportlines.
The only place you'll find them cheaper is a site vendor hook-up which is how I got my Sportlines and Konis. Jasonaudio I think is the guy's screen name. He set me up.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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The only place you'll find them cheaper is a site vendor hook-up which is how I got my Sportlines and Konis. Jasonaudio I think is the guy's screen name. He set me up.
x2 It's amazing what a couple PM's can do. Try it if you're lookin for a deal.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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I will I do apperciate it I know it's off subject but, which CAI should I go with I'm thinking K&N, but some are telling me Fujita and that one still keeps that big ass piece of plastic on the TB, and a short throw I'm thinking B&M cuz my roomate says they give the shortest throw
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Old May 7, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 08slobalt
I will I do apperciate it I know it's off subject but, which CAI should I go with I'm thinking K&N, but some are telling me Fujita and that one still keeps that big ass piece of plastic on the TB, and a short throw I'm thinking B&M cuz my roomate says they give the shortest throw
I'm an auto so I can't vouch for the short throw, but as far as the CAI: Injen FTMFW! It gives you a short ram and a CAI in the same package. It sounds pretty sick, too.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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FTMFW is new to me what does that mean and with the injen will that get rid of that piece of plastic that's on my TB so it's just all pipe
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Old May 7, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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FTMFW is new to me what does that mean and with the injen will that get rid of that piece of plastic that's on my TB so it's just all pipe
FTMFW = "for the motha f**kin win"

Yeah...all pipe from the throttle body to the filter.

You can run a short ram (filter will be in the engine bay) or it comes with an extension piece that will drop the filter below the passenger side headlight.
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Old May 9, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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got ya yeah I had no idea what that FTMFW meant thanks again now I know and I may have to buy that injen intake when I get the money together but that's a couple hundred I need to lower my car first cuz I have it clamped right now.
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