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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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The grand am is lower if that matters....
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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That is not good stance. Stance is not about being slammed to the ground. Honestly looks quite bad with a twisting beam rear suspension.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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The front doesn't seem any lower than the guys on coilovers...
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Hell I think my front end actually is lower.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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Picture from last summer...so it is missing a few things...but this is FE1 struts and shocks and Eibach Sportlines.



I can't remember if I had the OTT street bar on at this point or not, but I just installed the Ark antenna and strut bar.

I will get a new picture this summer when I am on FE5 struts and shocks with my Pedders. I will get a few different angles.
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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I still have to raise the strut towers in the front to get it to sit lower...

You have less wheel gap because I'm running a smaller overall wheel and tire diameter to get lower to the ground...

And no stance isnt about being the lowest, bein the lowest cobalt is about being the lowest,and you may think it looks bad, but hey...its DIFFERENT, and I love it

Originally Posted by 07MetallicSC
yes it was you! that thing is amazingly sexy! are you going to the orange county choppers meet? id love to see that car in person as im only in connecticut
I usually dont so meets just car shows. So if your talking about the OCC car show on AApril 25th? Yeah I'm prolly gonna be there

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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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yeah thats the one i meant, and damn i was gonna back out but i think if your going im deffinitly going. you and me will have to get together for a mini shoot after the show
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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And that was before I put a front lip on if you want to talk about low to the ground instead of wheel gap for some reason.
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 07MetallicSC
yeah thats the one i meant, and damn i was gonna back out but i think if your going im deffinitly going. you and me will have to get together for a mini shoot after the show
yea man sounds good, I remember last year there were like 30 'balts there...
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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Anyone using the other Eibach springs, I think they are called the pro kit. I really just want to lower the rear a little more as we have some messed up roads here.
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by stenguyen1
here is mine
What are you lowered on? those look like B&G?
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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could be H&Rs too
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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I know he used to be on Arospeed springs...not sure if he still is though. (Talking about Stenguyen1)
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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yea i'm on areospeed springs still. they are still holding on great. and looks good still also
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 01:44 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 04:36 AM
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do sprint lowering springs give a good drop?
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 04:50 AM
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Some of these are. . . yikes.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:39 AM
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sir, please step away from the keyboard before you make more of an ass of yourself

VWVortex.com - FS- Shaved/bagged/C2.500 Turbo RS .:R32 - MN

^^^p-chop? i dont think so
hold the muthafkin phone!
So you're tellin me.... a heavily modded Volks Golf w/ 33k miles can go for $40k and be considered a steal, But a newish white SS/TC sedan with GMS1, G85, 9k and full factory warranty can't go for $20k!!??!?!?!?!....




That...is




anyways tho... I'm gonna order them Ark springs moon, I'll post pics here when Im all done lol
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 04:20 AM
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why'd you put a honda stamp on there?
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by SXD45
Anyone using the other Eibach springs, I think they are called the pro kit. I really just want to lower the rear a little more as we have some messed up roads here.
Yes, I have run Eibach Pro-kit springs over FE5 front struts and Koni rear shocks. Not too low, nice ride, handles very well (particularly if you upgrad the rear swaybar). Here are a couple photos (two people in the car at speed - "standing-still" photos aren't a good view of springs):

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMG_3106.jpg
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMG_2894.jpg

Ignore the wheel/tire combination -- the wheels/tires in the photo are 18x10" wheels and Hoosier 285/30x18 slicks -- but they are the same diameter as stock 225/40x18 tires -- here's a photo of various tires for comparison (L to R -- 225/40x18 stock size, 285/30x18 slicks, 255/35x18 slicks, 245/45x17 Hankook R2Ss:
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...HankookR2S.jpg

BTW, I'll down at Houston Raceway Park March 19-20 to autocross this car, come take a look if you want - the car will look mostly the same. I won't be on Pro-kit springs for the Houston event -- it'll be Ground Control coilovers and Eibach coilover springs.

Scott

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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by MastaShaKe_88
why'd you put a honda stamp on there?
It's not mine, I wish! It's a JDM conversion, Honda Accord EuroR
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 01:19 AM
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Ignore the wheel/tire combination -- the wheels/tires in the photo are 18x10" wheels and Hoosier 285/30x18 slicks -- but they are the same diameter as stock 225/40x18 tires -- here's a photo of various tires for comparison (L to R -- 225/40x18 stock size, 285/30x18 slicks, 255/35x18 slicks, 245/45x17 Hankook R2Ss:
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...HankookR2S.jpg

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