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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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What would you lower your car?

I just want to know why others lower their cars? I lowered my last car because it looked rediculous so high and the feel of coilovers is like nothing else. Not sure if I will do it to this car probably as a last mod. I like the feel of the stock ride to much right now.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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because the wheel gap is horrible stock, you can almost fist it.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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the height of the ls. its rediciulous. and i dont want the car to feel like a boat when i turn lol
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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wheel gap, dont like 4x4 look, and preformance. autocross and circuit racing
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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because i laugh whenever i see the ridiculous wheel gap on stock cobalts.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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coilovers+ lower= fun

in all seriousness the car doesnt handle worth a **** stock and the onnly way to fix that is to properly lower the center of gravity
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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because 90 degree turns at 60 is fun
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by CARLYLE
because 90 degree turns at 60 is fun
thats my answer
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Hockeyman
because the wheel gap is horrible stock, you can almost fist it.
actually you CAN fist the LS wheel gap and in the back you can fist it and move ur fist up and down
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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I never thought of it feeling like a boat.... I guess the only fear we have with lowering is speed bumps and steep entrances to driveways. IE scrubing the bottom. I was behind this one car that was lowered this was before iI lowered my other car and it went into a driveway making a right turn and the right rear wheel came right off the ground....thought that was wicked.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 07SSS
I never thought of it feeling like a boat.... I guess the only fear we have with lowering is speed bumps and steep entrances to driveways. IE scrubing the bottom. I was behind this one car that was lowered this was before iI lowered my other car and it went into a driveway making a right turn and the right rear wheel came right off the ground....thought that was wicked.
the cobalt will never get tht low no matter what. u wont lay frame in a cobalt
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CARLYLE
because 90 degree turns at 60 is fun


Hell yeah they are! Not to mention if it's a right turn, the girl in the seat ends up in your lap and well, who doesn't love that?
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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i did it strictly for performance reasons.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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cuz coilovers kick ass.

Originally Posted by CARLYLE
because 90 degree turns at 60 is fun
what he said.

Last edited by ls1fbody; Dec 2, 2008 at 12:28 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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performance
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by D4u2s0t
i did it strictly for performance reasons.
X2, not to mention the benefit of looking better at the same time!
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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i lowerd it in because i got ride of my 4x4 for the cobalt and it looked the same
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