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02-13-2009, 02:56 PM
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#1 | | gamertag: Kurib0h
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|  ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
hi,
i have a set of eibach pro kit springs, and and gives me a drop of idk a lil under 2 inches.
i heard that lowering your car, would blow your suspension and stuff like that.
is that true???
idk if i wanna lower my box if i have to replace the suspension and everything.
help?? =] | 
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02-13-2009, 03:06 PM
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#2 | | behind the wheel
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
in time you will have to replace shocks and struts i've been running the same springs as u have on the stock struts and springs for over 30k miles | |
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02-15-2009, 09:28 PM
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#3 | | gamertag: Kurib0h
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
oh ok then, i should be good for a while then,
how much drop did it give you? | |
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02-15-2009, 11:17 PM
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#4 | | Registered User
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
look around at all the sites that sell them or even search here. typical is 1.2 to 2.5 inch all the way around
Last edited by thefonz : 02-15-2009 at 11:20 PM.
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02-18-2009, 09:14 AM
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#5 | | behind the wheel
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
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02-18-2009, 10:36 AM
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#6 | | RS4 #303
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
Eibach pro kit is 1.5 inch drop, the sportline kit is 2 inch drop.
Their springs a guaranteed not to sag so no settling. | |
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02-18-2009, 11:59 AM
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#7 | | gamertag: Kurib0h
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
litos 2006: thanks for the pics, also, how big are your wheels, and am i gonna have to get anything for the wheels, so that it doesnt rub against anything? i have 205/40/17 tires.
sdsnybny: thanks for the tip =] | |
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02-18-2009, 12:24 PM
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#8 | | behind the wheel
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuriboh4  litos 2006: thanks for the pics, also, how big are your wheels, and am i gonna have to get anything for the wheels, so that it doesnt rub against anything? i have 205/40/17 tires.
sdsnybny: thanks for the tip =] |
no prob im on 18's running 215/35/18 tires when i first got the b i threw some 17's on it and had to add a small universal spacer | |
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02-18-2009, 06:51 PM
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#9 | | gamertag: Kurib0h
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
so i will have to get some spacers, since my tires may be too big?
do you know if the kit comes with the spacers? | |
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02-18-2009, 06:57 PM
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02-18-2009, 06:59 PM
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#11 | | IM AS TIGHT AS YOUR JEANS
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
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Originally Posted by Kuriboh4 so i will have to get some spacers, since my tires may be too big?
do you know if the kit comes with the spacers? | spacers will bring your wheels out i.e. this is with 30mm spacers on a 15x7 +40 offset wheel and i rub on the top of the fender but then again "if it dont rub it aint gangster" lol  | |
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02-18-2009, 06:59 PM
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#12 | | gamertag: Kurib0h
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
haha sorry, but what exactly is camber, im not really good with cars lol | |
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02-19-2009, 07:46 AM
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
realcamber.com
learn about it, rock it | |
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02-19-2009, 01:18 PM
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#14 | | Registered User
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| Re: ima noobie on cars, need help lowering my xbox
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Originally Posted by Todd2die4 realcamber.com
learn about it, rock it | thanks. i needed that.
im coming from the 240 world and i've never heard of these camber shims. i didnt know what the hell people were talking about. | |
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