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Lowering Springs EG HATCH

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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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Default Lowering Springs EG HATCH

anyone running stock shocks with lowerings springs on a eg hatch or anything really, how long you think till they blow out, by the way i got stock motor if that matters..
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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Considering it is an eg hatch, I bet it has more than 100k.
I say give or take 10k miles max
Just save up and do it right, it's not fun taking it in and out, unless you have a air compressor
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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yeah i got a air compressor, just sick of looking at them not on my car

plus shocks are expensive as ****, i thought springs would cost more..lol
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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just buy a set of coil overs eaven knock offs are cheap and height adjustable. i bought some ground control knock offs for 250 theye were awsome but thats what i think
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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i have gc coilovers with stock shocks. ive put prob around 15-20k miles on em and no problems.....im lowerd to no finger gap on hx's

its a little bouncy but not bad at all

of course my car did only have like 80k miles when i lowered it
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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I'm running skunk2's on my stocks. right - rear bottoms out when I take a driveway at an angle. Had them on for a while. starting to get bouncy.
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