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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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i have been stumped between skunk2 lowerings springs and eibach...but i dont kow which works best....no one has mentioned skunk2 brand....any suggestions???
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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how many inch drop are you looking for? and how much $$$ are you willing to spend?
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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i was thinking of 2 or 2.5 inches...and maybe ..no more than 3 bills..
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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no more than 3 bills for shocks and springs? or just springs?
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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just springs......
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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go for eibach
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 04:12 AM
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or look into H&R.

What car is this for anyway?

Also, your going to want to get aftermarket shocks/struts to handle the lower springs.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 05:36 AM
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PM'd you. Hit me up.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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just a FYI incase you weren't aware, he won't be able to respond back to your PM unless you gave him an email address to contact you at. He's a trial member so he can't send any PM's yet, not until he's a full member. Just letting you know incase...
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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this is for an accord 99 lx...but i have trouble deciding with what springs to go for just the springs i think that shocks are still good..
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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you're gonna definitely need shocks if you lower that much cause the stock ones won't stand up to additional abuse a lowered car dishes out. they'll blow inside of 2 months. so even if you don't buy them now get your money together to buy them later.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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yeah, even though they may be ok now, with the drop you want your going to blow them kinda quick, thats why I suggested you get a set of aftermarkets that can handle the abuse of the lower springs.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 12:43 AM
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so eibach it is....i guess i can wait.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:04 AM
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you won't regret that purchase
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:39 AM
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Eibach pro-kit, then get a set of koni's, done my 6 gen very well, great handeling and responsiveness + adjustable dampening
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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how good can you expect the handling to be once settled in?....with the schock and everything...and springs???
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