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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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ok well my cars been lowered for about 4 months an i just put tokico struts an now the upper control arm in the front is hitting the strut tower on the top im dropped on springs its pretty low but iv never had this problem before with the stock shock any idea?-
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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the more the car is lowered the more the controll arm moves....are ur shocks adjustable?
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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naw tokico blues itsa not that low
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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how many inches did it go down
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 08:21 AM
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like 2 heres a pic

and its about a quarter inch high then this now
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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off topic...but props for a clean EJ.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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tokico blues are ***** mate.
they are a stock replacement, not a performance strut.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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^
with that said the car rides amazing compared to my new stock struts alot less bouncy
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