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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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i'm looking for new setup since my Tokico blues w/sleeved coilover springs didn't turn out so well. what is a inexpensive coilover/setup that i would be best if i'm looking to drop my ride 1.5in to slammed to the ground/DUMPED.
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blox tuner series? yonaka motorsports coilovers?
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is it best if i look for coilovers that are valve adjustable?
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any of that cheap anodized garbage will work
Old Dec 18, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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take your shocks and springs out and let the car drop. that's hellaflush yo
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any of that cheap anodized garbage will work
This is it.
Functionforms will get you pretty low, and H&R ultra lows will get you lowest.
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This is it.
Functionforms will get you pretty low, and H&R ultra lows will get you lowest.
what about ones with dampering?
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Functionform type 2's have are adjustable but they arent the cheepest coilover. I dont know if the H&R's are. I personaly have no experience with them. i have read about them and seen them on a car. It was almost undrivable it was so low.
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Functionform type 2's have are adjustable but they arent the cheepest coilover. I dont know if the H&R's are. I personaly have no experience with them. i have read about them and seen them on a car. It was almost undrivable it was so low.
what about godspeed?
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Functionform type 2's have are adjustable but they arent the cheepest coilover. I dont know if the H&R's are. I personaly have no experience with them. i have read about them and seen them on a car. It was almost undrivable it was so low.
but sparks be mad flyin yo, like that **** be dank

i seriously can't help but make fun of slammed cars. i do this in person too when i roll by one
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but sparks be mad flyin yo, like that **** be dank

i seriously can't help but make fun of slammed cars. i do this in person too when i roll by one
it wouldn't be this low.. but i want the suspension to be able to be low enough that so i wouldn't be bottomed(dead) out like mines i have on right now..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_fyJmkSFyU
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what kind of car do you have?
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what kind of car do you have?
eg sedan dx... i want my drop to have a little bit of tire tuck
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it wouldn't be this low.. but i want the suspension to be able to be low enough that so i wouldn't be bottomed(dead) out like mines i have on right now..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_fyJmkSFyU
that car sounds horrible, those fking tools are wearing 3d glasses like it's 1950 and that car is a disaster waiting to happen at that height,

i cringe everytime i see a car like that
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eg sedan dx... i want my drop to have a little bit of tire tuck

buy a set of shocks and springs, with the front forks from a EF and put it on your car. you'll be slammed.
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You want to be slammed but don't want the suspension to bottom out? You're already going to be bottomed out at that height. Just buy whatever coil over you can find at the cheapest price. It's going to ride like **** anyway and blow out in six months. Have fun
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i'm not going to make the car slam... its my DD
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that video is now in the funny picture thread in gdd. been awhile since we've had something quite that retarded to laugh at
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here's a pic of my db8 with a set of koni yellows and skunk2 springs (meant for a ef). it's an action shot, but i have to note that the springs in the front are at full extension. and the rears are 3/4 before full extension.

so when you look at this picture it looks tucked, but it's not. i really wish i had a pic of it just sitting there.

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that car sounds horrible, those fking tools are wearing 3d glasses like it's 1950 and that car is a disaster waiting to happen at that height,

i cringe everytime i see a car like that
lol i'm getting a spec 2 pretty soon also. even though its loud and obnoxious, its got a nice deep throaty sound.. light weight and instead of flanges it uses hook springs
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lol i'm getting a spec 2 pretty soon also. even though its loud and obnoxious, its got a nice deep throaty sound.. light weight and instead of flanges it uses hook springs
I hope you don't live in California.
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I hope you don't live in California.
dont worry i'm not from cali... i just love it when it purs at low RPM's.. but hates it when it yells and bitches
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dont worry i'm not from cali... i just love it when it purs at low RPM's.. but hates it when it yells and bitches
Are you high?
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i think function form type 1 coilovers are probably my best bet, but on the other hand godspeed type rs coilovers have adjustable dampering which cost a little more.
pro's and cons about godspeed coilovers are
+brake lines +adjustable dampering -no dust cover -cant go that low
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+pretty low +dust covers -brake lines +comes with measureing tape +seen many reviews

anything else that can beat these two?
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