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Old 29th October 2008, 18:22   #1
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Default Pics of your Cars & what suspension you running?

I want to lower my car again. But I don't know what suspension kit to get.

Can you please post pics of your cars and what suspension you are using.

PS - All the other threads do not have this imformation.
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Old 29th October 2008, 18:23   #2
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tom moving this to suspension section mate.
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Old 29th October 2008, 18:24   #3
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mate dsh85 has a thread, maybe in styling or in the gallery which shows cars at different heights and on differnet wheels
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Search for 'lowering height guide' or something along those lines, i often refer back to it to make up my mind, good thread too!
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i didnt read the thread properly my bad .....sorry jules xx
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Old 29th October 2008, 18:41   #6
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Cheers Yates.

I'll have a look for it now.
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Old 29th October 2008, 19:06   #7
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Cheers for the help but that thread doesn't really do want I need.

I want to know what suspension kits people are running not just pictures. IE 50m on Eback springs & Koni shocks.
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Old 29th October 2008, 19:20   #8
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tom moving this to suspension section mate.
No worries cheers Ryan.

PS I know something about you!!!!!!
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Old 30th October 2008, 22:11   #9
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Lowered with KW Variant I @ the front
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Old 31st October 2008, 14:52   #10
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Thats the sort of stuff I am after.

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Any more please people?

I want people mainly on 40/50/60mm set ups please. BUT I need to know what kits your running.
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30mm front with eibach springs with gmax shocks, rear 40mm with gmax shocks.
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cheers Carl.

Any more on 50/60mm?
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me lowered all round on spax 60mm springs and rear shocks

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Mine, 40mm down on Kamracing Faulkners (35mm ones) and billie sprintlines.
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30mm front with eibach springs with gmax shocks, rear 40mm with gmax shocks.
whats it like 30 front 40 rear handling wise? iv got 30mm eibachs and want to go a tad more at the back cos i cant see it looking any differently so may go down 35 but still unsure cos everyone tells me to get it done same amount front and rear
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not had any problems to be honest, handles fine, even better now i have the 24mm rear antiroll bar.
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