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Lowering my car soon, anyone experience problems? Any tips?

Lowering my car soon, anyone experience problems? Any tips?

Postby CashPlz00 » Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:23 am

I have a stock 2000 I4 Solara. I have Tokico struts and Eibach Pro Kit springs. The reason i'm lowering it, because I have the TRD 17" rims for it, and I heard it looks better when the car is lowered.

I have a few questions...

- Do I need a camber kit for it? I hate the slanted wheel look.
- Anyone experience any problems lowering?

Thanks
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Postby bassthrive » Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:45 pm

You rims will look 109543147 times better with it lowered. Plus you will enjoy much better handling. Our cars sway like boats with the soft stock suspension.

Get an alignment right after you get them installed. 90+% chance you will not need a camber kit. If the shop cannot get your wheels in line without it then no biggie, its only a 20 something dollar part.
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Postby Solara562 » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:21 pm

Remember to cut the bump stops because I made a mistake of not cutting it and my car looks like a 4x4 still.
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Postby DatSRBoi » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:38 pm

Id leave my car stock period. Ones you do one thing, You have to do the other. It will end up being a non-stop project and money killer. AND DO SEARCH..
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Postby 209solara » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:08 pm

^^^^^^^^^^^ leave it stock? coming from you? hahahahaha :lol:
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Postby DatSRBoi » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:20 pm

209solara wrote:^^^^^^^^^^^ leave it stock? coming from you? hahahahaha :lol:

I know. I tried to leave it stock. Now fixing it up I see the pain Ive put myself through because I see that when I did something, I have to do something else to correspond with the first. And it goes on and on. Moneys running low.
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Postby TRD_solaRa » Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:32 pm

--1LOKEDOUTSLE-- wrote:JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



SEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


it's a newbee thing brah, patience is a virtue lol.
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Postby DatSRBoi » Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:12 pm

--1LOKEDOUTSLE-- wrote:JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



SEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Right on time for easter haha. Im searching for Jesus.
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Postby Astro » Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:47 pm

bassthrive wrote:You rims will look 109543147 times better with it lowered. Plus you will enjoy much better handling. Our cars sway like boats with the soft stock suspension.

Get an alignment right after you get them installed. 90+% chance you will not need a camber kit. If the shop cannot get your wheels in line without it then no biggie, its only a 20 something dollar part.


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Postby Duffman » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:58 pm

DatSRBoi wrote:Right on time for easter haha. Im searching for Jesus.


*waves* Hi.
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