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gryph
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:47 pm 
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Hey guys my car has lowered king springs ne1 know of a way to drop the front another half an inch without changing springs thanks :D
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:54 pm 
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:15 pm 
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:23 pm 
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i hear stories of people replacing the rubber ends where the springs meet the chassis (and diff on rear), for something alot thinner.
but i wouldn't recommend it.
have you got the speed-boat effect happening?

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:28 pm 
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There is no decent way of doing it.. don't cut the springs. You'll have to get new ones and sell the ones you have already.
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:29 pm 
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Id say there isnt a good way, maybe add a V8 to the engine bay, or some form of heavy mod. Depends what springs you have like lows, superlows, super super (ultra) lows.
As i think all springs are the same price, so they should be able to just swap springs around?

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:37 pm 
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just get your springs compressed
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:15 pm 
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Yeah you could get your springs reset... heated up and all that... but it might be cheaper to just buy new springs.. I mean it's only $90/pair for king superlows.
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:43 am 
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:39 pm 
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I did hear that nolathane rubber ends will lower it about what u are after.
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:10 pm 
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After runnin steve the other nite i like the v8 idea :D
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