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Old May 15, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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is there any aftermarket springs will drop the front about 0.8 inch? the drop with the oem sport springs is barely noticeble and still too much of a gap. I know most aftermarket springs such as the prokits (I have) or H&Rs will drop the the front about 1.2 inch. does anyone know what kind of aftermarket springs will drop the front about 0.8 inch? this is all I need because I dont want to go lower. even coilovers, most of them drop the front 1.2 inch or more. the only ones that can go higher are the KWs which I cant afford. anyone know where I can get some? many thanks!
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Old May 15, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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KW street comforts.
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Old May 15, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by medik13
KW street comforts.
hey bro,

are they springs or coilovers?
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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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kw, jic, nex, ksport
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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered
kw, jic, nex, ksport
hey bro,

I believe jic, nex, and ksport will drop the front in the 1.2-2 inch range which is too low for me because I am running 20's with tire size 245/35/20. it is scary to run tires size 245/30/20 in my opinion since they offer little protection for the rims plus I think it will look better with more meat on the tires. With the KWs, I can adjust to the highest setting which is about .8 inch. I wish I can afford that but not right now. what I want to know is is there any aftermarket springs that will lower my front .8 inch only?
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Old May 15, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by myfiveserie1818
hey bro,

I believe jic, nex, and ksport will drop the front in the 1.2-2 inch range which is too low for me because I am running 20's with tire size 245/35/20. it is scary to run tires size 245/30/20 in my opinion since they offer little protection for the rims plus I think it will look better with more meat on the tires. With the KWs, I can adjust to the highest setting which is about .8 inch. I wish I can afford that but not right now. what I want to know is is there any aftermarket springs that will lower my front .8 inch only?

Dude, I am running the same front tire as you and I'm on KSPorts. I have about a half inch gap in the front and I don't rub at all.
My tire specs are:
F - 245/35/20
R - 285/30/20

With the KSports (and I am sure the Nex and JIC and KW as well) you can go anywhere from 4wheeler look - I had this right out of the box to low as you want, I still can drop my fronts another 2 inches and the rears another 1.5 inches, I won't because a slight gap with the 20's filling the wheel wells is good for me - but i could
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Old May 15, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pjinca
Dude, I am running the same front tire as you and I'm on KSPorts. I have about a half inch gap in the front and I don't rub at all.
My tire specs are:
F - 245/35/20
R - 285/30/20

With the KSports (and I am sure the Nex and JIC and KW as well) you can go anywhere from 4wheeler look - I had this right out of the box to low as you want, I still can drop my fronts another 2 inches and the rears another 1.5 inches, I won't because a slight gap with the 20's filling the wheel wells is good for me - but i could
I bet your wheels have higher offsets than mine. my car is dropped on prokit springs right now. it rubs when I make sharp turns or have ppl in the car. the point is, I need to find some springs that will lower the front about .8 of an inch and will still look lowered without rubbing. any ideas? the only choice I have left now is go with the KW coilovers unless someone knows there are springs out there will lower the front less than 1.2 inch.
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Originally Posted by myfiveserie1818
is there any aftermarket springs will drop the front about 0.8 inch? the drop with the oem sport springs is barely noticeble and still too much of a gap. I know most aftermarket springs such as the prokits (I have) or H&Rs will drop the the front about 1.2 inch. does anyone know what kind of aftermarket springs will drop the front about 0.8 inch? this is all I need because I dont want to go lower. even coilovers, most of them drop the front 1.2 inch or more. the only ones that can go higher are the KWs which I cant afford. anyone know where I can get some? many thanks!
I'm running on already mentioned KW Street Comfort and couldn't be any happier with it .
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Old May 15, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Anzafin
I'm running on already mentioned KW Street Comfort and couldn't be any happier with it .
I wish I can spend that kind of $$ on coilovers.
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