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1fastGC
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Registered: November 2002
Location: Oakland/El Cerrito, CA
Posts: 1807
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Review Date: Fri October 3, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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aggressive stance on vehicle, minor improvement in cornering/handling abilities.
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Cons:
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tends to wear out stock shocks and the springs tend to sag after a few months/years
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I installed these springs on my RS when they first came out. The springs lowered the front about 2" and the rear about 1" ..It worked great and looked great on the car, but after a few months, the stock shocks were completely worn out.
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Evolution VIII
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Happy_Days
Registered User
Registered: February 2003
Posts: 73
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Review Date: Mon October 6, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $300.00
| Rating: 8
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I have a 2003 WRX sedan. Springs havent sagged in height since the day I put them on. It's about a 1.5 front and rear drop. It has been over 10,000kms and my WRX stock struts are perfectly fine. These springs are not for people that want modest drops. (pa
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Because of it's agressive stance, some front lips may be too low.. They are just springs, need struts to further reduce body roll.
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super_subie
Registered User
Registered: September 2003
Location: Northridge, CA
Posts: 20
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Review Date: Thu October 9, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $175.00
| Rating: 10
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nice and clean drop, great ride quality
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Great affordable springs for those who just need it for around the town driving and wants a nicer look and some improved handling. Dont expect super handling and competition use from just this spring but its wonderful for everyday driving. I LOVE the look though!!
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Review Date: Wed December 3, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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stiffer than stock, good stance
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be careful of your offset with aftermarket wheels w/ S-tech
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good springs. have had them for about 6k miles w/ no probs. be careful of your offset with aftermarket wheels because it is quite an agressive drop. 1.5" front and .8 or so rear.
looks great inho
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Review Date: Wed February 11, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $250.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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aggressive look, takes off body roll
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Cons:
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none
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This is an awesome set of springs. I decided to get them because a)coilovers cost a lot and b) i wanted to take away body roll. The great look is not what i was expecting but was happy to get. $250 was with install.
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JDM_SAL
Registered User
Registered: February 2004
Location: Your friendly neighborhood Marine Corps recruiting station! (Pearlridge Mall by Banditos)
Posts: 246
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Review Date: Wed March 17, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Reduced body roll in corners, gives the car a very aggressive stance!
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Cons:
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none so far...
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Had these installed when I got my 5zigen FNO1RC wheels (17x8); paired with the S-Tech's, my car handles TEN times better now! Corners that I usually took at low speeds for fear of plowing of the road I now can take with a lot more confidence. Wouldn't suggest using for competition, especially if they aren't paired up with aftermarket struts. My WRX is noticeably lower, looks pretty mean now. Only going to have them for a short time though, saving up for coil-overs.
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Damaged Goods
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Registered: January 2004
Location: santa rosa, CA
Posts: 345
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Review Date: Thu July 1, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $170.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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great stance for the car
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Cons:
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hurts drivability and ride
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they make the car look great and handle better
but they make speed bumps an ordeal
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Ex-ricer
Registered User
Registered: August 2003
Location: Someone take the 'Ex-' outta my name! >.<
Posts: 1443
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $175.00
| Rating: 10
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I LOVED mine. IMHO, the best part about these springs is that it doesn\'t slam the car. It\'s a nice, tasteful drop that adds just the right amount of aggressiveness to your ride. Fit well with my 18\'s.
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DizzyWRX
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Registered: November 2003
Location: Seattle
Posts: 774
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $170.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Lowers it to the perfect height, inexpensive, great warranty
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Have been known to significantly lower the life of the front struts
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For the price, these are great springs which IMO lowers the WRX to the perfect ride height - not too low, not too high. The ride quality is very comparable to stock. I have had these on my car for almost a year now, and I\'ve had no problems whatsoever. They also come with a warranty to where if the ride height is off by 5 mm of what it is supposed to be, they will replace the spring for free!
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2004 WRBlue WRX
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kspek
VIP Member
Registered: March 2003
Location: touge
Posts: 2479
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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lowered the car
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makes the car look much better. stiffer springs than stock. nicely designed.
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sykosis
VIP Member
Registered: February 2004
Location: Driving the Green Beast
Posts: 4058
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Great drop hieght, improved cornering
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Cons:
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Harsh ride, can bottom out on stock struts
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I bought this in spite of reading how it would lower the strut life and all that. I figure, I would just use the opportunity to get better struts.
The drop is great. Almost an inch more in the front than the rear, to get rid of that huge front fender gap. Looks the height the car should be at, alot of people don\'t realize that the car is lowered... that\'s a good drop.
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Aithien
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Registered: December 2002
Location: California
Posts: 144
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Review Date: Fri July 9, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $165.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Improves the unsightly gap, cheap price, soft ride
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Cons:
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Not stiff enough for competition, wears out struts/shocks
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These are excellent springs if you just want the \"lowered\" look. They don\'t \"slam\" the car as much as the lowest settings on a pair of coilovers and they are quite cheap to purchase.
However, I would avoid these if you want performance to go along with it. They are not stiff (only a notch above stock) and they will wear your stock struts and shocks out very fast, depending on conditions. If you want true performance, look elsewhere but be prepared to pay 4x over what these would cost you.
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4080wrx
VIP Member
Registered: April 2003
Location: EJ20T swap coming soon!!!!
Posts: 2056
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Review Date: Fri July 16, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Nice aggressive look, did not mess up my alignment after install
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Cons:
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with any lowered car you loose driveability unless you install good struts with the it
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SuzWRX
VIP Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: BAIC
Posts: 1588
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Review Date: Thu July 29, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great ride, no rubbing, easy to install
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Cons:
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You will eventually need a new strut
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Overall this is a great spring. It lowers the car just enough. I had these on my WRX with 18\" wheels and I had no rubbing at all.
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HKSwrx02
Registered User
Registered: May 2004
Location: San Diego CA
Posts: 292
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Review Date: Mon August 16, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $130.00
| Rating: 10
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Good quality springs for the price i paid. Springs have quite an aggressive drop, about 2 in. in front and 1 in the rear. Ride is slightly stiffer and cornering is improved.
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SiFuSpEc
Registered User
Registered: November 2004
Location: C-Town Area, OH
Posts: 150
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Review Date: Mon November 22, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $130.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Lowered car for a Very aggressive stance, Ride comfort and driveability has improved, Alignment is great after install, Its Tein and its JDM!
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Cons:
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Known to wear and tear shocks like any other springs, Makes noise when below 40 Weather and just started car, Slightly more Camber in rear after install
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Excellent for those who want a good look on their Subaru and have a little more better handling. Competition use suggests stiffer shocks and more suspension work to compliment it.
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taerron
Registered User
Registered: October 2003
Location: AZ
Posts: 347
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Review Date: Mon January 17, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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I really like the lowering height and the reduced body roll.
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The springs are VERY noisy and tend to clunk when turning. The struts had been rebuilt 3 times to reduce noise. No such luck.
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To me the cons outweighed the pro\'s. The sound is very annoying.
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yayitzian
Hurray, it's Ian!!
Registered: October 2003
Location: san jose/riverside
Posts: 2790
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Review Date: Tue March 1, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Very aggressive Stance, Had people say it looks mean on the road.
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Cons:
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Scraping with STi v2 front lip on many bumps, and driveways
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I got these as a gift, install was relatively easy, lowered the car 2.0\" in the front, but the rear didn\'t seem to be much lower at all. (0.7\" rear). Cornering ability increased a lot, but I\'ve been hearing my stock shocks will be worn after a while.
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Turbo86
Registered User
Registered: April 2005
Location: Irvine, CA
Posts: 517
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Review Date: Fri July 1, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $255.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Nice drop, smooth ride.
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Brings down the car about 2\" and rides real smooth...a good buy.
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hayn_wrx
Registered User
Registered: January 2005
Location: Kunia
Posts: 1606
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Review Date: Wed July 6, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $180.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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nice drop
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none
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put these on and the drop is great...only thing wish the back was a lil lower maybe 1 instead of .8..other then that the ride is almost like the stock
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silver satin
Registered User
Registered: November 2002
Posts: 3235
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Review Date: Fri July 8, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $200.00
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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Lowered car
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Cons:
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bouncy
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I put a set of these on a 2001 RS I had lowerd the car alot. Negatives are too bouncy and I had to roll the rear fenders not what a I wanted to do but car looked good and that was about it.
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hayn_wrx
Registered User
Registered: January 2005
Location: Kunia
Posts: 1606
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Review Date: Tue July 12, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $180.00
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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decent drop
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Cons:
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rear not enough drop
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has a decent drop..too bad the back doesnt drop 1inch more
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Rivers
VIP Member
Registered: February 2005
Location: The Iron Chef of pounding vagshhh
Posts: 2407
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Review Date: Mon July 25, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Good Price, gives car an aggresive stance
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too low for some people taste
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have these on my car for about 3 months now
shows a big improvement in the handling department definetly has less body roll, but can be bouncey from time to time.
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dub2w
Registered User
Registered: February 2004
Location: Blue-faced in a red state
Posts: 2256
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Review Date: Wed December 7, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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nice, mean stance
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Cons:
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lifespan
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These are really nice shocks with an agressive stance. You should notice some improvement in cornering.
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Markadopolus
Registered User
Registered: September 2004
Location: Nasioc.com
Posts: 1057
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