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Good Morning All! alcheng - the rims look great. For some reason I didn't realize you had a roadster. Here's my two cents on the spacer/springs discussion. Get the spacers

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Old 03-22-2012, 07:43 AM   #5131 (permalink)
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Good Morning All!

alcheng - the rims look great. For some reason I didn't realize you had a roadster.

Here's my two cents on the spacer/springs discussion. Get the spacers first. Decide how much you want the tires to move out and then do a little research. Ken is an excellent source for sizing once he knows the offset and how much "poke" you want. He pretty much nailed mine sight unseen.

As far as springs go, what you use your car for should be a big determining factor in the decision. As much as I loved my Tanabes and the drop it gave me, it was just too impratical for a daily driver in the area of Houston where I drive.

I don't know what your situation is, or what look you are going for with your car, but from the pictures posted above, it looks pretty classy.

Your ride will be compromised by the drop. I picked-up on a comment that Ken had made in another thread about the fact that you lose shock damping when you drop. I knew my ride was harsher with the Tanabes, but didn't realize to what degree until I had the original springs re-installed.

All of this is very subjective; it's your car and your money. It can also be a very expensive lesson if you don't do your research. I was very fortunate that my dealer comped the switch back to the original set-up, otherwise I'd have a much bigger hole in my wallet right now.

Don't get me wrong guys - I love the drops and the handling improvements and the look that comes with it. In my individual situation, it just wasn't the right thing to do. Just keep in mind that everything we do has consequences and complications we sometime don't think of when we get caught up in the excitement of modding. No one is more guilty of that than me.

Again, your car is beautiful and I wish you good luck with your mod decisions. Just be sure to post a lot of pictures so we can hitch a ride along with you.

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Very nice post, mr.gurney!

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Very nice post, mr.gurney!

Good morning!
Mr Gurney did a nice job of pointing out the trade-offs involved with lowering.

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Drove in to work today and probably leaving early so parked right infront, going to be another sunny unusually warm day today
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Another day of wishing I was driving the Z.
Backdrop stands, lights and what not do not fit in the hatch, so it's another Ranger day. Boooooo!
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Looks like we'll have a break in the weather so I'm going to take the Z for a ride today. Did a little touch on the front bumper I'm on rock chip #3 & 4 now. Very small.... There is no way to avoid them if you drive around here I guess. I'll just keep touching them up and in a couple of years I'll just get that bumper repair guy to respray mine for a couple bills. Same thing on the Vette. I'm just going to make it part of my maintenance. I just don't want to sweat it anymore. I'll just have the bumpers resprayed every 2-3 years if I have to. Funny thing is my F-Bird never seems to get them. Maybe the angle of the dangle or something?
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Just had my Swifts installed yesterday. Camber & Toe came back to spec for all but one wheel. Even that one was only off .03. I'm going to see how the tires wear this summer and get another alignment after it settles for the season and see where im at next year. For now, no camber arm necessary.
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You wrapped your rear? Hmm what is going on in Rochester?
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