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Old May 22, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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Just had my TVS1 kit installed this past Sunday. I must say the drop is perfect imo. Its not slammed but I successfully got rid of the 4x4 look my car had. There seems to be zero issues with camber so far. If it is out of spec then it will be easily correctable. Ride is firm but still very good for a daily driver.

The sways just kickass. The car handles likes its on rails with almost no body roll. I had them set for med/med.

I'm loving everything about this kit so far. I would highly recommend this kit to anyone who wants a subtle yet noticable drop and doesnt want to have to get new shocks and camber kits. The sways undoubtly are the single most noticable handling mod you can get imo.

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Old May 22, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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Nice! Yeah, I have this kit as well & I think it's perfect for us daily drivers.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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I have the same kit on my PPW. I can't wait to put my new wheels on them with the lower profile and see how they look.

Your car looks hot, btw.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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I have the same kit being delivered to my house tomorrow (would of been here today but they had the wrong address). And I have the same wheels in gunmetal. If you ever want to trade your black GT-7s for my gunmetal just let me know
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Old May 22, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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I have the same kit being delivered to my house tomorrow (would of been here today but they had the wrong address). And I have the same wheels in gunmetal. If you ever want to trade your black GT-7s for my gunmetal just let me know
hehe, you'll. my GT7's are keepers, i couldnt be happier with my decision.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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I have the same kit.. except its been under my bed for a few months now..needless to say my bed handles superbly!

I need to find some place who will install them at a decent price. I live in Santa Barbara where everything is overly priced. I've been quoted from $570 to $800.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Awesome Car! I really like it!
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Old May 22, 2006 | 09:43 PM
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thanks everyone for you kind words. i just hope this info can be of use to someone.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ONEDVSMOFO
I have the same kit.. except its been under my bed for a few months now..needless to say my bed handles superbly!

I need to find some place who will install them at a decent price. I live in Santa Barbara where everything is overly priced. I've been quoted from $570 to $800.

Holy S**t!...thats alot of money. One of the most overpriced places around here quoted me 130 to do them. Im takeing it to my friends shop where hes doing them for 75. I would but I have a bad case of LAZY.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 12:12 PM
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Yeah its insane... I'll just keep calling around
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just wondering where u guys got ur TVS stage 1 kit... and best pricing? im about to order them
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I got mine form intense. 400 shipped. Just installed them today, unfortunately I didn’t get to test it out to much because it started raining. But I will tomorrow.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by haulass350
I got mine form intense. 400 shipped. Just installed them today, unfortunately I didn’t get to test it out to much because it started raining. But I will tomorrow.
+1 on the intense, thats where i got mine.
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Glad to here you are enjoying your kit bro. I was impressed at the quality of the Hotchkis products. Very nice bang for for the buck setup IMO. Don't forget you also got that ultra cool plenum spacer installed
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Old May 24, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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Glad to here you are enjoying your kit bro. I was impressed at the quality of the Hotchkis products. Very nice bang for for the buck setup IMO. Don't forget you also got that ultra cool plenum spacer installed
lol, yep, love that too. would love it more if i could find my friggin iso gasket oh well, its all good still. thanks for the great work llare!
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Old May 24, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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lol, yep, love that too. would love it more if i could find my friggin iso gasket oh well, its all good still. thanks for the great work llare!

Right on! Let me know when your ready for a snail... ah hell with that! Two snails...
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Old May 24, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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im interested in buying the same setup. How much drop is on the front and on the back. Im lookin for less than an inch on bak and less than half inch on front. The s tech are perfect but this deal is excellent
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Old May 24, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by white350
im interested in buying the same setup. How much drop is on the front and on the back. Im lookin for less than an inch on bak and less than half inch on front. The s tech are perfect but this deal is excellent
.6 front, .8 rear. ive heard the s-techs are very inconsistant when it comes to the drop and they drop more in the front then the rear which give you the raking effect. i purchased s-techs before my hotchkis. i did alot of reading and came to the conclusion that the hotchkis were the right springs for me.
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so 400 from intense is the best pricing?
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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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from what ive seen yes. that includes shipping. you might be able to get some other vendors to price match.
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