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Old May 17, 2011 | 08:04 AM
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looks good, how do you like the tokico blues? I heard they were more or less an oem replacement type shock.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by FATPUBUS
Car looks great! When i installed mine, i bolted the upper mount back up, then installed the shock and spring and raised the suspension with a floor jack until the shock rod came thru then bolted it up...spring compressor is a waste!
Actually there is not much preload on the spring. You can just set the upper cup on the strut, push it down by hand , and start the nut on the thread.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by FATPUBUS
Car looks great! When i installed mine, i bolted the upper mount back up, then installed the shock and spring and raised the suspension with a floor jack until the shock rod came thru then bolted it up...spring compressor is a waste!
oh interesting concept..wish i knew about that hahah...i had fun installing it..
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Old May 17, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDangerZone
looks good, how do you like the tokico blues? I heard they were more or less an oem replacement type shock.

I love the Blues..they are just a little bit stiffer than OEM...Ride quality is amazing. Feels like stock almost, beside a bit of stiffness...I love it overall...I would def recommend them for sure.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gordenZ
how much did you drop if you don't mind me asking
Well the Tein S-Techs are rated 0.6/0.7 of a drop if im not mistaken (if anyone can confirm please do so) But overall with the springs and shocks its about 1 inch.. Just enough to the tip of the tire.. It doesnt require any fender rolling or major alignment.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Coehsp350Z
Well the Tein S-Techs are rated 0.6/0.7 of a drop if im not mistaken (if anyone can confirm please do so) But overall with the springs and shocks its about 1 inch.. Just enough to the tip of the tire.. It doesnt require any fender rolling or major alignment.
I was thinking of doing the 1" all around, I'm sure that would be ok with my 18's, but later on with the 19's I don't know if they would rub on a 19x9.5 with 24 offset in the back and 20 offset in the front
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Old May 18, 2011 | 02:57 AM
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looking good.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:04 AM
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Looks great. Love the style of those grids. Nice job. Feels good doing it yourself huh

Chris
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Old May 19, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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Did u buy a camper kit? If not Ull b buying a lot of tires in the near future
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Old May 19, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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*Camber kit *
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