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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Default A few pics of my Z with spacers installed

I just put on my 25mm spacers front and rear yesterday and thought I would post some pics.
I plan to lower it ASAP and add a front lip spoiler. Thats pretty much all I have planned. Not as exciting as some of the other cars on the forums, but I happy with it.





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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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yeah..once u lower it it will look great..spacers best thing u can do if you keep the stockers.
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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I did the same as well. I was going to go with 30mm, but i thought that may have been pushing it. It may not be as noticeable to the "untrained" eye, but i love the slightly more aggressive look. I was planning on putting on a front lip as well, but then i wondered if it was even worth it... I've seen many a lips get trashed with out fault to driver.

One last thing... if you do lower it, what exactly are you going to install on it?
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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Thanks.

I'm either going to lower it on Tein S.techs or Tanabe GF210s. The Tanabe's will be much lower obviously but the car is my daily driver and I scrape the front end a lot as is. So I may just go with the S. Techs, they wont look as good, but will be more livable.
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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wow.. never knew spacers can make this much differnece on stock rims.. great choice! and lower it! dammmm
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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Wheels look good (nice and flush), I love that San Marino Blue.. If I buy another new Z someday it will be a very tough decision to buy another PPW or switch to the San Mariono (definately my 2 fav colors on the Z)..

BTW, IMO dont worry about getting the lip, just throw some springs on and your riding clean as hell.
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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Better plan on a camber kit front and rear also if your going that low. Or else those nice stock bridgestones will be toast this time next year.

Car looks great!
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Thanks for the compliments.

I have every intention of lowering the car the right way. When I choose the springs for my car, I will also look into the shocks/struts and camber kits needed to do it properly. I've already looked into it a little bit, so I know what I'm getting myself into. But thank you for the advice.

I really want a lip, I think they look great. But this is my only car, driven every day. I have a bad feeling I would rip the thing right off, especially if I lower it.
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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excellent choice on color. i say get the tanabe's. the tein's only lower like a half inch or something like that. the tanabe's will look more aggressive imo.
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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How much did you pay for the spacers?
I was planning on getting some for my Z
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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excellent choice on color. i say get the tanabe's. the tein's only lower like a half inch or something like that. the tanabe's will look more aggressive imo.
Thanks, I love the color too. I've yet to see another around locally. I like the idea of getting the tanabe's, they look amazing, but I'm concerned about it being too low. I dont want to make the car to much of a hassle to drive everyday, you know what I mean?

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How much did you pay for the spacers?
I was planning on getting some for my Z
I bought them used from the marketplace. The rears are H&R that I got for $70 shipped and the fronts are Ichiba's that I got for $110 shipped. It took a few weeks to get a set of 4 together, but the money saved was worth it.
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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I bought them used from the marketplace. The rears are H&R that I got for $70 shipped and the fronts are Ichiba's that I got for $110 shipped. It took a few weeks to get a set of 4 together, but the money saved was worth it.[/QUOTE]

Thanks
The car looks great
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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I suggest getting dampeners with the springs. It'l make a world of a difference. Tokicko makes good ones.
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Tanabe springs are bueno
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 04:17 AM
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looks sweet, i love the flushed look
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