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Old 03-02-2014, 08:38 AM
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Any suspension mods beneficial without doing a drop

I really do want to drop my car, but living here in boston with the winters and the horrible roads(legit holes in the earth) the idea of bottomin out stops me. So my question, without dropping the car, would a strut bar have any benefit or a sway bar? Etc etc

Sorry if this has been brought up a million times but I searched and couldn't find much info for our cars
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Old 03-02-2014, 09:30 AM
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Live in boston too the eibach pro lowering springs are just perfect and are not to low! U don't need a Front stabilizer bar if you have the sport (must come with factory 19" rims) but the racingline rear sway bar looks to be a must.
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Old 03-02-2014, 11:20 AM
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^well that's alittle encouraging, and no I don't have the sport. I have the a model and don't get me wrong I love the ride, but there's def room for improvement. I'm new to mods with suspension and such...

Pdub34, just curious where'd you get your eibachs installed
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Originally Posted by Tommy6905
I'm new to mods with suspension and such... Just curious where'd you get your eibachs installed
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Old 03-02-2014, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Fakie J Farkerton
They go around your struts behind the tires.
Lol I think he was asking the location of the shop because they both live in Boston. Not where springs are installed on a car... Lmao!!
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Old 03-02-2014, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Fakie J Farkerton
They go around your struts behind the tires.
Lol I meant like did he go some where in boston, thanks ross
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^ lol
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Old 03-02-2014, 02:22 PM
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And to be honest the reason I never considered them is because I was never part of a forum.. Seeing all the cars on here make me want to upgrade things, see what I'm missing out on
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And to be honest the reason I never considered them is because I was never part of a forum.. Seeing all the cars on here make me want to upgrade things, see what I'm missing out on
Becareful its addicting but fun
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Originally Posted by Ross2893
Lol I think he was asking the location of the shop because they both live in Boston. Not where springs are installed on a car... Lmao!!
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Originally Posted by Tommy6905
I really do want to drop my car, but living here in boston with the winters and the horrible roads(legit holes in the earth) the idea of bottomin out stops me. So my question, without dropping the car, would a strut bar have any benefit or a sway bar? Etc etc

Sorry if this has been brought up a million times but I searched and couldn't find much info for our cars
If you get adjustable end-links and align your rear sway bar horizontally with your car to get the most leverage you will notice a considerable gain in control.
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Originally Posted by Fakie J Farkerton
How long u been waiting to use that one
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It reminds me of the old Dr. Who for some reason.
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Old 03-02-2014, 09:02 PM
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I don't think an aftermarket front strut bar can make the car much stiffer. My 14' has a factory bar on it already.
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How long u been waiting to use that one
10 minutes.
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Old 03-03-2014, 06:58 PM
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JT Motoring on Hyde Park ave $250 just the labor for lowering springs and has held up for over 40k miles. Bought the springs online for cheaper than what they wanted to charge. Once lowered recommend u rotate your tires every oil change to even out the wear and your alignment in the rear will be off a little nothing serious. Also drive for a week or so after the install before u do the first alignment.
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Alright cool thanks for the reply, that place use to be called something else before but I forget. Rear spoiler should be here Thursday or Friday, after I tackle that I'll be looking into ordering the springs, thanks guys
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