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Old 02-19-2012 | 09:35 PM
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Hate to say I told you but I TOLD YOU. I gave you a real world solution, 3x 944's all with coilovers, been there, done that.

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One positive thing, 2.5 springs are relatively cheap and available everywhere in any imaginable spring rate and size. Good Luck
You told me. But you told be over a month after I purchased 12 inch springs. There was nothing you or I could do about it at this point.

I was already half way through the install so figured I might as well finish it.
I'm OK with the ride height as it is, so I can deal with it for a little while.

Worst case, I buy a new set of springs off Summit. Surprised at how cheap they are! [link]
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Originally Posted by 83 944
looks stock kinda a waste for coil overs?
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Old 02-19-2012 | 09:44 PM
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If you can't lower the rear any more don't change the front. It will just create a lot of oversteer with a low front and high rear.
Old 02-19-2012 | 09:49 PM
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Considering it's just a street car, and partially doing this for the looks of it, I doubt a little oversteer is a very big deal... I want the springs to adjust so that near highest setting is equal to what I'm at now. So I can tune to my preference.
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if you got the kit from paragon talked to jason hes a super nice and awesome guy he should be able to help you out and get a shorter spring
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^^ Glad to hear you harness the beast,I beleive 10 pics at the time is the max here.
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Old 02-20-2012 | 02:55 AM
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hmmmm I'll let that awkward post slide. He's a noob here


PS: Just noticed my thread has more views than the "rules and guidelines" thread. haha
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Swapped out my 12" springs for 10" on friday. Took me about 10 minutes once I learned I could keep the shocks attached to the hub only had to disconnect the top engine bay nuts

Adjusted to drop the car ~1.25" inches. Already bottomed out the valence once yesterday
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Anybody know why I can no longer change the title of my thread.......?
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not sure. maybe its been too long and the time to edit has passed. some forums do not allow the original poster to edit the thread after a half an hour of it being posted or edited originally.
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From one high school 944 owner to another, it looks great! how much did they cost?
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From one high school 944 owner to another, it looks great! how much did they cost?
Suspension? It's the paragon coil over kit, which was $265... And new control arms, weltmeister polyurethane bushings, new kyb struts.
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Okay so it was just the fronts, thats the kit i was looking at, glad to see somebody else's views on it.
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I think it's great. I'm running 10" 200 lb. The range of the sleeves, or at least my gestimate, is that on highest setting it'll be basically stock height, and right now I have room to go down to like -2"... If I cut the original lower spring perch, I have room to go lower. Not that I want to. Haha
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perfect, now i wish the back was easier. i broke a breaker bar trying to lower with the eccentric bolt so i gave up that way, i really want to remove the t bars and go complete coilover.


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