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Old 07-24-2012, 09:55 AM
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Has anyone chosen a lowering suspension by color rather than functionality? I am wanting to lower my car this winter, which is arena red, but am being torn by the color. Or am I being too ****.

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Not **** at all. I have done all the upgrades on my car with color in mind and no regard to performance....esp if it is underneath the car. Hell I even decided to go with a tuner who has black and silver custom chips.
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Originally Posted by forklift
I have done all the upgrades on my car with color in mind and no regard to performance....esp if it is underneath the car.
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One time I was going to buy some floor mats, but the backing material was the wrong shade of black, so I had them custom made.
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I choose my oil by color. That's why I use Brad Penn - The Green Oil. Matches my green Ruf rear sway bar.
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Originally Posted by gruppe75
Has anyone chosen a lowering suspension by color rather than functionality? I am wanting to lower my car this winter, which is arena red, but am being torn by the color. Or am I being too ****.
Bro...how much time do you spend crawling around underneath your ride?
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I understand, but do you match the color of your car, or do a cool contrast?
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Make sure the carpet matches the droplinks.
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And people think I'm crazy.

Go with the PSS10's.
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Please kill this thread before normal people can read this is further cement Porsche driver stereotype in their brains.
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Originally Posted by gruppe75
Has anyone chosen a lowering suspension by color rather than functionality? I am wanting to lower my car this winter, which is arena red, but am being torn by the color. Or am I being too ****.
Hope you are well! I would def choose performance/function over color.

If price is no issue, you might as well get the best out of the 3. I'm thinking this would be KWs.

I guess see you at the next CanAm.
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Awesome! You sound like a real character. Personally I would go with the suspension that ticks all the boxes performance wise and then have the shocks and springs anodised/powder coated to match the colour scheme of your car. I've actually done this before on an E-type Jag.
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For those that don't know, the top picture is the JIC Crossover, the middle picture is the KW's and the lower one is the Bilstein. I like the color of the JIC, and the performance of the KW's and the adjustability of the Bilstein's. And it wasn't for the guys in the CanAm getting me hooked on all of the twisties, I might not even be considering this.
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You can get any of them painted/powder coated to you liking.
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Maybe we could help you decide if we had more information - what color is your man purse or murse if you prefer... Not that there's anything wrong with that
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I try to match to my snakeskin boots and pinkie ring.


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