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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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yet you live so close to englishtown.
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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LOL .... so close as in 3 hours?!?
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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Closer than my 8 hours. Although I do have Limerock.
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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East coast people confuse me... who wants some chowder!??!?!?!?!
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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We are talking about Englishtown and Limerock race tracks.
http://www.etownraceway.com/
http://www.limerock.com/
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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But seriously you can get Tein Basic full coilovers for ~$600, you get a stiff spring though because they have to hold the car up at their lowest setting... which is why I went with H&R/Koni combo over coilovers.
I hadn't thought of that. I don't want a stiff spring either. Back to the drawing board. I just want to drop around 2", but still have a comfortable ride. Is there any combo for under $1000?
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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eibach sportline or pro kit with kyb, koni, or tokico struts.
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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^X2 on that setup..
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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Yep.

Under $1k should be easy.

Here's my setup:

H&R Race 1.75R/2.2F: $238
Koni Sport Dampers: $580
New strut bolts: $20
New spring isolators: $20
New damper isolators: $20
New sway bar links: $112
04+ TL-S 21mm sway: $55

And I'm at $1045... then factor in a camber kit if necessary, and that bumps it up to $1200
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Dont forget alignment, another $75-100 or whatever they go for these days.

However you do not need sway bars and such.

and 1.75/2.2 is a pretty big diff, I want to see pics.
 



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