is 3" drop to much?

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Old May-21st-2003 | 06:48 PM
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is 3" drop to much?

im just wondering if 3"s is to much of a drop for our pros?
i remem someone saying that our suspension will only allow to a certain drop. also i have 17's on what factor will that play?rubbin?
help me out....
Old May-21st-2003 | 09:56 PM
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i'll be dropping mine 2.25" next week.. i'll let you know.. i have 16's on my car, but the rubber is tall..
Old May-21st-2003 | 10:10 PM
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what name springs are you going to use?
have you or anyone heard of Terra springs?
they are suppose to be a branch of H&R and they say they lower 3"s...
Old May-22nd-2003 | 10:47 PM
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I bought the B+G Autobahn springs for my protege...

i've never heard of the other name there.. but i haven't heard of much..
Old May-24th-2003 | 10:25 AM
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let's see

don_don when you get that done post some picts up if possible, i would like to see that. I don't have a digital camera myself gonna have to pick one up. But 3 inches sounds like alot, you would have to do some pretty big adjustments to your wheel wells but you wanna drop it 3 inches in the back ok it might be possible, but i don't know if you will be able to do it in the front, because don't forget your wheels will have to turn. ..
How much are most people dropping their cars? I am shopping for suspension myself and i wanna go down 1.5 inches. Not more than that, ( i live in Montreal, the roads are Sh*t can't do much more than that).

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Old May-26th-2003 | 12:00 PM
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i actually changed my mind and im going to stick with intrax to go with the kybs i already have like i originally planned .
i took a measuring tape to it and i think the 3" drop will be to much ...the wheel wells wont take it...

i also have so cd/slotted rotors that will be here on thurs...just need pads/shoes and paint the calipers...
Old May-26th-2003 | 04:15 PM
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I dropped mine 1.7" on APEX springs with KYB GR-2 struts...
Old May-28th-2003 | 10:53 PM
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im now stuck between the intrax and the bg extremes....i need to make up my mind i almost bought the bg's at cs on my creditcard but then decided to do a search in the forums first ...it just confussed me more bruce has bg on with pics but i want just a little more...K dawg one yours looks lower than 1.7 compared to stock...some one help me i dont want to wait much longer moneys burnin hole in pocket....

sorry for the novel just need some to fill me in....pics of either on gen2 would help...

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Old May-28th-2003 | 11:10 PM
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is this low enougn ,,,,
BG extremes


the car is fairly low to me , and with the front spoiler it scrapes regularly , even when I had 16's on I scraped ..
the springs ride pretty nice and are somewhat stiff.. I am however in the market for stiffer springs but have yet to find any. I am also looking for a stiffer aftermarket bumpstop ....
If you find a spring that goes lower ,,,, then your good

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Old May-28th-2003 | 11:22 PM
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will it lower with 17's on ....

been trying to track this terra company down that claims this 3"drop...but i still think it will be to much...

which would u say bg or intrax?
Old May-29th-2003 | 12:45 AM
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all the same if you ask me ...
Look the same to me to ...

I would probably just go with the intrax.
I think 3" would be to much .. I have bottoming out issues on hard bumps ,, but regular bumps are ok
Bruce
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