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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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Who out there is lowered with an autobahn kit?? Should I..

Ive been debating putting springs in for months now, and I just got my autobahn front end on..just wanted to get a post with opinions if its worth it with this kit. So far I havnt had any scraping issues with the front end, so i was thinking I would be ok with about 1.5 all around. Bad idea?
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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I do... or did before it got totalled.



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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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how much lowered? what tires/rime size are you running? that is low...
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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according to hopupracing -

1.2F and .8R

He couldn't clear a box of cigarettes IIRC - seriously beautiful drop though. Kind of a hassle if you daily your car on crappy roads like he did

rims: 18x8.5 5zigen pro racers OE spec tires.

he reluctantly changed up to swift mach springs (.8" all around) it was more convenient however softer on spring rate. Personally if you don't mind doing the ricer angle every time you see a dip or speed bump then you might be ok. If not, you may want to reconsider.

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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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That Kenstyle rear is beautiful...and I love the autobahn front on the 8.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Atilla
according to hopupracing -

1.2F and .8R

He couldn't clear a box of cigarettes IIRC - seriously beautiful drop though. Kind of a hassle if you daily your car on crappy roads like he did

rims: 18x8.5 5zigen pro racers OE spec tires.

he reluctantly changed up to swift mach springs (.8" all around) it was more convenient however softer on spring rate. Personally if you don't mind doing the ricer angle every time you see a dip or speed bump then you might be ok. If not, you may want to reconsider.
You know way too much about my car....
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