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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 03:30 AM
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Smile Lowering coil suspension springs

Hi guys i havent tried changing springs on my car and was wondering if anyone did because these ones on ebay seem to cheap to be any good..just cant believe the deal
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-09...ht_2738wt_1165


the ones with rotaryfx do not provide much of a drop and cost 3 times as much as these so yea kinda confused
thanks in anticipation of your honest opinions
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 03:38 AM
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lol, u get what u pay for.. dont turn to hard!!
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 04:04 AM
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Yep, I googled the name "dpt motorsport" and the parts your buying are a no name brand made in china.
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 04:15 AM
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I don't even see spring rates provided in the info...
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 11:53 AM
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Exactly why i was finding it too hard to be true but on the other hand it wont cost much to try them on lol
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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All you have to think about is do you really want to chance blowing a spring and being stranded. Having the car towed, if this happens, will be the same as paying for a good set of springs.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ufarooq1
Exactly why i was finding it too hard to be true but on the other hand it wont cost much to try them on lol

Whatever drifts you. To each, their own.

If you decide to buy them, let us know the outcome and post pics of the car with that spring installed.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 09:27 PM
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Rotaryfx will actually provide some performance over stock. Those eBay more than likely will have less performance than stock. If you don't like to drive it hard around the turns and just want it lowered to look cool then it might be worth it to try those. But then again if you don't like to push it around corners why are you driving an 8?
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 02:57 AM
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Yea thats the of the strongest points of the rx8, it's handling around turns. I'm pretty sure it's too much to compromise and rotary fx ones would be a better option even with a minute 0.5" drop.
Thanks for the opinions guys
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 08:51 AM
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talk about waste of money.
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 04:59 AM
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I just purchased the springs off rotaryfx price was actually pretty good compared to what i was expecting, question though, the car looks like it sits lower in the back i still intend to change all 4 to keep it same but is that normal? and 1/2 inch is a good drop, rotaryfx knows what its selling
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