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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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First Mod Help! Lower car or Rims?

As the post says, should a person lower a car first, or get rims first? Help a noob out!
 
Old Mar 29, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
 
Old Mar 29, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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I dropped mine before i got my rims, if you have any fittiment ?'s look at the wheel thread see what everyone else has to get some ideas.
 
Old Mar 29, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by solbrothers
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
lower then rims.
x2 lowering always makes a car look better.
 
Old Mar 29, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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x2 lowering always makes a car look better.
and rims without lowering sometimes makes a car look much, much worse

drop it!
 
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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Lower, then rims!!!!

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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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If you want the BIGGEST feel factor, go with the rims (assuming you getting lighter rims), but if you want the look factor, lower would make the biggest differences.


-Jimmy
 
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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Lower it first. To me, theres no point of getting rims if you don't lower it..
 
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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always lower then rims.


if you have rims on stock height, it just doesnt look right.
 
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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are there any springs that offer a "close to stock" kind of ride? i had s-techs on my 05 sentra and they rode like shit. some guys said it wasn't bad, but ehy were probably speaking from a "i previously drove a slammed civic" standpoint, you know?

i drive about 100+ miles a day on shitty roads. please tell me there is something out there for me!

-e


btw-sorry for the thread jack, dude----but i'm on the same boat
 
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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do both at the same time, is how i do it...but if you only can do one at a time lower first, then get the wheels.
 
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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The Tanabe GF210's have amazing ride, I'd say definitely better than stock because they eliminate most of the bounciness, brake dive, and roll. Pair that with the sway bar and your call will feel like it is on rails.
 
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