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Old 01-21-2007, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 70spop
Per pm from Cooldaddy - 215/45-17 on 17x7.5 wheels.

I agree, it looks perfect.
Thats what I have and I really like it, I wasnt so happy with it when I have H&R springs but now that I have coilovers and can adjust the height
 
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Old 01-21-2007, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JuniorMint
Thats what I have and I really like it, I wasnt so happy with it when I have H&R springs but now that I have coilovers and can adjust the height
One of our locals has 215/45-17s, and he's running the JCW suspension. His car sits pretty much like Cooldaddy's. I'm jealous - my JCW suspension doesn't sit anything like it. I've got an earlier car, though. His is an '05.
 
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Old 01-22-2007, 07:23 AM
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I find that hard to believe... even on an 05 the JCW springs don't drop the car more than 0.5" or so as seen on may cars here on NAM... my car is dropped at least 1.5"... anyway, good for him I guess



Originally Posted by 70spop
One of our locals has 215/45-17s, and he's running the JCW suspension. His car sits pretty much like Cooldaddy's. I'm jealous - my JCW suspension doesn't sit anything like it. I've got an earlier car, though. His is an '05.
 
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Old 01-22-2007, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cooldaddy
I find that hard to believe... even on an 05 the JCW springs don't drop the car more than 0.5" or so as seen on may cars here on NAM... my car is dropped at least 1.5"... anyway, good for him I guess
I thought it was kinda odd, too. His car looks almost like it's got M7s in it. He said he's just got the JCW. I've seen other JCW suspended '05s, and they don't sit like his. He's running 215/45-17s, but I doubt the extra 4.5 mm tire radius would make that drastic a change in the tire/fender gap. Oh well.

Come to think of it, I did peer through the wheels to see if he had coilovers, and yeah, it's just regular struts with the red springs.
 
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Vogtland springs with FSD Shocks 1.2 in drop
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That looks low.
 
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Vogtland Springs & 215-45X17

2003 MCS bl/bl
 
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Old 02-08-2007, 02:44 AM
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here is some while cornering....on H-sports. Have KWv1 before, blew them up, traded the housings for springs...could not be happier Tires are 215-40-17.



 
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^^ Big pimpin'.
 
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Originally Posted by cfoley
2003 MCS bl/bl
That dog is realll low! Nice.
 
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Old 02-10-2007, 06:29 AM
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here is some while cornering....on H-sports. Have KWv1 before, blew them up, traded the housings for springs...could not be happier
wait a minute...so you had V1 KW's and they blew? From what? Racing? Being too low? Why did they blow, i heard they were pretty good quality...
Were they warrantied? What do you mean you traded the housing for springs?

Reason i ask all this, i have KW's coming and this kind of scares me a little...
I've read a lot of good things about them, fill me in on why they blew
 
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Old 02-10-2007, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by kalbone
BALLLLIINNNNNN!!!

Those 2 cars make a for sick photoshoot

How much of a drop is Tuls running and on what suspension? Looks like you could go lower Tuls...
 
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
BALLLLIINNNNNN!!!

How much of a drop is Tuls running and on what suspension? Looks like you could go lower Tuls...
His car isn't low enough.... And, ah...wait! Where's MY car.....beotches. I think it's cause Kalvin didn't want my car to overshadow Tul's car.
 
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I agree, thats a nice drop. I just may have to do my MCS MC-40
 
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Originally Posted by robino
wait a minute...so you had V1 KW's and they blew? From what? Racing? Being too low? Why did they blow, i heard they were pretty good quality...
Were they warrantied? What do you mean you traded the housing for springs?

Reason i ask all this, i have KW's coming and this kind of scares me a little...
I've read a lot of good things about them, fill me in on why they blew
I have had mine for 30k miles and 7 track weekends without any problems ... they have performed wonderfully. Mine are an older european version with linear springs front/rear, but I would expect the new ones to perform equally as well.
 
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Old 02-11-2007, 09:30 AM
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i took these last night, the car is an 04 and belongs to Michael, one of my buddies. Lowered on Koni Coilovers. It was slammed, for drivability reasons he raised it up a little. But still, looks nice and tucked....







and an MK5 content:

 
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Originally Posted by ScuderiaMini
i took these last night, the car is an 04 and belongs to Michael, one of my buddies. Lowered on Koni Coilovers. It was slammed, for drivability reasons he raised it up a little. But still, looks nice and tucked....


That's not slammed???? Looks great, probably better than when it was lower.

The GTI look really nice, too.
 
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Old 02-11-2007, 09:50 AM
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Euro plates are so sexy
 
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Originally Posted by SHRTSTAK
That dog is realll low! Nice.
Yeah! he's built more for comfort than speed.
 
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Originally Posted by ScuderiaMini
i took these last night, the car is an 04 and belongs to Michael, one of my buddies. Lowered on Koni Coilovers. It was slammed, for drivability reasons he raised it up a little. But still, looks nice and tucked....
Great stance....you should tell him to pic up a set of the euro tails on ebay with the white dots
 
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Old 02-11-2007, 01:51 PM
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will do Rally
 
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Cant wait to get my superleggera rims on
 
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First pictures of my car folks...hope you like. M7 springs to drop it down. Side note - I LOVVVE the result of the beltline blackout. So simple.
 
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Originally Posted by n1ftyneil
First pictures of my car folks...hope you like. M7 springs to drop it down. Side note - I LOVVVE the result of the beltline blackout. So simple.
VERY nice.
 


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