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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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Progress Springs, Opinions??

I'm thinking about going with Progress Springs and Illumina struts. Housecor recommended this setup on his page.

Anybody have any problems with these springs? It's a fairly low drop. Do I need camber bolts? If so, where do I buy them?

Somebody mentioned wheel bearing issues with drops lower than 1.5". Can anyone confirm?

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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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I just dropped my 00 max this past weekend with kyb gr2's and eibach's and its awesome..no problems @ all
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 08:19 PM
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Cool. Anybody have progress springs???
Old Aug 19, 2004 | 03:44 AM
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I use to have progress springs paired up with AGXs on my old 96. IMO this setup is very smooth. Very comparable to H&R springs which are like the softest aftermarket spring there is. Then after I got new tires on, this suspension setup was even more a dream. Set a 2/4 AGX stiffness, it felt almost like stock.
Old Aug 19, 2004 | 07:16 AM
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Cool. That's good to know.
Any camber issues? The last thing I want to do is wear out my expensive a$$ tires!

Thanks
Old Aug 19, 2004 | 07:53 AM
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I'd go with the Maxspeed/ Illumina drop. The nicest IMO and great for driving(not too low). And the ride is almost as good as stock.
Old Aug 19, 2004 | 08:12 AM
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a friend of mine has progress/GR-2s and the car handles great and the ride is almost stock, i only wish my car rode the same way.
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I'm on Progress/GR-2s. The ride is great. A little rougher than Maxspeeds but I was surprised as to how good the ride was considering the drop. The drop will probably be even better with Illuminas. No issues so far with camber or bearings.
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Thanks guys. That's good news to me. I won some Progress springs on Ebay and I'm looking into the Illuminas.

How much are the GR-2 struts and how do they compare to others?
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