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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 05:52 PM
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To Low?

My maxi has been in need of a drop for a long time, and over the weekend i bought a pair of bc coilovers and got them installed, what do u guys think? Is it to low? is it sitting right? let me know what you guys think.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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Is it too low is a difficult question to ask. The lower you go, the shorter your c.v. axles will live.
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by T_Behr904
Is it too low is a difficult question to ask. The lower you go, the shorter your c.v. axles will live.
yea i know, I'm definitely not going any lower then this, i might raise the rear a tab.
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Looks good


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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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I agree raise the rear a little.
How does it handle so far?
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:34 PM
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I agree raise the rear a little.
How does it handle so far?

This. More side shots.
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:37 PM
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Looks great but if you can afford BC coils why the ebay headlights?
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I say 1.5" lower at least. I say 2 more inches and youre golden
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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Looks pretty good on BC's also might be lower than you....

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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by luvlexus101
Looks great but if you can afford BC coils why the ebay headlights?
I got them for $60 and they look better then stock, I'm going to replace the projecters with txs projecters.
Car needs a alignment but I'll do that after I raise the rear a tab.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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looks good to me if it was my car i would drop the front little bit more. BTW what wheels are those? they look pretty dope
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk3G
I'm going to replace the projecters with txs projecters.
TSX's are meh.
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:59 PM
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I wish I knew what rims these where because one of them crack and I have been looking for another forever, there 18x7.5. I want to get 19 g35c rims and stager the tires.
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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Asking this group if a Max is low enough is like a girl asking her boyfriend if her **** are too big
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by AznRyan
Asking this group if a Max is low enough is like a girl asking her boyfriend if her **** are too big


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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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too low is all about how uncomfortable you want to be. I keep mine kinda high until the wknds when I actually go out and push it to the limit. That low during the week DD wont be fun lol getting honked at while going 2mph into shopping centers
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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Is it too low?

Is that even a real question? Is there such a thing as too low?

Seriously though, it looks good, I say raise the rear a tad to make it more aggressive looking.
Old Mar 6, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Needs a lip kit
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1st pic looks perfect leave as is or raise rear a lil bit but it looks great like that imo of course
Old Mar 6, 2012 | 05:29 PM
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Axles...... iam only on s techs and they killed my axles 3 times in 2 years.
Old Mar 6, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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looks good there, dont be a ricer and try and slam it anymore. one thing i would suggest is spacers and roll those rear fenders to get the wheels&tires to sit flush.
Old Mar 6, 2012 | 06:03 PM
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LOLZ clearly you don't think it's too low, but i guess that was a good enough excuse for you to post pictures of your recent handiwork here. Clearly, that's all this thread's purpose was.

But I don't care, sweet pictures, love the factory in the background. Some unique things on the car too, congrats on the purchase!! And don't worry, you'll go lower, i'ts a disease!
I'd side with Crusher though, you're sitting just about the perfect height right now.
Old Mar 7, 2012 | 05:06 AM
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Thanks every1 for the nice comments and feedback of what you guys think of my progress. The car rides like a diffrent car now, car feels like its glued to the ground and the car handles great around turns no body role what so Ever, only problem I'm having is some banging in the rear but hopefully raising the back will eliminate that banging. The front has allot of vibration in the steering wheel but hopefully that will all goes away after I do my alignment today.
Old Mar 7, 2012 | 05:34 AM
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They look like Raze R74 to me. They're prodrive knockoffs.

http://www.buyrimsandtires.com/store...wheels-p-18063
Old Mar 7, 2012 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by TDMIIG
They look like Raze R74 to me. They're prodrive knockoffs.

http://www.buyrimsandtires.com/store...wheels-p-18063
On the cap on the rim it says azul but I don't think they are, they do look like the r74 but the lip on my rim is diffrent.

I was going to buy a lip kit but after I put that fake carbon fiber tape on the lower part of the bumper I changed my mind, I plan on getting eye lids for the headlights. I wanna keep it clean/aggressive looking as much as I can. I would get spacer but for these rims I have now since there only 7.5 in width it would look wierd from the rear having such small sized rims going so far out, I am going to buy spacers once I buy myself a pair of 19 inch g35c rims.

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Old Mar 7, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
too low is all about how uncomfortable you want to be. I keep mine kinda high until the wknds when I actually go out and push it to the limit. That low during the week DD wont be fun lol getting honked at while going 2mph into shopping centers
When you're on coilovers the ride quality doesn't change with the ride height.
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Originally Posted by MoncefA33
When you're on coilovers the ride quality doesn't change with the ride height.
He wouldn't know because he's on GC's with AGX's lolol
Old Mar 7, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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I say yes it is toO(you forgot an "o").

Wheels should fit in a wheel well- not have the body of a car drape over them. But then again, I have stock height ATM and this is just my humble opinion
Old Mar 8, 2012 | 05:44 AM
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I got my alignment done yesterday and I'm still having allot of vibration in the steering wheel if I accelerate, I'm guessing I am a bit to low to have form and function my axles hate me. Is there any things I should look at b4 I raise the car up a bit? Or is it 100% the axles?
Old Mar 8, 2012 | 06:16 AM
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Just replace the axels and keep it low. No need to raise it now.. Seems like one of them is on its way out.
If you are going to raise it check underneath the front end over carefully. Ball joints, end links, LCA, Cv boots Etc.
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needs moar lowahhhhhhh
Old Mar 8, 2012 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk3G
I got my alignment done yesterday and I'm still having allot of vibration in the steering wheel if I accelerate, I'm guessing I am a bit to low to have form and function my axles hate me. Is there any things I should look at b4 I raise the car up a bit? Or is it 100% the axles?
lol your axles will bind like a motherfuker...the 'joys' of being slammed in a max....hell my integra is vibrating some, not as bad, because of axle binding, but more when i'm accelerating making a turn
Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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My passinger side axle I'm guessing is on its way out, the boots are good but I did have problems with the axle popping out of place and stretching the boot,I have been having problems with it popping out every time I unbolt the hub from the suspension. The drive side axle has only 5k on it.
Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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passenger side is easy to swap, i never replaced the driver side personally. if the boot isnt busted...ride that ****!!!!!!
Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:02 AM
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passenger side is easy to swap, i never replaced the driver side personally. if the boot isnt busted...ride that ****!!!!!!
Is the passinger 2 parts? I did a whole tranny swap and when I went to remove the passinger side axle 1 of the 3 bolts on the bracket were stripped so I took the whole bracket off with the axle and then replaced the bolt.
Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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never too low
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naw its just one part, its bolted in, by 3 bolts into the 'intermediate shaft' i guess it's called



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