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Old Mar 24, 2002 | 07:31 AM
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Link to BEFORE and AFTER of Maxspeeds

I posted some installed pics yesterday, but here are some to compare before and after springs.

BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS
Old Mar 24, 2002 | 11:31 AM
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NICE...how much are them springs?

i also notice that only the front has kinda been lowerd....i know there is a lot of wheel gap in the front and less in the back, but if you lower the front more then the back wouldn't there be less air resitence when driving for example on the highway?
Old Mar 24, 2002 | 11:35 AM
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The pictures don't do the springs justice. I went down from an entire hand in the front to two fingers, and the back from three down to two.

I paid $85 for the springs on a group deal on this site.

It could be lower but I always have people in the car and any lower I would have ground clearance problems.
Old Mar 24, 2002 | 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by 2001SE
NICE...how much are them springs?

i also notice that only the front has kinda been lowerd....i know there is a lot of wheel gap in the front and less in the back, but if you lower the front more then the back wouldn't there be less air resitence when driving for example on the highway?
I don't think air resistance is really affected by lowering because the shape of the car is not changing. But lift forces would be less due to less airflow under the body of the car.
Old Mar 24, 2002 | 12:18 PM
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If you want a better link to before and after pics of MaxSpeeds, then go to my website.

Http://bigdogjonx.gixxer.com/maxspeed.html

This is alot clearer and shows how much it is drop.

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Old Mar 24, 2002 | 04:48 PM
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so which drops more? the eibachs or the maxspeed? anyone with before and after pics of an eibach drop? i heard someone say they only had a 1 finger gap in the front on eibachs. my maxspeed drop i have 3 fingers in the front, two in the back.
Old Mar 24, 2002 | 05:00 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
so which drops more? the eibachs or the maxspeed? anyone with before and after pics of an eibach drop? i heard someone say they only had a 1 finger gap in the front on eibachs. my maxspeed drop i have 3 fingers in the front, two in the back.
For sure the Maxspeeds. Cause I did a measurement on the drop.

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Old Mar 24, 2002 | 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by BigDogJonx


For sure the Maxspeeds. Cause I did a measurement on the drop.

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Unfortunately I didn't break out the ruler for the before and after measurements. Going by fingers is not that accurate, but I'd say my drop in the front was about 1.5 in.
Old Mar 25, 2002 | 05:59 AM
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I think the drop is perfect. The car sits lower but does not look slammed. Eibachs would probably be lower but I heard the ride is rough.
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