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      03-02-2014, 11:50 AM   #14
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Again, I apologize fro the quality, or lack thereof. I'm not a great photographer and this is only a phone but here are some more:








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Originally Posted by johntclark View Post
I am in the same spot. I wonder what it will look like. I too have to 10mm spacers and am curious if the drop kit you got made the front drop more than the rear? Some kits do this as they think it makes the car look more aggressive...?... I am looking forward to seeing your pics.
John, my concern with this drop was the same as yours. I didn't want the car to be leveled flat, I didn't want it too look like the tire was under the lip, I wanted to lessen the gap but still keep some of it and have a slanted stance. Luckily this is exactly what I got. The car already has a slanted stance stock, an this deep has so far kept that look. The drop is an even 1inch front and back so whatever slant was there before still remains, and I guess the weight of the engine in the front helps this out a bit. I was running the 10mm spacers for a week before getting the springs and that's what actually drove me to get them. While I loved the way the rears looked on 10mm, for the front the spacers just made the gap more noticeable, they were also too far out then by about 2mm as I was running the stock tires which feature a rim protecting bulge. This made the car look a bit too beefy and "american muscle-ish" from some angles. With the drop now it looks just perfect as the fronts tucked in very slightly. I give this stance a 9/10 (a perfect 10 would be AlpineAlpineM6's stance which is on coilovers). I deducted .05 based on the somewhat diminished ride quality (which is easily forgettable) and another .05 on the fact that I would have actually preferred a .08 inch drop on the rear to accentuate the slant even further.
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