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New Shocks and Springs 200

posted by  don hodgdon on  Mon Sep 27 02:16 CST 2004
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A pic of Esther's Turbo with the new Koni Sports and B&G springs. The combination, along with the IPD sways, GT strut braces and new tires, handles like a dream. Next mod will be a lower GT brace as soon as it arrives from OZ.




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    New Shocks and Springs 200

    posted by  jwalker on  Mon Sep 27 04:53 CST 2004
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    Very sharp car, Don.

    Paint looks great too, is it factory?

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      New Shocks and Springs 200

      posted by  don hodgdon on  Mon Sep 27 09:34 CST 2004
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      It's a repaint from last summer. I stripped it down as much as I could, lights, trim, bumpers, antenna, windshield, lights, etc, and had the body shop do the paint and the small bit of body work needed. I replaced the windshield with a flush late model and mounted a power antenna on the rear fender.







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    New Shocks and Springs 200

    posted by  KeplerNiko on  Mon Sep 27 03:26 CST 2004
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    The car looks very nice!

    How much did the springs drop the car? Have you run into any clearance issues? Are the springs progressive or otherwise unique, or are they pretty standard lowering springs? Did you order them through FCP Groton?
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    '89 244 GL -- 105,XXX miles (see profile for info on car)








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      New Shocks and Springs 200

      posted by  don hodgdon on  Mon Sep 27 09:40 CST 2004
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      B&G claim that the springs drop the car 1.6 inches. The old stock springs on this car were sagging quite a lot so this car only dropped about 5/8th of an inch. I haven't had any clearence problems at all. I ordered the shocks and springs from shox.com.

      Don








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    New Shocks and Springs 200

    uid 13259's pic
    posted by  Sterndogg02 on  Mon Sep 27 02:55 CST 2004
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    Damn Gorgeous!!!
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    '92 244GL silver-metallic, 150k, Enem V15 cam, Bilstein HDs, IPD sways, upper+lower braces, Cherry-Turbo strut brace, 240 OEM rear spoiler, 15' Dracos, E-codes w/side repeaters, Euro cowl covers paint-matched, Magnaflow 2.5' SS exhaust w/Unitek header







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