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Old 14-Apr-2003, 03:58 PM
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How low?

How low can i drop and still winter drive safely?
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Old 14-Apr-2003, 04:02 PM
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My buddy has a winter driven Protege on Eibach Prokit, it does okay... he's got wicked winter tires though. No front lip though.

I say swap the susp twice a year. It's good practice LOL
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Old 14-Apr-2003, 04:06 PM
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i'm on a prokit too and i haven't had a problem this winter, lol for the one month i drove it.... but the 3 or 4 snowfalls that i drove in i didn't have a prob, a couple of side streets i'm snowplowing, even tho i have no lip..... but for the most part it seems alright to me
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Old 14-Apr-2003, 04:15 PM
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How much will it cost to swap the suspension ? Don't I need an alignment everytime I swap the springs?
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doing it yourself? are you getting shocks at the same time?
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Old 14-Apr-2003, 04:20 PM
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not for a while maybe next summer
how hard is it to do ?
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real easy... maybe someone will let you watch them do it? Esp if you are getting shocks next summer... you should swap out in the winter, then buy shocks, and then do both at the same time.
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I had my car lowered about 2 inches with winters and had no problems. I say 2 inches is the best height for both looks and daily driving
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