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I dropped my car with neuspeed springs but I'm thinking of raising it back up. I scrape alot and my front end is taking alot of abuse. Are there good aftermarket setups that will put me back up but not totally back to stock?
Please Help

 
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theres a bunch of springs that go higher then neuspeed.....search around. how low can you possibly be??? i was 3.5 in down on hayame coilovers and never rubbed, you just gave to pay more attention when u drive, thats all.

 
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Let me ask you this I did the springs but I never did the shocks or any other part of the suspension would that make a difference ? My biggest problems are getting in and out of parking lots here in shitty Myrtle Beach..

 
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that wont make a difference...the lowest neuspeed spring puts you down 2.25 in ??? just use different lots, thats what i would do.

 
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do you have the neuspeed sports or the race?
if anythin maybe try the eiback prokit or tein springs

 
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do you have a kit?
which neuspeed springs? the sport or race?

are you driving carefully and not driving as if the car were still on stock springs/shocks? because you cannot expect your car to handle just like stock after installing new springs. try getting over bumps/dips/driveways slanted and slowly.

i hope your struts arent blown either

 
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I recently put an octane kit on it and that's when these problems started. I dropped right after I got it almost three years ago with neuspeed sport springs. I'm really careful about bumps and I avoid speed bumps at all cost. Most drives I can get in and out of if I hit them at a sharp angle but alot of the drives here in Myrtle Beach are real steep being so close to the beach and also they can't build roads worth a **** here. The reason I was asking about my setup was because I don't know if I love the setup all that much I was thinking of improving the suspension and maybe raising it back up a little in the process. Any Tips ? Thanks

 
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dude, you should have enough clearence to where you shoudnt need to worry about scraping......you must go up some steep **** cause like i said up there ^^ ...i was low enough so that my arm would get stuck underneath the front of my car....you just need to ficus more on where ur driving being lowered

 
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can I fit 18's on my car or will that add new challenges? and Thanks to all for the help. Scat didn't you say you were going to be in Myrtle Beach soon ?

 
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wow 1.7 inches is a big deal.

 
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18's shouldnt be a problem but you'll probabaly need a 215/35 tire. Yea Im going to be down there this summer for a week or so. MishballzEM2 has family down there so we'll be going down for a little vaca..

 
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You got pics of ur car? i wanna see what this all looks like...cuz i dont understand why ur scraping so much...i know its a different car but I had the Neuspeed Race springs on my 2000 coupe, with a lip kit, and i almost never scraped....i have Progress springs on my 04 coupe now (2.0 drop) and I havent scraped yet....

me and scatman are tryin to plan a trip down to myrtle beach this summer to my grandparents and to my fathers house...we should meet up or something

 
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I'll Post pics this afternoon, My front bumper is off right now bc I'm in the process of meshing it.. you guys been here before? more ricers then you will know what to do with. People here put exhausts on chevy Berettas.

 
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I've been going down there for the past 15 years every summer....where abouts do you live?

 
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well I think the octane kit is lower than most of the other kits out there...
also what tire size are you running? getting 18s(215-40-18) will probably help out.
I'm was running [215-40]18s and I didnt have too many problems scraping, now that i have [205-55?]15s I have to drag my car across half of the speedbumps.

 
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What he said

 
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Mish I live right off 501 near the factory outlets. Not far from the beach. As far as my tire size I have 205/40r/17s