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Old 05-02-2005, 05:55 PM
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i got a pair of the tein lowering spings,its a 1.75 in the front and 1.5 in the back,from other forums iv been reading,i heard some people say that lowering your car with springs will wreck the stock shocks / they will wear out really fast..any comments on this?? anyone had any problems?
 
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I have the same question. I'm thinking of buying the same springs, but I can drop mine 1.9 in front and 1.7 in back. Is this all I really need? Besides possibly shocks?
 
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Old 05-02-2005, 08:46 PM
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they will not make em last longer thats for sure,.
 
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Old 05-02-2005, 08:58 PM
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They will reduce the life of the stock struts, but they won't put you in danger. You're almost always better off buying a decent set of dampers with the springs though, unless you're REALLY broke. But the Tein S-tech's are usually OK on stock struts since there isn't really much of a drop.
 
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Here is some good info for you that you can rely on...

If the shocks you already have on your ride are bad, or if they are New Springs and are badly matched to their damping characteristics, handling of your ride can and will be poor.

In other word, get new LOWERING Shocks when you lower and you shouldn't ever have that problem. This will also help prevent fender-rub and give you a excellant cornering stance..

Hope this helps you out...

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