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Old 12-05-2003, 12:21 PM
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Lowering my Formula- before & after photoshops!

Amazing the impact of the look of the car just by lowering it an inch or so!! I am lowering the car this winter and just wanted to see what it would look like.

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Old 12-05-2003, 12:22 PM
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wow, that's a big drop....looks really aggressive though...I like it!
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I've got the Sportlines on my Formula,



Didn't drop it as much as I thought it would.
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I think they both look good dropped like that. Of course, I'm not all about lowered cars. Formula8 you're car is gonna look badass no matter what!
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well i wanted drag springs and i have them in the rear but alot of people say its too high, i have the prokit in front.

i might just put in the rear prokit and see what happens no time right now though.





hmm should i get some sportlines also
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Zepher & nolanr--

why is the *** end of both cars seeming so high up in the air compared to the front?

-JT
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Zepher & nolanr--

why is the *** end of both cars seeming so high up in the air compared to the front?

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I have no idea why it's like that on mine.
I've seen a bunch of cars with the sportlines and it sits even all the way around and the front wheels almost tuck into the fender.

I had Jamex Springs on my 86 T/A a couple of years ago,
it sat like this stock,


and with the Jamex springs



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You should have kept those WS6 wheels on there dood.
I've been thinkin about using Sportlines since the last person called the formula a 4x4.


but if the *** is gonna stick up like that, I may just go with the prokit.

-JT
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well i know why my car sits like that , its because i have aq chrysler 8 3/4 rear end in the car. Since the rear end axle tubes are bigger than stock it moved the spring perch up a little more, In that pic the springas have only been on for about a week or less. When i get the car out next year their might be a little more drop.As it sits now i took the insulators out and its riding on some tubing to lower it a little. It lowered it about an 1/8 inch . I might cut the spring next year to get it a little lower.

this is a before pic, without sprotlines and without the chrysler rear end.
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Old 12-06-2003, 01:22 PM
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the 1" drop looks good formul8!!
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Mine sits just like Formul8's and I also have the Sportlines. I don't have the Ronals though.
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gotta take the rear isolators out for the sportlines to sit right!

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Looks damn good Formul8!! I like the looks of that drop
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Hey MdFormula350, if you ever sell the ProKit, let me know. I've got the Drag Launch springs now and do not like the drop. Plus i've got LTs so i have to watch how low i go. By the way, formula8, that is a drastic improvement!
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heres my car with the pro-kit
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Old 12-08-2003, 01:52 PM
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heres a better view
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What color is that PHAT89TA? Looks very close to mine! Is that a black or a blue? Car looks good man.
Old 12-08-2003, 04:33 PM
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It is quite a drop in the pic. I would not slam it that low.

I like the height that PHAT 89's car sits. Although, GTA/TA's look like they sit lower with less of a drop because of the ground effects than Formulas and Firebirds do.

I already have the pro-kit with some Koni Yellows lined up to go on this winter.

I will definitely post pics when it gets done!
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I agree, just like how S/Cs look strange lowered. Anyway, get pics up when your done.
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Here's a pic of mine with the Sportlines. Hope it works.
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the color on my car is deep blue metallic. got it done at earl sheibs. they did the crappiest job on it. its been repainted 3 times from them and it still look like crap, so im gonna get it done someplace else. Alot of my friends wants my car to sit lower but i like how the stance sit. Never have any problem with ground clearance. Here some pics of my wheel gap.

this is my rear wheel gap
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Thanks for those pics. Yeah, that is pretty much my color. I forget the color code, but it is a 2000 PPG color. Dark Blue Metallic. Its a sweet color, especially at night.
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