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Old 12-07-2005, 07:34 PM
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Got it Lowered...

We just had our HHR lowered by Erich and the crew at Darkside Motoring on Tuesday, here is a quick gallery of some pics:

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I didn't want to clog up the site gallery with more pics of my car, so I just hosted them on our site.
These were some "quick" shots...I'll get some better quality pics later.

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Old 12-07-2005, 07:40 PM
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It looks good! Have you had any clearance issues yet?
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Old 12-07-2005, 08:02 PM
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Looks good but I don't think you're gonna get much bigger or wider wheel/tire combo under there.
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Old 12-07-2005, 08:06 PM
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No clearance issues whatsoever - plenty of room for bigger tires too.
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Old 12-07-2005, 08:37 PM
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Looks great, I want to also drop mine. Was that the springs that Erich at Darkside, had offer here for $189 for the set. I believe the estimate was 1.6 drop up front and 1.8 drop back. He thought those springs were a good setup for the HHR, over the Ebach, I guess. Let us know how it rides, it definitely looks better.

I helped my father lower a 48 Chevy Sedan, pretty big car, it amazing how much lowering a car, makes a car look smaller, sporty, and more eggressive (Hot Rod, Street Rod, Drag Car look)!!
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It looks great. But Its not practial for me due to pot holes while driving around the 5 boro's. One time watching MTV Pimp my ride. I seen these springs for the civic that were complelty adjustable where the driver can adjust anytime from stock mode to lowered mode. I do not recall the manuf.
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Old 12-07-2005, 09:11 PM
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I think your thinking of coil over shocks.
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Old 12-07-2005, 09:36 PM
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Can you get some detailed pics of the clearances? The eibachs I think are 1 inch in the front and 1.5 in the back. I like the look of yours, but I want to make sure the set-up I want will work.
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The Goldlines actually measure out around 2-inches in front & 2.5 in back.
I'll try to get actual clearance pics tomorrow. Here's a before/after pic:


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Old 12-08-2005, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SIHHR
It looks great. But Its not practial for me due to pot holes while driving around the 5 boro's. One time watching MTV Pimp my ride. I seen these springs for the civic that were complelty adjustable where the driver can adjust anytime from stock mode to lowered mode. I do not recall the manuf.
I think you're talking about an air ride system. Coil-overs aren't adjustable while you drive.
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