Tein S Tech Springs and Magnaflow Exhaust Installed

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GlockGuy

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Finally! Haha

I did have a backyard type shop do the install, they have a racing team and run a small shop part time. They took care of the springs, exhaust and put on the tip. Overall I am very satisfied. The cost was $200. I got several quotes and this guy beat them. $40 per spring and $40 to install the exhaust, tip etc. I will be getting an alignment done probably in the next week or two.

The drop is not extreme, I'll wait for them to settle a bit more before I post the before and after heights. I am happy with the slight drop though, the car rides very smooth but I cannot comment on handling just yet, was not able to hit the twisties on the way home :D

Not the best before picture, but it is the only one that I had:



After:


















Here is a short video of start up, I'll get more videos of the exhaust in action...I'm really hungry and my wife made pizza!

http://youtu.be/MjCWO4u69J4
 
Scott O'Kashan

Scott O'Kashan

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GlockGuy said:
Finally! Haha

I did have a backyard type shop do the install, they have a racing team and run a small shop part time. They took care of the springs, exhaust and put on the tip. Overall I am very satisfied. The cost was $200. I got several quotes and this guy beat them. $40 per spring and $40 to install the exhaust, tip etc. I will be getting an alignment done probably in the next week or two
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Waiting so long to have a four wheel alignment done can allow an uneven wear pattern to develop on the tires and wear them out prematurely, in some cases very prematurely. Once the uneven wear pattern is in the tires, it's too late to correct it. Tires aren't cheap.

-- B.F.Goodrich T/A Certified Tire Specialist
 
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GlockGuy

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Scott O'Kashan said:
Waiting so long to have a four wheel alignment done can allow an uneven wear pattern to develop on the tires and wear them out prematurely, in some cases very prematurely. Once the uneven wear pattern is in the tires, it's too late to correct it. Tires aren't cheap.

-- B.F.Goodrich T/A Certified Tire Specialist
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Making an appointment on Monday.
 
Scott O'Kashan

Scott O'Kashan

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GlockGuy said:
Making an appointment on Monday.
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Smart. Make sure a proper four wheel alignment is done and you are provided a before and after computerized printout of the alignment settings. This assures that A. the alignment was actually done properly, (so you aren't ripped off), and B. provides you with something to compare to when you have the car re-aligned in the future so you can see how far out of alignment it went or not.
 
Donabed Kopoian

Donabed Kopoian

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Had the print-out done in my '82 GT because I wanted to make sure they did the settings that I requested.

And make sure the mechanic takes a torque wrench to everything. Twice I've had to take a car back to an alignment shop because the ass rushed through the job and didn't tighten the bolts enough. You'll hear it as a loud thunk under hard braking or acceleration if they didn't tighten it to spec.
 
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GlockGuy

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My alignment appointment is tomorrow. I will give you all a final drop number. I have some numbers now, but I don't know if that will change once the alignment is done. There was some serious camber change in the rear in particular.
 
Donabed Kopoian

Donabed Kopoian

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Lowering a car does that. Really, when lowering a car you should have a bump-steer kit and caster/camber plates as well. If the drop isn't too aggressive you may be able to get away with it, but if you notice that your front tires wear out often, I'd at least get the bump-steer kit.

When a car sits at normal attitude position, the tie rods should stick straight out. This causes minimal geometry changes when going over bumps and other road imperfections. When you lower the car, the tie rods will lean up, and that causes a more drastic change, thus wearing out the tires quicker. That's what bump-steer kits correct.
 
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GlockGuy

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Donabed Kopoian said:
Lowering a car does that. Really, when lowering a car you should have a bump-steer kit and caster/camber plates as well. If the drop isn't too aggressive you may be able to get away with it, but if you notice that your front tires wear out often, I'd at least get the bump-steer kit.

When a car sits at normal attitude position, the tie rods should stick straight out. This causes minimal geometry changes when going over bumps and other road imperfections. When you lower the car, the tie rods will lean up, and that causes a more drastic change, thus wearing out the tires quicker. That's what bump-steer kits correct.
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We will see how it goes, this was not a real aggressive drop... The other kit was 2.3/2.4" drop...that's aggressive in my opinion.
 
XEON

XEON

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Did anyone do a full catback system? and so how big do you go.
I'm thinking 2.25 or 2.00 inches.. don't know if that to big?
 
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