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Old 07-17-2012, 01:44 PM   #1
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Another FRS with Flex

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The is one of the easiest cars I've ever worked on.




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Old 07-17-2012, 03:28 PM   #2
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Good work, and glad to hear it went quickly and well. Hope it got you the look you wanted!

I have to say this though, and I realize I'm probably in the minority with this view, but I'm really not crazy about the asymmetrical gap around this wheel dropping it like this does. I suppose bigger wheels/tires would fix that, but to me it doesn't look quite right, although not really "wrong" either. It's just less clean to my eye.

Could I be any more wishy-washy on that?
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Why did you go with flex and not mono-flex?
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Could I be any more wishy-washy on that?
I understand completely. I think a slight drop w/ 17's or a larger drop w/ 18's is going to be the way to go to keep everything copacetic.
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Good work, and glad to hear it went quickly and well. Hope it got you the look you wanted!

I have to say this though, and I realize I'm probably in the minority with this view, but I'm really not crazy about the asymmetrical gap around this wheel dropping it like this does. I suppose bigger wheels/tires would fix that, but to me it doesn't look quite right, although not really "wrong" either. It's just less clean to my eye.

Could I be any more wishy-washy on that?
hahaha, yeah the sunken stockers make the effect even more dramatic. Wider wheels to fill in the gap should fix this....time to start saving 2000 $
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Why did you go with flex and not mono-flex?
Mainly because I heard the mono's were harsher than the flexes. I drive daily 80 miles round trip in socal.
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That's a low drop! How does it ride? :happy0180:
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What do you think of them? How's the handling?

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That's a low drop! How does it ride? :happy0180:
hhahah It's not that low, theres still a 2 finger gap all around. It's an illusion because my driveway is slanted so the car looks even more low from where I took the picture.

Right now the dampers are set right in the middle all around. The ride is really smooth, not harsh at all. Over bumps though it feels like I'm floating on a cloud. A little soft for my taste, probably gonna stiff it up a little this coming weekend.
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Mainly because I heard the mono's were harsher than the flexes. I drive daily 80 miles round trip in socal.
The mono's will actually have a less harsh ride because its a mono tube with their micro valving technology. I have used both flex and mono flex before.
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