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Old 11-06-2005   #1 (Post Link)
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147 GTA Lowered KW COILOVERS

Hi Guys.
I just lowered my GTA and wanted to post a few pictures. So here goes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/DVC00079.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/DVC00080.jpg
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How much have you lowered your GTA?
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very car you got there
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Holy moly,you've lowered it quite a bit.Be sure your underside still has some clearance.It does look great though
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Hi Guys.
It's been lowered about 50mm on the front and 40mm on the back. The Coilovers are fully adjustable and can be altered at any time. It takes only 30 minutes to do all 4.
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Re: 147 GTA Lowered KW COILOVERS

Looks really , if I were you though, I would order a couple of new front bumpers!
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Re: 147 GTA Lowered KW COILOVERS

Originally Posted by Barbalatte
It's been lowered about 50mm on the front and 40mm on the back.
So that is 80 mm (front) and 70 mm (lower) then a regular 147
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Re: 147 GTA Lowered KW COILOVERS

Barb,

Looks great (both the lowered effect as well as the perfect shine on your baby!)! How do you find the effect of the new suspension? Also, how muh difficulty do you have with scraping the front bumper (which I occassionaly do now even without the lowering!).
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I don't really have problems with the front spoiler. The under carrage scrapes a little over really cambered roads.
Not really many problems considering.
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Re: 147 GTA Lowered KW COILOVERS

Originally Posted by Barbalatte
Hi Guys.
It's been lowered about 50mm on the front and 40mm on the back. The Coilovers are fully adjustable and can be altered at any time. It takes only 30 minutes to do all 4.
Can you raise it higher than standard height?
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Yes you can.
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Re: 147 GTA Lowered KW COILOVERS

That's what we're talking about!!!! Now the rims fill those cavernous arches. Looks the absolute biz.

Do you want to start a new thread to divulge your polishing technique? Very impressive.
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Not really, Just clean it once a week!
Get it cleaned by someone you trust to do it well. The guy that does my car is in Burwood. Parramatta Rd. It's called Carwash 2000.
Ask for a hands free wash from when the car is new and every now and then ask for a hand wash.
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