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Wow, but totally worth it

Ended up goin with the easy fix for the moment Bilstiens with almost new eibachs for $150, they'll do until I can do like we talked about earlier, at least for now I won't be sitting on eBay springs that suck

Do you need anybody killed, cuz I would gladly do it for that tower bar, just kidding (seriously though) Nice find though man, mind telling us how much?

Pics? Anything that saves space in the bay is worth stealing

Ugh, I'm thinking about trading my almost springs for a set of stockers just to avoid this problem

I found where it said to set the bilstiens to the highest setting and let the springs worry about lowering the car

Picked these up for $150 Springs look almost new, these should suit me for the next year or so. Then I went home and installed my new hood without the vent on it (hated that hood), I think it looks loads better

That's a positive outlook on the matter...

Went and bought a shitload of parts for it, including a new hood that doesn't have a vent bolted to it, and a steering column with everything still on it (say goodbye to electrical issues)

And just to be a one upper

So is there a way to adjust the angles back within spec while maintaining lowering springs? Beautiful cars, love seeing classic MKIII stuff like these

You could also get a set of Lipp traction arms (I got a set for when I get to that point) they are awesome quality, but make sure you get the steel ones, the aluminum sets are prone to cracking

I'm right there with you on the indecision part. I think I'm going to end up doing a combination of both. Brand new factory for most of bushings with poly for the sway bars, steering rack and possibly even poly rear subframe spacers, that way I get my comfy ride without the squeak that will...

IJ after much deliberation and researching in the direction you pointed me, I've come to the conclusion that I'm gonna not bother with the TTR/JZA70 factory spring and just jump straight to a set of coilover springs and a good quality sleeve kit on a set of new TEMS shocks. If I ever find a set...

Do the hem joints wear out faster or are they noisier? Just wondering why you went with bushings instead?

Perhaps the easier route is the same one that diesel trucks utilize, gearing. But for an economy car in the future, I could see it being set up in much the same way as modern diesel/electric trains, where the Diesel engine is pretty much only a mobile generator that powers the electric motors...

Sorry about that, my bad. Seriously though, diesels are pillars of fuel economy though. I've gotten 23 MPG out of my '04 F-250, which weighs a metric-shit-ton. When I look at a gasser version of the same truck and its only getting half that it makes me think diesels are the way of the future...

If your still looking for a digital speed sensor for the transmission, I have one on my cars auto trans. It's no use to me since I have a regular dash. If you have a regular one and they are transferable, I'd swap you no charge if you pay shipping

Ah yes! That was the difference I was trying to convey. I was concerned with it because I had read that the Illumina-IIs were more prone to failure when paired with lowering springs due to being partially compressed all the time, losing some of the travel and blowing out, but you think a set of...

That's the point of the full sleeve, it lowers the full shock down (or moves the lower mounting point up depending on how you look at it) you just thread the shock body further down into the mount How much did those cost you? Edit: best pics of the difference between fully and partial thread I...