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Are Lowering Clamps Safe ?????

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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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I wanna drop a few inches but im saving for a turbo kit so im kinda on a budget, is clamping down your lowering springs with those things they sell at autozone ok or a no no ????
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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Do it, and dont forget to post from the hospital if you do it wrong and shoot a spring thru your car's fender.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 08:06 AM
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If you can afford to turbocharge your 03 Celica, you can afford to spend the 250 for a set of Eibachs. It's hard to believe you're turbo'ing your car after asking about lowering clamps
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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Lightbulb Ohhh ok then

Well i heard ud spend well over 250 to get a good suspension kit,
with that in mind every dollar counts.
but 250 i guess is not bad at all , thanx for informing me.
and yeah springs shooting out the fender , fuck that .
good point.
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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:07 AM
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Coilovers cost over 250, yes
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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thus my point
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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yea 250 isnt getting a good suspension. It will get you a set of springs but not shocks. and other then TRD or the equivalent eibachs (same spring different label) which are .8", you will need shocks to compensate for the drop. So if your that strapped get a set of eibach pro's (i think are the . and put them on your stock springs. it will be noticable but cheap, i think around 150 on ebay)

Other big issue is there is not enough clearence room for the celica to use spring clamps. if you look up in the wheel well the sping itself goes higher up in a tight space. this would in most cases not fit the clamp. Since i have had the celica i have never known anyone to have spring clamps on a 7th gen, or atleast none that admit it
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