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Old 16-12-2009, 03:13 PM   #41
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haha if ur car scrapes with 4 of ur mates in it, wether they are hefty or not, u need new shocks and or springs anyway... stock in good condition is not ment to do this so yeah..
i can have a full car and the car only goes down a few mm
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Old 16-12-2009, 06:10 PM   #42
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i don't know how you're scraping. I'm 2" lower and can have a couple of fatties in the back fine . Probably dead shocks/sagging springs.

If you don't want to go the coilover road get some eibachs/mazdaspeed springs
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Old 16-12-2009, 11:44 PM   #43
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yeah my car never scrubs even tho its decked as.

im liking the black headlight internals, i did this to mine a couple of years ago. makes it look abit tougher!
Black headlight internals?

Lol if thats a modification it was done prior to me buying it lol
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Old 18-05-2012, 10:13 PM   #44
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More recent pics

Cleaned after replacing rear door


The Polish difference


Rims after a quick clean



Add the new plates


Temporary Boot Slam :P
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Old 18-05-2012, 10:25 PM   #45
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One word. Coilovers

Its not a 4wd, its an Astina

Looking good, otherwise!
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Old 19-05-2012, 06:25 AM   #46
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That is alot of boot slam Richard. You got 4 gorillas in the back just out of camera shot?
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Old 19-05-2012, 07:12 AM   #47
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Yeah pretty much Ryan lol but doesn't it look good?
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