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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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progress springs finally installed

here is a pic of my car with progress springs.
u can tell a diff but hardly. the driving is really diff now. a lot tighter. quick question to those who have these on thier car.

how did u adjust the camber? we are thinking u have to drill a hole to the strut tower.. whats up?
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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 02:58 PM
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were did u get your lowering springs from? and how much did you pay for them because im lookin in2 getting some off ebay? and how did it cost for instalation?
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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 06:12 PM
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i got the Progress springs from RRM like 160 something i think...

install was cheaper then normal... my uncle has his own shop so...
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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 06:15 PM
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get the OBX camber adjustment for the lancer on ebay. $50 and you're good to go.
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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 06:21 PM
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rrm selss a camber adjustment i think. i'd rather buy from them, knowing they designed it for this kind of stuff. you dont really need a camber kit tho with progress springs...
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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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but it has some positive camber right now...
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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 09:04 PM
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It probably has negative camber if anything. Just last week I put my progress springs on too (pics soon) and the camber doesn't look too bad, but I'm taking it in for an alignment soon to see what the pros say.
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Old Dec 15, 2003 | 09:10 PM
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I have the same set of springs from RRM. According to them they do not need a camber adjustment unless you drop the car more than 1.8 inches. If you do think that it does need the adjustment, I would just buy the kit from RRM, they put this stuff together, I would trust them on it.
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Old Dec 16, 2003 | 01:43 AM
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come on guys, the man JWERNER said u can get the ones off eBay...but i believe in eBay to lol, thats where im getting my intake/strut/sway/tie bars...and possibly a muffler for my custom exhaust lol im way to poor to be payin 4-10x's more for the same thing...
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Old Dec 16, 2003 | 03:27 AM
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rollerpyro it doesnt have negitive camber trust me i had a man who has been doing this for 15 yrs for a living put my springs in. it has some positive camber... now i just need a way to fix it.
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Old Dec 16, 2003 | 04:01 AM
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i have a quick question. is there a difference between getting your stock springs heated and getting progress srpings? i know its a ricy thing to do, but i want my ride only an inch lower and dont want to spend all that money..
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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never heard of heating the springs... it didnt really cost too much
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 12:08 PM
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lordy lordy...please sont heat your springs it will ride like and then u will post up a thread sayin how u hate all the noise that it makes and the ride quality sucks if u gonna do somethin to your lancer do it right....she deserves that ok rant is over
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 12:09 PM
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lol
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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i put the progress ES springs on my car and they dont make noises at all....thats all bull****. ppl who experience clanking or squeaky noises didn't install it properly. u gotta get 'em done right at an experienced shop.

mines work great, tight on the corners and very low (i'm like 3 inches off the ground!!) check pics.

dont believe any of that bull**** that ppl complain about making noises, if installed properly = no noise + works great. but if u have fat tires, u'll experience some rubbing on tight turns...like i do...... gotta get that fixed.

by the way, i hear the lancer can already be adjusted (camber) on the rear, not the front, hence why RRM only sells 'em for the front. however, the obx does both front and rear.

i have some neg camber on the rear wheels, like -1, but why bother aligning it in? -1 is ok i believe, and besides, handling is actually alot better with a bit of neg. camber.

surprisingly, my fronts dont have neg camber its perfect.
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