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Old 08-28-2001, 12:00 AM
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Hotchkis springs....Pics.

I just installed the Hotchkis Sport Spring Kit on my RS. They claim a 1" to 1 1/2" drop, but I saw closer to 2" on my car, which really looks good. I chose the Hotchkis Kit because I was afraid with some of the other 2" drop kits, I would have problems with scrubbing from the huge 335/35/17's on back, but I have yet to make them scrub, and the car has a much more postive feel now. I'm very satisfied.





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Old 08-28-2001, 07:43 AM
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Looks good.
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Looks nice. Wonder what'll happen if/when the springs settle after a couple months... Keep an eye on it and let us know.
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why no pictures of the drivers side..
you just decide to flip the first pic? lol.

looks good man, but i would want more rake from it, atleast another 1/2"-1" from the front to be down. but otherwise nice.

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Looks good. How hard were they to install? Do they stop the creaking sound at all when you go over bumps for instance or should I get sub-frame connectors for that?

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">why no pictures of the drivers side..
you just decide to flip the first pic? lol</font>
Dammit!! I'm caught, the other side was hit be runaway M1 tank, stolen from the local National Guard Armory!!! lol

No, I started taking the pics with my trusty Wal*Mart disposable camera, and when I took the second shot from the side, I started winding back the little thumbwheel and it kept rolling!!! I looked down and saw O exposures. So I flipped the pic to try to show adversity. The other side really is fine. You can go to my site to see REAL driver's side pics, and you can also see how much the springs actually lowered it.

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They were fairly easy to install. I didn't even have to use a spring compressor(front), and rear's are always easy. The car has polyureathane bushings in all the sway bars, LCA's, Torque Arm, and Panhard Rod, so it creaks a little more than stock anyway, but I didn't notice anymore than before. SFC would help, but I think there's going to always be some noise from our cars, or at least that's been my experience with them.

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Trans: Turbo 350 w/ 4000 stall -- Rearend 7.5 w/ Richmond 4.10's, Auburn Minispool
Best ET:11.60 @ 114.56, w/ a 7.34 1/8 @ 93.50, and a 1.622 60'


89 RS, L03 305, Hypertech Chip,cat delete, Dynomax exhaust,K&N open element Filter,160 stat, MSD coil --Trans:700R4 Corvette Servo -- Rearend: 7.5 GM 3.42 w/ posi-lock

Bassett Racing


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