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      11-15-2016, 09:18 PM   #9
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By sleeve I meant the sleeve that goes around the bottom of the threaded damper. Not cutting through the damper itself. By trimming the sleeve, I figured you could thread the collar down the damper further.
Yah, I hear you now... but since I already have spare helper springs leftover, that seems a lot easier than cutting.

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But yeah, the obvious answer is shorter springs.
Shorter springs won't help.

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Also, don't discount the fact that you're a full 1" smaller on overall wheel diameter. It will look a good bit lower using "correct" wheels. This is particularly relevant given the HUGE (and ugly) wheel wells of these cars. Even 18" factory-sized wheels/tires look way too small.
To each their own brotha!
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