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A friend of mine just installed some springs I had. They came from a 04 Tiburon and were SpringTech lowering springs by Canuck Motorsports.
I'm kicking myself now for not installing them!!   There low, but have a nice firm ride. He's going to an autocross meet tomorrow, so will see how they perform.
Posted on: 2007/6/10 2:23
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looks nice
Posted on: 2007/6/10 2:30
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i was told that tibby springs would not work on the 3rd gen specs
Looks good though
Posted on: 2007/6/10 2:40
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 You were told wrong ...
Posted on: 2007/6/10 4:39
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That Spec 5 looks sharp!
Posted on: 2007/6/10 7:10
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im glad i was they have some cheap adjustable ones on ebay for the tibby
Posted on: 2007/6/10 9:58
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I found them also. Might be a good buy.
Posted on: 2007/6/10 11:25
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I have been running on cheap adjustable tibby springs for 2 years now. I actually just took them off the car this weekend. And switch to the Eibach Pro springs.
Reason why I took them out was due to them starting to rust and the o-rings falling apart cause the passenger front spring start to make a clunking noise when doing slow speed turns. I know I could of just replaced the o-rings and it would of been fine but, I choose to just change them out. FYI they were the 25$ adjustable springs from e-bay!!
Posted on: 2007/6/10 13:02
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Most people werer told that it's not recommended to use these because the spring rates are different because the cars have different weight distributions.
Posted on: 2007/6/10 13:50
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These are not adjustable springs he has on. With the adj. ones, all you need to worry about is spring rates. They'll pretty much fit anything.
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I'm going to try the red ones on Ebay. They are cheap enough if I don't like them I haven't lost alot. The seller also has blue ones. Didn't see any difference in them except color.
Posted on: 2007/6/10 13:57
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What can I say ... link #35-1111 1997-2005 Hyundai Tiburon 4cyl Drop is 1.75" front and back.
Posted on: 2007/6/10 14:32
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size of the rims and tires and what kind of drop ? how many inches
Posted on: 2008/6/9 12:28
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2008/2/5 11:45 From New York
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The lowering springs look great....to bad in my town the streets are so bad because of the winters if I lowered my car I'd probably kill the body kit...but you never know I might still lower car
Posted on: 2008/6/9 22:30
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2007/9/20 1:22 From california
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do you guys think getting 16' rims with low profile tires will look ok without lowering the car. Im about to switch out stock rims i think...but im concerned there will be a large space between wheel wel and tire. thanks
Posted on: 2008/6/9 22:38
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