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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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will m7 springs go well with Koni yellows adjustables?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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yes, still on stock struts. as far as I can tell my cars sits just as low as other cars posted on NAM with M7 springs... friends of mine have the M7 springs on their car and it sits just a tad lower than mine, no big difference though. Ride is nice, little softer innitially (nice on the bad roads in OKC) but they ramp up nicely in turns... eventually I will get a set of Bilstein's or Koni's or will go to coil-overs...

Originally Posted by saakey
Hey cooldaddy, are you just on stock struts? Your's seems to sit a lot lower than i would have expected just from the m7 spring install. I have the m7's as well...just no car yet (soon though)..and if all above is true, how do you like the ride?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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It seems like my H-sport springs have sagged a bit after one year. Do M7 springs sag less or more???
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry Clemens
It seems like my H-sport springs have sagged a bit after one year. Do M7 springs sag less or more???
Larry,

Mine have been on for almost 2 years and about 20,000 miles.

I have been checking them about every 6 months, which is about the time a thread pops up about sagging springs, and they haven't changed at all.

The car was lowered exactly 1 inch on installation and they still measure 1 inch lower than stock.

Some people have seen more of a drop with these springs, but mine was just 1 inch.

I don't have any options, so maybe the car is a little lighter than most.

Bill
 
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 03:18 AM
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[quote=CooperSS]Larry,

Mine have been on for almost 2 years and about 20,000 miles.

Which springs are you referring to? H-sport or M7?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:54 AM
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M7
 
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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anyone here running m7's with aftermarket shocks? if so what shocks?

thanks;
 
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