# i made a trip down to lethbridge 56k BEWARE

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**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [October 23, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405 "2005-10-23T23:07:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![monks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@monks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/monks)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/1 "2005-10-23T23:07:24Z")

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i made a trip down to lethbridge this weekend and my car under went a change in ride height

before  
 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000189.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000189.jpg)

![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000188.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000188.jpg)

![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000187.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000187.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/Pic0057.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/Pic0057.jpg)

after

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000213.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000213.jpg)

![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000193.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000193.jpg)

![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000195.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000195.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000196.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000196.jpg)

![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000192.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000192.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000204.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/djnoesis/P1000204.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jason\_Lange](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jason_Lange)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/2 "2005-10-23T23:27:39Z")

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Those wheels are so little looking and they are definatly battleships. Oh well car looks decent after lowering.

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**Author:** ![1mns13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8491ac/32.png) [@1mns13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1mns13)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/3 "2005-10-24T05:41:47Z")

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The tires are AE86 sized, and the wheels need spacers bad. But the ride height is much better.

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**Author:** ![monks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@monks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/monks)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/4 "2005-10-24T06:54:16Z")

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yes the tires are like rubber bands there 195 50 and the rims are 15x7 +25 +20 somewhere in there

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**Author:** ![onefast87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@onefast87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/onefast87)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/5 "2005-10-24T14:38:51Z")

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hey nice car, im pretty sure i was behind you last night on university drive!  
i was in 4th when you were pulling away from me, i forgot to downshift!

anyways nice lookin ride!

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**Author:** ![canadianskyline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@canadianskyline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/canadianskyline)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/6 "2005-10-24T15:01:13Z")

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Wow, looks a thousand times better :thumb

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**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/7 "2005-10-24T17:01:33Z")

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I hope you have fun when you slam your frame rails into a speedbump…Serious watch out for bumps. But yes it looks alot better.

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**Author:** ![mikesim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mikesim/32/5561_2.png) [@mikesim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mikesim)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/8 "2005-10-24T19:31:07Z")

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that car is slammed! but it’s also cuz the tires need to be a 195/65/15 too. but still. they’ll be tucked once u have the proper rubber on there.

anyway, i thought my car was low, yours takes the cake. 8)

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**Author:** ![arabian\_ryda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@arabian\_ryda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/arabian_ryda)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/9 "2005-10-24T19:49:15Z")

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what suspension set up did u us?

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**Author:** ![qualthar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/74df32/32.png) [@qualthar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/qualthar)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/10 "2005-10-24T20:04:52Z")

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Wow that’s pretty low! Someone’s gotta drive behind you and watch the sparks fly :lol: I make sparks on the Yellowhead, and a ton of other roads I bet, and my car isn’t as low as yours. Lookin good 😃

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**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/11 "2005-10-24T21:53:54Z")

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> [@Nis240](#):
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> I hope you have fun when you slam your frame rails into a speedbump…Serious watch out for bumps. But yes it looks alot better.

Yea it is no fun when you bend a frame rail :rolleyes:

Looks good tho

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**Author:** ![monks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@monks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/monks)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/12 "2005-10-27T16:04:37Z")

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so far the only places ive had problems is at the intersection of 170st and stoney plain and just going into the parking lot at work and into my parkade

and i have also scraped my fart can a few places on the yellowhead  
hahaha

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**Author:** ![canadianskyline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@canadianskyline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/canadianskyline)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/13 "2005-10-27T16:14:14Z")

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Did you just hack the coils, or was it done with springs/coilovers?

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**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/14 "2005-10-27T18:34:13Z")

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> [@monks](#):
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> so far the only places ive had problems is at the intersection of 170st and stoney plain and just going into the parking lot at work and into my parkade
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> and i have also scraped my fart can a few places on the yellowhead  
> hahaha

Wait untill consruction season is here.

It does look good. And i am guessing it was done with coilovers

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**Author:** ![Ph33r\_M3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Ph33r\_M3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ph33r_M3)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/15 "2005-10-27T22:09:29Z")

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ya they are the old JIC coilovers that were on my car. lets just say he got a deal on them. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![monks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@monks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/monks)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/16 "2005-10-28T12:04:48Z")

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> [@canadianskyline](#):
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> Did you just hack the coils, or was it done with springs/coilovers?

im not evan or pj

edited cause i quoted the wrong post lol :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![canadianskyline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@canadianskyline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/canadianskyline)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/17 "2005-10-28T20:35:41Z")

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> [@monks](#):
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> [quote=canadianskyline]Wow, looks a thousand times better :thumb

im not evan or pj[/quote]

?? huh??

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**Author:** ![becks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@becks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/becks)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/18 "2005-11-21T11:56:26Z")

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haha nice monks, what you got for suspension though?

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**Author:** ![canadianskyline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@canadianskyline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/canadianskyline)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/19 "2005-11-21T15:08:02Z")

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> [@monks](#):
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> [quote=canadianskyline]Did you just hack the coils, or was it done with springs/coilovers?

im not evan or pj

edited cause i quoted the wrong post lol :rolleyes:[/quote]

Hahahaha, so true…but we must have faith in evans new car!! PJ on the other hand wants to make a beater cressida drift truck… 8)

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**Author:** ![becks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@becks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/becks)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-made-a-trip-down-to-lethbridge-56k-beware/140405/20 "2005-11-21T15:27:51Z")

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> [@canadianskyline](#):
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> [quote=monks][quote=canadianskyline]Did you just hack the coils, or was it done with springs/coilovers?

im not evan or pj

edited cause i quoted the wrong post lol :rolleyes:[/quote]

Hahahaha, so true…but we must have faith in evans new car!! PJ on the other hand wants to make a beater cressida drift truck… 8)[/quote]

drift trucks are pimp

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