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    02-24-2012 12:37 AM #1
    I plan on picking some up for my MK3 but need everyone's opinion i plan on driving slammed so will it really matter by then? or should i save up for some other ones? opinions??

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    02-24-2012 01:21 AM #2
    Ground control os the way to go if you want to be slammed on a budget and still have a great ride!
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    02-24-2012 04:18 AM #3
    you will feel every single bump in the road. To me it was a pretty uncomfortable ride. maybe it will be better for being that i live in pothole city New York. lol

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    02-24-2012 06:16 AM #5
    At a decently not low height they don't ride well. If you're slammed they ride like dog ****
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    02-24-2012 02:15 PM #9
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    02-24-2012 02:22 PM #10
    get cx racing instead
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    02-24-2012 02:27 PM #11
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    02-24-2012 03:00 PM #12
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    get cx racing instead
    I would love to when the money is available but for now I'll use what I have. My 5 month old son is more important that any mod to my car

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    02-24-2012 03:02 PM #13
    Quote Originally Posted by 87veedub View Post
    I would love to when the money is available but for now I'll use what I have. My 5 month old son is more important that any mod to my car
    Then wait till you can afford the CXs, buy them so your kid doesnt get shaking baby syndrome from the racelands
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    02-24-2012 03:06 PM #14
    I Racelands.

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    02-24-2012 03:35 PM #15
    Quote Originally Posted by jbigs268 View Post
    Then wait till you can afford the CXs, buy them so your kid doesnt get shaking baby syndrome from the racelands
    They are already on the car so they will be there until I can afford better. That's also why we usually take mommy's car because she has h&r ultra lows which are muy bueno

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    Quote Originally Posted by 87veedub View Post
    They are already on the car so they will be there until I can afford better. That's also why we usually take mommy's car because she has h&r ultra lows which are muy bueno
    How'd you get the sh!t end of the stick?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbigs268 View Post
    buy them so your kid doesnt get shaking baby syndrome from the racelands
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    02-24-2012 05:14 PM #18
    I would love to go with a difderent brand but I am batley making any money as a high school stufent and my only choices are racelands or sleeves

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    02-24-2012 05:15 PM #19
    Quote Originally Posted by L. Fopps View Post
    How'd you get the sh!t end of the stick?
    Her car also came with them previously installed I know, I keep joking with her that one of these days I'm going to have to "work" on both of ours cars and swap the suspensions out. I think I'm going to steal that for my sig as well. I almost spit out my soda at work when I read that

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    02-24-2012 05:18 PM #20
    Quote Originally Posted by Grilledcheesemk3gti View Post
    I would love to go with a difderent brand but I am batley making any money as a high school stufent and my only choices are racelands or sleeves
    Just keep saving man it'll be worth it in the long run
    Quote Originally Posted by jbigs268 View Post
    Then wait till you can afford the CXs, buy them so your kid doesnt get shaking baby syndrome from the racelands

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    02-24-2012 05:58 PM #21
    another raceland thread!

    ....search. and they're fine if you take the bump stops out and leave them a few threads from the bottom. anything "slammed" or all the way down is going to ride like sh!t unless its an expensive brand. i had racelands on two cars all the way down except a few threads, bump stops out, and it was a little stiff but nothing ridiculous.
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    02-24-2012 06:47 PM #23
    I was thinking that even with any brand they will be poop my friend has some Ground controls and his ride sucks but when he was higher it was a smooth ride but ithink i will justgo with these for now

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    02-24-2012 07:00 PM #24
    I said it before I'll say it again. Go cx racing ride height does not matter due to the design. They will ride awesome laying frame


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    02-24-2012 07:09 PM #25
    I will look into those then maybe save up some more cash

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    02-24-2012 09:46 PM #26
    Not all of us can afford to drop a G on coilovers.. I picked up the Raceland ultimos and they give you a 0-4 inch drop so it's def worth the extra $50 because they do ride somewhat better than the regular ones but they are not the best... If you just wanna get low and dont really care about the rough ride they are good.. Later down the road just get something better

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    02-24-2012 09:49 PM #27
    The cxracing coils are 590 shipped to the door. Sounds like the extra money you spent on your ultimos was a poor choice to me but whatever floats your boat
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