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Old 04-04-2002, 02:44 PM   #1
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Got the front Ground Controls in! Pics!!

I couldn't get the rear lugs to come off. Actually, I did get one out of the 8. After trying with the impact gun and with a hand socket for several minutes, I gave up. I'm going to get a bar so I can get some leverage and try it again tommorrow.

Anyhow, the GC's are weird and I am not sure if I like them or not. Not even sure if they are safe for the Bilsteins or not

I will say this though! With all the hassle and the pics you are about to see, I would 100% go with true coilovers if I re-do my suspension after I graduate school.....

In the first pic you can see the difference in size between the Neuspeeds and the GC's:



Even with the sleeve on the GC, they are still several inches smaller than the Neuspeeds.

In this next picture you can see how small the GC is even with the sleeve. Notice the purple arrows and ALL the space in between the top of the spring and where it sits when the weight is put onto the car:



Before installing the GC / HD's back into the car I had to raise the GC back up pretty much as high as it would go:



There is the front drivers side installed and the skunk2 camber kit surrounding the shocks / sleeves:



When I put the schock and the GC together I made sure to leave the bumpstop as far up as possible. When I let the car down off the jack, the bumpstop came ALL the way down to the body of the shock. I don't think that is good, but I cut a 1/3rd off which was 1/2 the size of the stock bumpstop maybe I should of cut more......

Here's the final result.....

My dad riding by:



Front drivers side:



Wheel gap on the front driver's side:



Down the side:



Passenger's side:



Gap on the passenger's side:
(that purple circle represents a dent some a$$hole put on the car when my parents owned it)



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Old 04-04-2002, 02:51 PM   #2
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Your assembly looks alot different from when I had my Skunks!! You've been playing around with those GC's for quite some time now ... Hope everything goes well for you with the rear ...

I'm happy I purchased Tein's ... it's gonna be a breeze to install ... sorry!!

Looking nice though .. looking nice!
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Old 04-04-2002, 03:00 PM   #3
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Here are two pics to compare......

NEUSPEED SPORTS:



GROUND CONTROLS:



Thought I'd post that up for you all to see the difference.......

**The main thing to look at is the bumper gap that comes off from the headlights. You can really see where it lines up on the wheels in the 2 pics
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Old 04-04-2002, 03:05 PM   #4
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I chose Ground Control
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Old 04-04-2002, 06:52 PM   #5
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man it looks so much better than the neuspeeds, no gap at all, how is the ride?
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Old 04-04-2002, 11:35 PM   #6
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VERY NICE. A great improvement over the neuspeeds. How much of a drop is that? btw, Glad to see you finally installed those GC's successfully.
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Old 04-05-2002, 08:44 AM   #7
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neuspeed RACE baby!!! hehe i still have the ground controls sitting in my room. lol. so i guess FOR SALE! i dunno though.

car looks tight.
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Thumbs up nice ride!

hey i like the way the car looks w. the GC...how is the ride though compared to the Neuspeeds?....does anyone know do GC or coils in general have rust problems?
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