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Hey there Miami... thanks, I definitely got lucky on this one. She had 152k when I picked her up in Oct, riding at 155k now. Just had the delete completed and tuned, she's pushing 265hp at the wheels now. Also, I had the shop switch out the flex fuel and am running 93 in it.
Whereabouts in Queens? I spent alot of time in Broad Channel during Sandy....
 

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Hey there Miami... thanks, I definitely got lucky on this one. She had 152k when I picked her up in Oct, riding at 155k now. Just had the delete completed and tuned, she's pushing 265hp at the wheels now. Also, I had the shop switch out the flex fuel and am running 93 in it.
Whereabouts in Queens? I spent alot of time in Broad Channel during Sandy....
Astoria. Trying to sell my condo down there so I could just can stay in NY. so going back and forth until I do.
 
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Astoria. Trying to sell my condo down there so I could just can stay in NY. so going back and forth until I do.
Only been there once, my buddy took me to a BBQ place... this was years ago, not sure if it's even still there. Pig something BBQ, I can't exactly remember the name of it. Nice area though!
 

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I just redid most of my suspension, will do the upper control arms sooner then later. I went way overboard on mine, but I have a specific plan. That being said, I dropped mine an additional 1" front and back and then went to a 70r17 tire. I love the look of the tire tucked up a bit and filling the wheel well.

I also went with adjustable shocks. Right now, I have it set on 2, (1 is softest), and I am enjoying driving a cloud at the moment. I do have a little more nose dip at the moment, and notice some roll till the swaybar kicks in.
 
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I just redid most of my suspension, will do the upper control arms sooner then later. I went way overboard on mine, but I have a specific plan. That being said, I dropped mine an additional 1" front and back and then went to a 70r17 tire. I love the look of the tire tucked up a bit and filling the wheel well.

I also went with adjustable shocks. Right now, I have it set on 2, (1 is softest), and I am enjoying driving a cloud at the moment. I do have a little more nose dip at the moment, and notice some roll till the swaybar kicks in.
Howdy Desertfox... when I got the 70r/17's put on, both the mechanic and I check the suspension and it all looked good, except the struts/shocks which are the originals and worn. I'm on the fence between OEM Monroe or the Bell Tech 752sp kit, although I do want to lower the stance by 1". Bilstein 4600 seems to be popular as well, I just don't have any experience with them. What did you put in yours? Did you change the coils or just the struts/shocks?
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