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Anyone ever used B&G springs?

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Old 09-30-02, 04:49 PM
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Anyone ever used B&G springs?

1.4" lowering front and rear.

I'm wondering if they have any performance benefits apart from being the lowest kit i've seen out there....

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PS. Anyone have any pics?
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Who the hell is B&G?
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I have B&G springs on my car. I thought it was 1.5 drop front and back. Anyways...I was actually going to post a new thread but i can use this one .

So i have the 1.5 drop and I have the 15 inch Riken mesh rims, the ones with the polished lip. In the back is 205/50/15 and every bump (except for really small ones) the sidewall of the tires rubs the wheel well and in a few months time, I need new tires already I dont understand this cuz i hear of guys putting 17's on there car with no probs.


My question is does anyone know the offset of the Riken rims i have? My mechanic told me that the offset might be wrong but how can it be if i have a GSL which means the Rikens are specially made to fit the 12a bolt pattern?

If anyone has a pair of good condition set of panasports they want to trade for a pair of mint old school rikens let me know


And on a side note...the car is really stiff with the springs and really tight.

I dont have pics by the way Jeff sorry.

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who is b&g where'd you get em' and how much??
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there url is there name and they have been in Europe for years. Its a german company I think. I payed just under 700 for the springs and tokico blues in canadian $
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www.shox.com has them all for the cheapest.

Its 200 US for the B&G springs, and then like $120 US for the blues.

I'm going with the illuminas tho. And a custom spring set.

My car is going to be very low. I like fancy things. yay.
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lower than 1.5? you might have the same problem I do.
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WHat are the availible spring rates?
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i have b&g with 205/50/15s on kosies, no rubbing,

have yet to take my car on a track and really tune the suspension so i cant say on the handeling.

it is way better than stock though.
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My offset must be fucked then...not right for the 1.5 drop
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