Just joined the lowered club!!

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:11 am

well folks..got my springs in..and sittin nice and low now!!..just need those 18" rims and im set..the fronts were relevently easy..very similar to my sunfires..which was fine..the rears..(removed)..PITAx10..once i got everything out..it wasnt to bad..but on with the picsfronts inthe nightmarejust a note to those..AWD rear shocks DO NOT work on base vibes! lol and i'll show you whythis is where the bottom of the shock goes into..seems like nothingbut when we compare the AWD ones(left) to the stock ones(right) you can notice the big difference in the hole.that being said..kinda crappy on my part..but oh well..just used the stock shocks instead since i had no choice.and finally..the vibe lowered..mind you it'll settle abit more this coming week give or takeoverall..was pretty decent to do it..my works spring compressor aint the greatest and it's really only ment for the strut style rather then the shocks like the rear are..i spent a good 4 hours messing around with it all..trying to figure out all the sizes and stuff for everything..but it's all done for now

hskater26 · Post by **hskater26** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:15 am

looks wicked sexy bro nice work cant wait for the epic meet i know youll have rims by then cause your outa control right now

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:31 am

lol nah not out of control..just had to get some stuff done before the epic meet..now that i got the springs in im gonna settle down til next spring(rims, sway bars and exhaust)gotta save up for the epic meet plus winter tires

hskater26 · Post by **hskater26** » Sat May 31, 2008 8:17 am

true gota save up for that gas seeing how it costs me about 40$ ti fill up now where as last summer it was 25

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Sat May 31, 2008 8:37 am

*Chants* Rims rims rims rims */Chants*

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:44 am

looks good shayne! welcome to the club! you'll enjoy the slight improvement in handling too!

yotatrix · Post by **yotatrix** » Sat May 31, 2008 6:04 pm

tein stechs are a good choice

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Sat May 31, 2008 9:41 pm

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:04 pm

looks great!!!! welcome to the club

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:24 pm

Looks awesome!

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:34 am

The Vibe looks great, Shayne! Nice even drop!

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:29 am

looks good, me too.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:37 am

already i have noticed that they've settled in abit..they're abit lower now then what the pic shows

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:54 am

Welcome to the club

LOUROK · Post by **LOUROK** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:48 am

Nice. Welcome to the club. These cars should come from the factory like this. Enjoy!!!!!!

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:09 pm

Nice, def time for some wheels!

waveresponder · Post by **waveresponder** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:23 pm

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction Â»the nightmareahahahh ...any pointers on taking it out and putting it back together..cuz eventually i wanna put sound deadening down in there.....the wave looks nice lowered....now if only i didnt have to spend $500 to get mine fixed cuz some ahole decided it be fun to key my vibe ....if i get springs, im prolly gonna go with the h-techs although your pics look verrrry nice i must say...

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:03 pm

well pretty much everything has to come out James. the spare tire cover has 2 bolts that are in the top of the track which is attatched to the hinges. then the black plastic tub just comes out along with the spare tire.also the small compartment right behind the rear seats has to come out aswell..they're held in by the 4 bolts which are holding in the child seat hooks.the 2 side panels are pretty easy aswell. you gotta take out all the bolts that are actually holding in the hooks along the sides..should be 8 of them(4 on either side). once you have those all out. it just pops out. hardest part to this is near the seat where you gotta pop it out plus try to get it over the rear seat fold down latch and pop it off the grey plastic part aswell.relevently now that i know what to do, it'd be a breeze to do again, it should take you a good 30-45 minutes the first time through

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:45 pm

vibe looks good wave hows the ride after a week?

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:34 am

rides awesome..just need better wheels/rims to sweetin the ride more..i've tried to take hard cornering to see how well it handles..but everytime i do..i feel the stock tires roll and feel they're gonna pop off the rim lol..dont like the feeling

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:56 am

You don't have to take the side compartments out...basically everything where the spare tire is.. and the compartment in front.. you can reach the 2 bolts for each strut w/o taking off the side panels...I had the rear's out and back in in about a half hour...fronts actually took me a little longer... had it all done in about 1 1/2 hours.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:14 am

Quote, originally posted by Kamikaze Â»You don't have to take the side compartments out...basically everything where the spare tire is.. and the compartment in front.. you can reach the 2 bolts for each strut w/o taking off the side panels...I had the rear's out and back in in about a half hour...fronts actually took me a little longer... had it all done in about 1 1/2 hours.really..i couldnt see any of the bolts without taking the panels off

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:36 pm

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction Â»really..i couldnt see any of the bolts without taking the panels offafter you take all the spare tire stuff out under the side panels, (there's about 2-3 gap where the spare tire stuff goes... you just have the bolt that's more towards the rear seats is easiest to get to by folding down the front seats and getting to it from there...Same photo attached...

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Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:08 am

If I get ambitious I'll take mine apart and shoot some pics...

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:42 am

yea i dont think i remember exactly why i took it out..i think i figured i'd rip it all out just cause..but now i know what to do so if i ever sound-deaden the car im setoh and the "2" front bolts..that is closest to the hatch..it's actually just 1 bolt..i tried to take the other off until i realized it was welded to the frame! lol..the one bolt comes out but then the other u take out from the bottom which comes up into the nut

4X4CHICHI · Post by **4X4CHICHI** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:54 am

Looks good, What rims are you getting?

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:47 am

i havent the slightest clue..i've looked at different rims from alot of companies but this is a sketch list of ones im looking at and trying to find prices ofEnkei: ZR1, RSV, Evo-6Tenzo-R: Dc-5 or Dc-6Konig: HeatsinkR1 Racing: DriftRota: Battle, GR-A, P45F, Tarmac 3, Torque, quake, specialstagebut the rims i really want are the Volk CE28's in gold..$700 each rim and $140 for the centercap..so thats like $3200 alone for those rims lol

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