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      01-03-2022, 02:29 PM   #23
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Nice work, looks aggressive. Which air cups are you running and how is the ride?
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Nice work, looks aggressive. Which air cups are you running and how is the ride?
Added the Stanceparts Air Cups. The set up fits nicely into the trunk cubby. You have to be careful with the cup clearance on the wheels/tires though. I am running a 20x9.5 et8 to clear it comfortably. This is a pretty aggressive wheel width/offset.

Next project is full SPL suspension kinematics to bring the wheels back inboard a little bit -- just like the M4 GT4s.

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please tell me more about these air cups!
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please tell me more about these air cups!
I'm gonna start a thread on it in the suspension forum in the next few days. There are quite a bit of hoops to jump through to get it to work — the main thing being wheel/tire clearance. For reference, I am running a 20x9.5 et8 front wheel.
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I'm gonna start a thread on it in the suspension forum in the next few days. There are quite a bit of hoops to jump through to get it to work — the main thing being wheel/tire clearance. For reference, I am running a 20x9.5 et8 front wheel.
ok, I'll wait for that.

It would be awesome to run a track suspension really low and then have this for highway travel, but it would have to work with really wide wheels which is a challenge I'm sure.
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ok, I'll wait for that.

It would be awesome to run a track suspension really low and then have this for highway travel, but it would have to work with really wide wheels which is a challenge I'm sure.
The instructions say you really shouldn't drive with them aired up over 40mph. I'm sure it's just a disclaimer, but I kinda agree since it changes your alignment a bit at full extension. This isn't like air ride suspension, it's really meant to just give you a lift to traverse over speedbumps/driveways/dips. Your normal driving ride height should be what you're comfortable with.

That being said, I have driven it over 50mph for a short while after forgetting that I engaged it.
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great job on retrofitting to he oem bumper.

you should mark bumper to the GT4 splitter and offer the pre-cut stencil for a small fee.
Yes, this is a great idea
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