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Unboxing the new suspension.
Akebono Euro Ceramics. Got tired of how much the stock brake pads dust. I would wash the car on sunday and by friday the rims would be black.
Additional parts. Left and middle are the top mounts for the rear shock towers. On the right are limiter shims for the rear trailing arm bushings. While addressing suspension upgrades it's a great idea to get both of these.
The rear mounts will re-enforce the rear shock towers and make it so you don't have to take apart your trunk to deal with suspension again, the limiter shims will allow your rear trailing bushings to last longer.
Getting ready for surgery.
Comparing old and new.
Fronts installed.
At this point the rears are also installed, and here are the new brake pads with high temp grease applied.
Final result. As much as I like a slammed car, with the car being my daily driver if I lowered it I'd be scraping my fangs everywhere. I dialed in the front at max height (about 0.5" lower than stock), and set the back so it'd be even. Still managed to scrape the fangs the other day.
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How are the Akebono pads? Same feel as OEM? Any noise?