225/40/18s --what drop can i do?

[u8myore0]

Okay! SO question of the hour.. well really its been like a week of trying to figure out what springs i can get to lower my car WITHOUT having to roll my fenders and i dont really want to put spacers on. So, is this possible? If so let me know...and pics are welcome!!


My offset is 42mm.

Thank ya!!

 

[menaspeed]

eibach sportlines nice drop good handling i had 225 35 19"s with 45mm offset no rub at all . i think with 42 your ok let me know if you wana see pictures will email them to you laters. no that was on my 3 s that i ship to central america i had 225 35 19's with sportlines no rub at all

 

[Aaron23]

I'm in the same situation. I've heard if you go any lower than the Eibach prokit(1.4" front, 1.2" rear) you will most likely have to roll the rear fenders and you will also need the rear camber arms which is another $160. So I'm leaning toward the prokit.

 

[Aaron23]

eibach sportlines nice drop good handling i had 225 35 19"s with 45mm offset no rub at all . i think with 42 your ok let me know if you wana see pictures will email them to you laters.

But you have a MS6 and we have MZ3's you have more clearance than we do.

 

[u8myore0]

I'm in the same situation. I've heard if you go any lower than the Eibach prokit(1.4" front, 1.2" rear) you will most likely have to roll the rear fenders and you will also need the rear camber arms which is another $160. So I'm leaning toward the prokit.

well a guy on my carolina forum dropped his with the tein h type springs and i pm'd him to see if he had to roll his fenders but his drop is BEAUTIFUL and online they say the drop is...1.4 in front and .9 in rear. ebay has em for 172 plus 25 for shipping. But id like to see the difference between the eiback and the tein h type. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i just dont know!

 

[Aaron23]

The prokit only drops 1.4 front and 1.2 rear and you won't have to roll fenders the sportlines you most likely will have to plus the camber arms.

 

[u8myore0]

The prokit only drops 1.4 front and 1.2 rear and you won't have to roll fenders the sportlines you most likely will have to plus the camber arms.

okie dokie so lets buy the prokit and we can put em on together that way if when we are done they rub.. I WILL CRY ahhaahahahahah

 

[u8myore0]

plus 222 is a good price and ebay has the prokit for our 3s. This guy dropped his with tein h type and has 225 40 18 tire..

http://www.carolinamazdas.com/forums2/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=165

 

[Akaveli]

The prokit only drops 1.4 front and 1.2 rear and you won't have to roll fenders the sportlines you most likely will have to plus the camber arms.

The Eibach prokit has a drop of 1.2 in the front and rear.

u8myore0 - If your looking for a mild drop go with the prokit, progress springs(1.3) or mazdaspeed springs.(1)

 

[u8myore0]

okay all i need to know now then is if i get the prokit i dont have to roll fenders correct?!!? and when u say mild drop haahhaha is my wheel gap still gonna be significantly apparent?

 

[tsunami]

i am running the prokit on 42mm wheels with 225/40/18 and i have 3 amps and a mounting board in the back and i am not rubbing (though i did rub with out the amps on kumho tires same size but the good year tires i have now aren't rubbing...???)

 

[tsunami]

i have a few pics posted around the forum lets see if i can dig any up

 

[u8myore0]

i am running the prokit on 42mm wheels with 225/40/18 and i have 3 amps and a mounting board in the back and i am not rubbing (though i did rub with out the amps on kumho tires same size but the good year tires i have now aren't rubbing...???)

wow. confusing hahaahah that def. just made me more iffy on droppin the car hahah

 

[tsunami]

wow. confusing hahaahah that def. just made me more iffy on droppin the car hahah

when i say rub i mean i hit the tires very very rarely and that was only on nasty frost heave roads here in Maine or if i was hauling more then 3 people... and hit a normal bump... there rubbing was very seldom and now with the good years its gone altogether.

 

[Akaveli]

okay all i need to know now then is if i get the prokit i dont have to roll fenders correct?!!? and when u say mild drop haahhaha is my wheel gap still gonna be significantly apparent?

Nope you should be fine. I have a friend who is running 18s on the prokit and they haven't experienced any issues with rubbing.

 

[tsunami]

thats the best one i can find right now reg black 3 with the red calipers. i have more on home and i know my GF has a ton on her facebook/myspace so if you want a better pic of the drop let me know i should be able to get it up tomorrow or so.

 

[u8myore0]

Awesome!! Prokit it will be! : ) thanks for the help!!

 

[Aaron23]

The Eibach prokit has a drop of 1.2 in the front and rear.

u8myore0 - If your looking for a mild drop go with the prokit, progress springs(1.3) or mazdaspeed springs.(1)

I was going by what it specified on EIbach's website.

http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe/08471.2.4173563341100019531

 

[tsunami]

if you want the pro kit then yes buy the part number that it says on their website... protege garage and other sites will sell it as well i am sure. akaveli was saying other kits out there the progress kit and ms3 oem springs offer a less severe drop.

 

[Aaron23]

I thought he was correcting me on the drop of the prokit when he said 1.2 front and rear....My bad. that's why i posted the link. Sry bro. Yeah i want the lowest drop possible without doing any camber adjusting so I'll be going with the prokit. Thanks all.