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[Wastegate13]

Do me a favor and measure the height at the fender, straight through the middle of the wheel front and back. I want to see how mine compares.

25 1/4 front
25 1/2 rear

Even though the front is lower height wise the rear has a slightly smaller gap. Optimally I could bring the front down another 1/2 inch and leave the rear as is. If I remove the lock ring on the front I could acheive it but something prevented the shock from turning before it even hit anyway.

I did not remove the rear lock ring but both front and rear are adjusted as far as they would go. Also please include your tire sizes and if possible a straight side on shot of the car.

Madvillian I expect you to be in here ASAP.


I am rocking 215/45 on 18x8 +40 wheels.

 

[daonly1around]

a lot higher than that haha.

 

[CnoTataymo]

25" fender height all around

225/40 Kumho SPT's

All collars on lowered all the way down

Camber -2 front/-2.4 rear

 

[CnoTataymo]

And I'm guessing when madvillian's had his Rota's with 245/35's, he was around 24.25-24.50" fender height.

 

[madvillian]

REPORTING FOR DUTY!

sorry, just saw this. im living a few hours away from my car right now, so i cannot get any measurements for you.

my car is as low as strick's in those pictures, i too have one of the rings removed in the rear. i wish it would go lower in the rear, because they definitely dont go as low as the fronts.

here are some pictures for reference, even though you've seen them. 225/45's on the front, stock 215/45 on back..

 

[jnr5005]

I want 225s and BCs lol. That looks amazing guys. Any problems with rubbing? Also, what tires are those Madvillan? Thnx

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

I want 225s and BCs lol. That looks amazing guys. Any problems with rubbing? Also, what tires are those Madvillan? Thnx

I have BC's and have no problems with rubbing on all sorts of setups. 225/45/18 +52.5
225/45/17 +48
215/45/18 +45

They all fit just fine. I even want to go to a 245 next time!

 

[CnoTataymo]

I don't rub either, even with 3 passengers in the back.

 

[sumthaiguy]

just went out and checked mine.

Front: 23 3/4
Rear: 24

took one perch off of the front and the rear.

and im about to go lower and stiffer (hopefully).
ive been talking to a local bc vendor about a stiffer shorter spring. he called bc and he said they had stiffer but the guy that we needed to talk to about shorter springs was out to lunch. so tomorrow my vendor will be calling back to see if they have a shorter spring. if so then im definitely going even lower!

im on 17's with a 40 series tire so that contributes to how low i am. i scrape frame lolz.

 

[CnoTataymo]

Damn, I was going to say. If you got in the 23" range, you aren't on 18's. Haha.

 

[madvillian]

noice. i would be interested in some shorter springs for the rear to make it lower. i want the back to be tucked.

 

[CnoTataymo]

Get your 18x9's again and be tucked. Haha.

 

[madvillian]

haha i do miss them. but im actually really loving the look of the car right now, i think it looks much classier with the stock wheels with the addition of the spacers. i just wish the back was 1/2"-3/4" lower to tuck them more under the ghetto'd flared fenders haha.

 

[CnoTataymo]

Shoot, only if the stock MS3 wheels were at least 18x8.5 like the STI and Evo X's.

 

[sumthaiguy]

Pics of the car.

needz moar lowww. and i might add a spacer up front.

lol o yea and i added a 10mm spacer in the rear.

so effective offset is

17x8 25 offset all the way around.

 

[madvillian]

jesus man, that car is loooow to the ground. what are the specs on the tires again? looks super good though, but i dont know if you want to go any lower unless you want a driveway to **** your oil pan. on the other hand, there needs to be less wheel ghaaaap

 

[sumthaiguy]

the tires are 205/40/17. but someone local is willing to trade my tires for his (2) 215/45/17 and (2) 225/45/17. i might take the 215's but im not too sure on the 225's. lol i know its not as much stretch as my 205's so i dont know if ill like it. but im going to be checking them out tomorrow so we'll see

lol what i was thinking is that i up the tire size so itll raise the car a little. then putting on the new springs will lower it back to where its at right now lol. some crappy logic but iono we shall see. but either way ill have less wheel gap.

haha but deep inside, i really want to lower the whole body of the car a little more. maybe into like the 22-23 inch range?

 

[CnoTataymo]

Wow, your ride is pretty damn low. You must still have a 1-2 finger gap with those tire sizes.

 

[sumthaiguy]

yup all around is a tight 2 finger gap which i HATE!!! lol. but might be getting some taller tires soon. so thats going to be fixed.

 

[CnoTataymo]

And you must have way shorter gearing too.

Yeah, when you bump the tires up to the tires you'll be getting, less stretch but more meat on the tires for sure. How much camber are you running in the front and rears?