225/40/18s --what drop can i do?
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i can tell by your pics u have way more clearance than i do and ive had a few ppl say with my size tire and offset i cant drop and i have no one to "experiment" and put the springs on and if they rub take em off. The dealership is putting them on. : ( $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
um definetly not sure have to get back to u on that one.
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Erica, this is the Mazdaspeed drop on mine, same as the Prokit
Although these are the stock tires and wheels the height is the same as the 225/40-18's, and there is still a little gap there.
Although these are the stock tires and wheels the height is the same as the 225/40-18's, and there is still a little gap there.
You'll be fine with the prokit. Tsunami has the same tire and rim specs as you and I and he didn't have to roll his fenders plus he doesn't have any rubbing issues unless the back of the car is loaded down with a bunch of heavy stuff and that's only when he hits big bumps going to fast.
part of that problem is even though different tires have the same size they may not be exactly the same when it comes to dropping and rubbing
Falken 912 225/40/18's on 18x8 stretches the sidewall out a little and allows for a pretty aggressive drop with little chances of rubbing. with a 42 offset you almost need that sidewall to not be straight up from the wheel if you don't want to worry about rubbing. and you deffinitely don't want the tire popping further out than the wheel where the tread starts......i know it sounds confusing. stare at your setup for a while though and it might make sense
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and yes i realize those fenders are roled but i'm simply using this example to make a point
i wouldn't pay dealership prices to install a spring kit... have your boyfriend/uncle/cousins do it for pizza and beer or a local trusted garage do it its a relatively easy task and you should get an alignment after wards. i would imagine the price savings over a dealership install and align vs. a good garage is prob 100-150$
not really something that can be done in a few hours. if its one to two people its a half day or so project if they no what they're doing (unless they have lifts and air tools of course) first time it took me 1.25 days to do it by myself and i didn't have a clue i would think i could do it in 4-6 hours now or less with help.
