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[madvillian]

haha up front i cannot even fit one finger past the fingernail into my fender. that wheel gap has got to go, the other tires will make a huge difference. the only reason id ever switch to 17's would be some nice wide rpf1's with some chubby ass tires on them, none of then skinny crap.

 

[CnoTataymo]

RPF's like this?

17x9 +45 235/45 tire.

 

[Wastegate13]

So I'm such a noob that I didn't include my tire sizes or a picture in the OP so I fixed it.

 

[CnoTataymo]

madvillian, you want a set of brand new gold RPF's in 17x9 +45 for $850? let me know. My friend is trying to get rid of them.

 

[hawaii3]

25" fender height all around

225/40 Kumho SPT's

All collars on lowered all the way down

Camber -2 front/-2.4 rear

do you have the front camber plates on? did you adjust the rear? or is that the camber you get when you drop it all the way down on BC's with all collars still on? hows the wear on the tires?

 

[Wastegate13]

do you have the front camber plates on? did you adjust the rear? or is that the camber you get when you drop it all the way down on BC's with all collars still on? hows the wear on the tires?

I'm not sure about him but my camber was always uneven before the SPC links. My driver's side was at -3.1 and the passenger at -2.8 before the links with both collars in but all the way down.

 

[CnoTataymo]

do you have the front camber plates on? did you adjust the rear? or is that the camber you get when you drop it all the way down on BC's with all collars still on? hows the wear on the tires?

Yes, I have front camber plates. As for the rears, it's still stock with the BC's all the way down with collars on so that's the camber I got after my alignment. The tire wear is okay, pretty much even with my 3500 mile tire rotation and always hitting corners hard when I can. My toe is basically 0 so it's helping.

 

[MM BOOST]

can everyone post their stiffness settings?? I put mine all the way soft (to the left), and then went 15 clicks to the right for the rear, and 12 to the right on the fronts. i am running rota svn's 18x8.5" with 235/40/18 tires, 2-1/2 threads showing in front, rear as low as it can go, rides great, one finger gap all around, has real nice perfectly even stance, atleast IMO. I will measure and get pics soon.

 

[CnoTataymo]

I run 8 front/9 rear clicks from the softest.

 

[Wastegate13]

I set my rears at 15 and the fronts at 10 from soft when I installed my coilovers. I've never had a reason to change it.

 

[sumthaiguy]

ive been talking to a vendor about shorter springs so we could go lower buttt....

eh bad news.just talked to the vendor who talked to BC and they said that they do not manufacture any shorter springs. they said that BC isnt really geared towards the slammed, hellaflush, dumpt look but really made for tracking, racing, auto-x, etc. so i might be looking into another coilover =(

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

ive been talking to a vendor about shorter springs so we could go lower buttt....

eh bad news.just talked to the vendor who talked to BC and they said that they do not manufacture any shorter springs. they said that BC isnt really geared towards the slammed, hellaflush, dumpt look but really made for tracking, racing, auto-x, etc. so i might be looking into another coilover =(

Maybe they do this cause slamming your ride just looks silly. I mean how many times have you seen the fast and furious?

 

[CnoTataymo]

There are no slammed cars in the F&F. In Toyko Drift, none of those were really slammed either.

 

[sumthaiguy]

Maybe they do this cause slamming your ride just looks silly. I mean how many times have you seen the fast and furious?

lol what the hell does fast and the furious have to do with this?

what im trying to do with my car is a style. its called stance/hellaflush. low widths/offset and low cars. you laugh at my ride height, i laugh at your non-flush wheels, wheel gap and non-aggressive stance.

lol its okei mr. functionality, i didnt expect people like you to understand this kind of style anyways. ill excuse your ignorance... this time.

 

[Keys]

Maybe they do this cause slamming your ride just looks silly. I mean how many times have you seen the fast and furious?

different strokes for different folks....to me slamming usually leads to sexy lol cant wait to get coils

 

[CnoTataymo]

I only lowered my car all the way because I don't track or auto'x. It's just my DD. Other then that, people have different objectives for their MS3, looks or track. Everyone will have their own opinion. But when I get wider wheels, I'll raise my car a little and try to corner weight it to change the handling.

sumthaiguy, your wheels are really just flush from your pictures and you still have wheel gap. You need wider wheels and more tire stretch to be hellaflush. But you're getting there.

 

[CnoTataymo]

17x9 +45 235/45

More shots:
http://tigermack.zenfolio.com/p360798584

 

[sumthaiguy]

yea i know im not hellaflush. i still havent reached my goals yet. but im not far away. and i know i still i have wheel gap (it looks horrible and i HATE it XD). that should change a little once i change tire sizes which will be this upcoming week. and ive been looking into coilover options to slam the car more but have come up empty. and as for wheel width, im stuck with these wheels until at least next summer when i can raise some funds for some wider wheels. til then im just going to tweak with the suspension/wheel/tire setup to keep myself amused.

all in all. my car is still a work in progress. all problems will be addressed in due time.

 

[CnoTataymo]

From what I know, H&R coilovers lower the MS3 the most. But there is no front camber adjustments or dampening and you have to reuse to the stock top hats.

 

[strytnyne]

maxed out f&r and took out the 2nd ring in the rear 225/40 on the rear stretched on a 9" rim