Eibach Pro Kit + Wheels

[matt26]

Hey I am new to this and I'm looking for some help with lowering springs and wheel sizes. I am in the process of making some mods on a speed 6 and what I am wondering is if the Rota P1 18x8 wheels (offset 48mm) + the Eibach Pro Kit lowering springs would work well with the car itself. I live in the north and have snow to deal with in the winter too so I do not want the car to be too low (the pro kit drops Front 1.5" - drops Rear 1.4") is that too low? I do not want any rubbing on the car from the wheels as well without having to roll the fenders. I also heard the shocks on the stock speed 6 do not work well with these springs so if there are any other spring/wheel combos that work better any suggestions would be very much appreciated as I want to do all my mods at once so I do not have to go back in to make changes.

Thanks

 

[tunersteve]

You'll probably want to roll the rear fenders to be safe. Take a look at the wheel thread and there should be several with similar setups to what you want to do. Keep in mind the Pro-kit is not a MS6 specific spring though.

 

[matt26]

You'll probably want to roll the rear fenders to be safe. Take a look at the wheel thread and there should be several with similar setups to what you want to do. Keep in mind the Pro-kit is not a MS6 specific spring though.

Ok thanks!

 

[matt26]

Are there any springs anybody would suggest that work well with the speed 6?

 

[tunersteve]

H&R seem to be the favorites, along with the RPM sport/street. Those are the only ones I know of that are MS6 specific.

 

[matt26]

alright, and do you have any idea what size offset works without causing any rubbing problems? I was looking at a 40 offset wheel but I am not sure what size works best.

 

[Super Shredder]

any drop below 1.5 tends to cause rubbing with larger than stock wheels, at least with weight in the back ive seen some pretty worrysome pictures.

 

[matt26]

alright thanks that helps out. I am just going to go with the RPM springs since it only lowers the front 1.1 and the back .75 that should be plenty safe. Thanks for the info!

 

[US Atenza]

It may very well rub!!

Hey I am new to this and I'm looking for some help with lowering springs and wheel sizes. I am in the process of making some mods on a speed 6 and what I am wondering is if the Rota P1 18x8 wheels (offset 48mm) + the Eibach Pro Kit lowering springs would work well with the car itself. I live in the north and have snow to deal with in the winter too so I do not want the car to be too low (the pro kit drops Front 1.5" - drops Rear 1.4") is that too low? I do not want any rubbing on the car from the wheels as well without having to roll the fenders. I also heard the shocks on the stock speed 6 do not work well with these springs so if there are any other spring/wheel combos that work better any suggestions would be very much appreciated as I want to do all my mods at once so I do not have to go back in to make changes.

Thanks

 

[US Atenza]

It may very well rub!!

Hey I am new to this and I'm looking for some help with lowering springs and wheel sizes. I am in the process of making some mods on a speed 6 and what I am wondering is if the Rota P1 18x8 wheels (offset 48mm) + the Eibach Pro Kit lowering springs would work well with the car itself. I live in the north and have snow to deal with in the winter too so I do not want the car to be too low (the pro kit drops Front 1.5" - drops Rear 1.4") is that too low? I do not want any rubbing on the car from the wheels as well without having to roll the fenders. I also heard the shocks on the stock speed 6 do not work well with these springs so if there are any other spring/wheel combos that work better any suggestions would be very much appreciated as I want to do all my mods at once so I do not have to go back in to make changes.

Thanks

I have the exact same set up, Rota P1 18x8 wheels (offset 48mm) + the Eibach Pro Kit with 225/45-18 Sumitomo HTR III's and I get a rub in the rear fender lips with weight in the car or when cornering hard (which happens all the time when you drive like a jackass).