Lowering

[CastratedImp]

It might be a stupid question but is there any way to lower your car without having your wheels rub?

 

[SuperProtege5]

Yea. If you stay with a 16" wheel, you can run any lowering spring from espiler to eibach to racing beat with out rubbing. Moving to a 17" wheel, I know the Racing Beat lowering springs won't rub (only lower .75"), but if you don't get a high enough offset with other springs that lower the car around 1.5", you will probably rub. There's a thread I believe entitled "rishie's fitment guide". search for that and it should answer the majority of your questions.

 

[Tifun]

We have tien basics one ours. lowered all the way down with zero rub on stockies.

 

[CastratedImp]

thanks for the quick answers guys..

 

[slideshow240]

yeah get coilovers and dump it and roll the fenders and get 8" wide wheels with +40 or 'so' offset and stretched tires....done!

others dont agree with my style.

 

[Tifun]

others dont agree with my style.

Yes they do (RTM) lol. I do so very much, btw, I just picked up another Corrado. You would be interested in that info haha.

Back to topic. Yes roll the lips. P5's have massive lips. I would roll mine, but i have no rubing anywhere so I'm not concerned. I've given up modding this turd. Back to what I know.

 

[SlowPro98]

tokico blues+espilar springs+(205/50r17)-fat chicks in the back= no rub. do yourself a favor, get adjustable endlinks for the fronts to avoid clicking noises

 

[Ian!]

Yes they do lol. I do so very much

As do I. It's just a shame that the wheels I really want aren't made in 5x114

 

[Tifun]

As do I. It's just a shame that the wheels I really want aren't made in 5x114

They make adapters. We run them all the time on hi-hp VW's all the time. The wheels I want are always 5x114.3 and I want 5x100 lol.

 

[808MP5]

others dont agree with my style.

i agree to disagree

 

[Ian!]

They make adapters.

Oh, I know. I wasn't aware of any 5x114 to 4x100 adapters until I just looked. 180 GBP (or 266.77 USD) per set x2. Ouch (freak)

 

[Tifun]

adaptitusa.....go there.

 

[MTV]

yeah get coilovers and dump it and roll the fenders and get 8" wide wheels with +40 or 'so' offset and stretched tires....done!

others dont agree with my style.

I do, wide rims and stretched tires FTMFW

 

[goodfornothing]

The rims I'm looking to get are 17x7 with an offset of +40. That wheel fitment guide suggests +45mm. I do plan on lowering my car and I really like the rims. So will I just need 5mm spacers on the drive wheels since they are the only one's that turn? Is it bad to run 5mm wheel spacers?

 

[Foppa]

I do, wide rims and stretched tires FTMFW

On a P5 right? Do you have pics? Am curious to see.

 

[MTV]

On a P5 right? Do you have pics? Am curious to see.

Follow Tifun's buildup, he's going for that style...

 

[Tifun]

Follow Tifun's buildup, he's going for that style...

That project is on a temporary hold. Mostly out of spite. The car made me mad lol. Suspension doesn't go low enough for the proper stretch and poke. So I ended up buying mew wheels for the Audi, and picked up another Corrado.....I would be interested in selling the Tien coilovers though if someone was interested.
-Keith

 

[slideshow240]

i agree to disagree

late on this thread again...explain. im intrigued

 

[mx-p5]

drop it and throw soem RX8 wheels under it with rubberband tires!

 

[klickfeuer]

yeah, so I'm about to get in on this thread, prepare to be amazed!
Obakaybe, so i have no ****** idea what you guys are talking about with the 40+ mm s*** and "rolling" your fenders or whatever. Dude, I'm totally ******* lost. I wanna lower the old P5, and i been looking around a bunch of threads but can't find any that don't use jargon. (ecuse my lack of knowledge) can someone please explain some of this to me in laimens terms, cuz i still don't know why you can't just slam the b**** down and call it a day. and how do you find out if it's gonna work with a certain aftermarket rim or not? i dont know. can someone help me?