I'm looking for some pics of 18's without springs. Do they look any good?

 

I have one I can probably scan in for you when I get home b/c my car had 18" rims/tires about a month before I lowered it.

To be totally honest with you it looks horrible. Like a 4x4. you think there's wheel gap now... wait until you put 18's on.

 

Is an understatement

 

BIG DIFFERENCE before & after !!!!!!!!

 

Ick! My factory rims already look sweet without a lift...maybe I'll just keep those.

 

hell naw

 

Or you could just get springs. H&R's are under $200 and Comptech's are only a bit more. Handling is greatly improved as is looks... so it's not a bad investment....

 

Trust me I looked into it... I just can't spend that much on the install. Most shops were quoting me $500 or so. Belive me I went around and around on that one. Thanks for the info though...

 

 

I had 18's with no drop. Looked very 4x4ish. I really didn't mind though. Looked fine to me.

 

Only if you use 225/40/18 tires will the wheel gaps be even bigger, because the tire size is smaller than oem. Use 225/45/18 then the tires will fill up more wheel gaps.

 

Good call...

 

Holy crap... $500 for an install? Wow. I paid $200 for my install, and that's considered high (NY is kind of high on this stuff). Heck, even my dealer in NJ (Park Ave Acura) only charges about $240. You should be paying $500 or less for the springs and the install total.

 

Ya, you call any shops around here in Minnesota and say $200...they'll laugh at you.

 

socali guys get their springs installed for under 1 bill.:pfawk:

 

That's actually not 100% true (it's like 90% ). It is the closest size to OEM, however, it does not fill up more wheel gap... it still looks worse then with the stock rims/tires. Not totally sure why, but it does. I had 225/45/18 when I didn't have the springs, and the difference is pretty drastic....

 

Same here in SF

 

OK...you guys give me a shop name and phone number. I'm going to call and ask them myself. Then, I'm going to have a conference call with a coupple shops out here.

 

Hey Junior beam.

Please enlighten me.

I'm gonna get 18's for sure. I just need info. on springs (comptech or Eibach).

Also camber kit (necessary or not - and for which springs).
Thanks!

 

Come on guys? Your telling me about this less than $100 and $200 business... Where's the shop names and phone number?

: )

 

I always thought mine looked good with no drop

http://public.fotki.com/tmk70

Look at the top left pic

 

18s and stock springs kind of looks like someone wearing "high water pants"

 

Nice G35!

 

I personally have the H&R Sports and I love them... but I needed a camber kit.

If you go Comptech you will not need a camber kit... if you go Eibach the odds are very high that you will.. b/c I believe they drop close to or more then the H&R.

 

So, will I be safe with 225/40/18's and comptech springs only?

About how long will the stock struts last?

Thanks a bunch! ! !

 

damn, it cost me 90 bucks to get my springs installed, 500 is insane