What is the distance from the ground to the top arch of each fender? That measurement is the best way to gauge how slammed you are.

 

Haven't measured that.

 

Here's a hint...anything under 25" ground-to-fender is pretty low. I'm at 23.25".

 

Woah

 

I am sitting at 22"


























+2"

 

I was gonna say, "In your dreams!"

 

Really, Anil? I would've guessed 25".

 

^^^ on the summer setup, I was at 24" and some change...not really 24.25"...somewhere in the middle....

winter, I bet I would be 25 and some change....i usually raise her up an inch for the winter....but then again, an running 17" wheels for winter, so dont know if that changes anything

 

i'm at 23.24"

 

^

Let me go and check mine
I bet I am the lowest

 

Running different size wheels will def change that.

If I set my coils the same as J, I would be lower because he has 19's, I have 18's.

 

^^^ yeah but doesnt the tire profile kinda make up for that difference....

sorry, but i dont know shit about offsets/tire side wall profiles/etc...

 

This is a job for...tire calculator!

 

Well fawk, I'm confused

http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecal...?action=submit

 

Tire 1 - 235/35R19 Tire 2 - 235/40R18
Section Width: 9.25 in 235 mm Section Width: 9.25 in 235 mm
Rim Diameter: 19 in 482.6 mm Rim Diameter: 18 in 457.2 mm
Rim Width Range: 8 - 9.5 in Rim Width Range: 8 - 9.5 in
Overall Diameter: 25.47 in 646.93 mm Overall Diameter: 25.40 in 645.16 mm
Sidewall Height: 3.23 in 82.042 mm Sidewall Height: 3.70 in 93.98 mm
Radius: 12.73 in 323.34 mm Radius: 12.70 in 322.58 mm
Circumference: 80.01 in 2032.2 mm Circumference: 79.79 in 2026.6 mm
Revs per Mile: 816.6 Revs per Mile: 818.8


So it pretty much the same total height even if you are on 18" and he is on 19"

 

May be we can have him lower the car one spring at a time

 

Not cutting springs, for the love of TLs!

 

^^^ who said anything about cutting springs???

I like that idea JnC...install one shock + 1 rim at a time LOL....upgrade each corner every 6months or so

 

Dat 2 year project TL

 

Looks like back on page 28 you wanted tein basis?

SCREW THAT. they aren't damper adjustible

The Tein Street Advance are height and damper adjustable. I paid 850 SHIPPED from Excelerate.

Heeltoe wanted I think $940ish because shipping was more expenive from california.

For the extra 150$ its worth it for dampening adjustibility. My car felt near stock as far as comfort..just much lower

You'll just have to buy or reuse your OEM tophats. I chose to reuse.

 

I don't even snow how low I am. All I know is that I'm not low enough

 

OK

Tire: 255/40/18
Rim: 18X8.75 +35 Offset

Add 20mm spacer to stock rims... that rims will stay at that point
No need for spacer
Someone correct me if I am wrong

Why 255? Because I don't want the rim to stretch out like that FRS
But want those rims
Also I have to fill the gap in that fender with 255....From side and top
I rather stay high (if you know what I mean) than lowering the car to top of the tire and leaving the sides of the tire short, like very inside of the fender

So I do need bigger width
255 x 0.40 = 102mm, that's the side of the tires
235 x 0.45 = 105.75mm, that's for the stock rim

So not that' bad, not big not small, ok for 18" rim
Would fill the fender pretty well
Bigger tire diameter is more height but got coils...

Does my thoughts sound good or right?

http://www.nlmotoring.com/XXR-535-Wh.../53588652n.htm

http://www.mavistire.com/ProductCart...?id=9983&frb=B



$572.56 Tires
$600ish Wheels
$960 ISC N1 from XLR8
$220 Tint

Roll the fenders

find $2350
goto John

That's all I have to do

Guess, I will take JnC's advice

Tyler your car looks good. Shudup

quanaman, why not N1 if you were going to pay 850? No need to reuse tophats

 

LOL at 255 tires. You add a 20mm and lower with those tires, rubbing problems. I have 235 on a 9". You'll be fine dude.

 

You're going to have rubbing issues with that wide of a tire. 255mm = 10" wide. Even if you're only modestly low, that beefy of a tire could create problems. No need to overdo it. There would be almost no stretch with a 235 or even a 225 tire in a 8.75 wheel. My 215's on my 8.75's are BARELY stretched. Fill the wheel gap by lowering the car, not by running a fatter tire.

 

I see... 235 or 245 then
If Austin's 235 tires are pulled in like that with 9"
235 with 8.75" would be fine
Right

 

Finally out from school
7 to 10

 

Yeah dude, my rim sticks past my tire BARELY. It's not a stretch at all.

With 235 and 2" lower, no rubbing issues at all.

Put it this way, your stock tires run 235 and that's on an 8" wide rim. Adding .50 or .75" is hardly anything.

 

235 will provide more than enough protection and will not be stretched. I have 235's on my 8.5" rim....I like the 535's, they look sexy!!!

...and dont get spacers now....put the wheels and coils, let the coils settle....and then add spacers

but with a 8.75" rim and 235 tires, I dont think you will need more than a 10-15mm spacer....

and funny thing is I have sold my coils (tein basics but they are still sitting in my garage waiting for spring so I can get install on the guys car)....I could have sold you my coils + 5 tires (4 almost new and 1 brand new) for $1000 shipped....all you need after that is rims + tint....done in 1700 bucks LOL....

 

Dat deal doe

Damn wheels and tires alone ran me $2k.

 

Yeah...kinda wished I got some used coilovers from a member...would have made the full deal cheaper LOL

 

Forget shipping, I would drive down there with the rims and install everything with you. Reason to meet you guys

Right, you paid like 2K right Austin?
What were the rims again? XXR 530?

That's right Austin has 18X9
But, what if I get the wheels 18x8.75 with +20 Offset

Wouldn't that be perfect? No need for spacers?

 

MEKO. Wtf are you doing buying wheels without fixing that rear bumper?!?!?

 

but after the A-Spec, I said I could live with it

 

There are 2 surefire ways to protect your rims.
Curb it once yourself. You likely won't ever do it again after all the anguish.
Don't let wife driver you car or your rims on her car. Lesson learned.

Fender to ground I'm at 23 5/8" Front and 24" even rear.

The biggest factor in your lowered appearance and FTG in inches (aside from the suspension itself) is the corrected camber. Going from negative 3 to 1 will raise the car a good half inch. I'm ballparking it, but I bet I'm not far off. My camber is corrected from the top on both front and rear and is between -1 and -1.5.

Obviously a drastic difference in rim size makes a difference too...if I were to slap on some 16's my car would appear a lot lower...becuase although measured, the rim and tire 's inverse relationship would balance out, tires give when you put 3500 pounds on em...rims don't. And when a tire is tucked into the fender, it looks a lot lower than when it's just sitting at the fender.

Meko...one corner at a time. GIT ER DUNNNNN!

 

MEKO, +20 is a bit aggressive...1/4" isn't enough to make up for 10mm more poke.



It's doable...just don't know if you want to run that.

Here's a thread you should probably see

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/8-5-rim-flush-fender-what-offset-needed-help-855025/

 

My 8.75+20's are almost flush, but not completely. I don't consider it that aggressive. When you have to pull/roll fenders and run huge negative camber and a crazy stretch, then I consider it aggressive hehe. I could probably run a 5mm spacer if I wanted with minimal rubbing. However, to be that low and flush, I can't run anything wider than 215 tires.

Meko, if you're dead set on those 535's and want to be modestly aggressive without overdoing it, MY suggestion is to get 18x8.75+20's with 225/40/18 tires, then drop it just enough to get rid of any wheel gap. Similar to the 530's, I think you will be losing some of the concavity if you go +35 instead of +20, which is part of what makes the 535's look good.

 

But I can't. Fix it.

 

MEKO













FIX IT

 

^Those pics just made me realize how sick a set of UA7 tails would look on your car, Meko.

 

Meko +1 on fixing the bumper...

I would listen to John's advise on the 225 tire and 8.75 rim....that dude knows what he is talking about