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Old 01-14-2012, 04:32 PM   #29
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Old 01-14-2012, 04:36 PM   #30
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Either stock or 1-1.5 inch drop for me. Just to get rid of the wheel gap and give it an exotic look. Who knows.
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Hoping for 1-1.5" drop. Whatever is necessary to get rid of the wheelgap. No tucking or stretched tires here.

Hopefully they release some parts to compensate for the drop with the rest of the suspension geometry.
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Old 01-14-2012, 05:13 PM   #32
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I want a 1 inch drop to get rid of 60% of the stock wheel gap.
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Old 01-14-2012, 05:24 PM   #33
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im not trying to get into an internet fight about a topic that i dont care about but i bet you would see immediate benefits if you just went with smaller non staggered rims and maybe got a little suspension travel back. i dont know anything about your setup other than what i can see from the picture but like i said, to each his own

The setup in that pic are 18s front and rear. At the track, I ran 17s front and rear most of the time. Some occasions I ran 17/18 staggered at times simply when I didn't have more 17s for the rear. As for suspension travel, the car had the full travel necessary. It never bottomed out or anything else. The dampening and springs were set pretty stiff so there wasn't much travel to begin with. Lol, being that a few of friends who are current XDC and Formula D drivers helped me fine tune the suspension on this car, I'm pretty sure it works.

But like you said, to each their own. I'll just have to replicate it with the FRS and show, again, that it can be done.
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Old 01-14-2012, 05:27 PM   #34
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slight drop maybe 1inch at most but currently trying to decide if I go with springs and do the drop sooner than later or hold out for some coil overs to be developed
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slight drop maybe 1inch at most but currently trying to decide if I go with springs and do the drop sooner than later or hold out for some coil overs to be developed

Coils. Do it right/the way you want it the 1st time...it's cheaper in the end.
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At most I would lower it about a inch, the stock wheel gap is just a bit too much for me.
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1 inch for me too.
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1 inch for me too.

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Coilovers, rolled fenders, tires stretched, cambered out, tuckin tire front and rear.

Low is the way to go. Lemme get somebody who says my intentions are all form and no function so I can E-slap you in the face
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There is no functional benefit to stretched tires. Period. If your setup is safe and you're happy with it, good for you. However, a 245 on an 8" wheel and a 245 on a 10" wheel do the same thing. You'll actually get more traction out of the 8" wheel set up.

I think a modest drop and lower offset wheels would be nice.


This is as low as I would ever go on offset, and that's only if I lived in a state with great roads. And that car is actually a little too low for my tastes. I'd bring it up half an inch.

However, more realistically, this is ideal.
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There is no functional benefit to stretched tires. Period. If your setup is safe and you're happy with it, good for you. However, a 245 on an 8" wheel and a 245 on a 10" wheel do the same thing. You'll actually get more traction out of the 8" wheel set up.
Actually, best motoring compared identical 17 inch and 18 inch tire and the 18 was faster and more responsive due to reduced sidewall flex. But the reason 17s are so popular is because tires are much cheaper...
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Actually, best motoring compared identical 17 inch and 18 inch tire and the 18 was faster and more responsive due to reduced sidewall flex. But the reason 17s are so popular is because tires are much cheaper...
And Car & Driver and Grassroots Motorsports have done testing that prove 17s were faster and more responsive than 18s. I don't put much stock in those tests.
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