18" wheels with car lowered - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kendallkab · 02-13-2016, 09:29 PM

If anyone has one of our 86's with 18" wheels and the car lowered can you please provide pics and put how much its lowered. I want to know if it would be possible to lower this car 1 or 1.5" on 18s and if so what it would look like. Thanks in advance.

Stang70Fastback · 02-13-2016, 10:38 PM

Tire size (diameter) has no bearing on how far you can lower the car. The overall diameter of the wheel/tire combination still remains the same because you put lower profile (thinner) tires on a larger rim.

Leonardo · 02-13-2016, 10:57 PM

look in the wheel directory. Tons of good info. I've read through most of it.

Irace86 · 02-14-2016, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stang70Fastback

Tire size (diameter) has no bearing on how far you can lower the car. The overall diameter of the wheel/tire combination still remains the same because you put lower profile (thinner) tires on a larger rim.

It usually is close, but often isn't exactly the same. I'll be a few percentage larger when I get my setup, but you are right, it isn't because of the rims are 18's; it is because I am choosing a tire that has a slightly larger diameter than the stocks.

To the OP: What Leonardo said... lots of pics in the directory.

vintagemxer · 03-26-2016, 10:13 PM

Look in my garage. 18's and lowered .8.

mpross · 03-27-2016, 12:03 AM

18x8.5 front and 18x9.5 rear with about a 1.75-2 inch drop from buddy club racing spec coilovers. First two pics were closer to 1.5 inch though.

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