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01-23-2022, 05:45 PM | #15 |
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IMO bump travel is the first concern. Me, I lowered my '17 BRZ 1.5" and don't worry about camber etc. I do have Bilsteins, which have a lot more front travel than stock PP/Sachs struts.
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01-23-2022, 09:44 PM | #16 |
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Pretend I don't know much about suspensions. I'm guessing by "bump travel" you mean how far the suspension goes before bottoming out? A buddy has a lightly used set of Tein Z that I am looking at. I'd like to lower my car only about an inch.
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01-23-2022, 10:18 PM | #17 |
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Shouldn't be any problem with Tein Flex Z coilovers. It's the stock front struts that have limited bump travel, any decent aftermarket coilovers will be OK with over 1" lowering.
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I ran Flex Z's for a bit and spent some time on track with them. They don't like being lower than -1.5 from stock. I ran -1.25 from stock and they handled that pretty well, trucking curbs at speed and everything.
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WedsSport TC105X 18x8.5 +43 weighs only 16.4 lbs! It's one of the lightest, if not the lightest, wheel I've found so far in that size category even against forged ones.
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01-25-2022, 11:33 AM | #20 |
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Yes, I am aware there are outliers. 949 found more performance by going to an 18". Speaking in general with most wheels on the market, it is not the best. +43 offset is yuck though, I have enough clearance issues already.
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01-25-2022, 11:48 AM | #21 |
18x8 is just fine with a quality wheel. I'd also reccomend a 225 instead of the 245 since it's a better fit for the 8 inch wide wheel.
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01-25-2022, 12:20 PM | #22 |
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My 14 was almost 2 inches on RSR Superdown lowering springs. Nothing else special done. 150,000 miles with zero issues.
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01-25-2022, 01:02 PM | #23 |
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You didn't end up blowing the stock struts on superdowns? I had to upgrade to Bilstein B8s to compensate for that low of a drop.
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Nope. The guy that bought it swapped everything out to track but all was still good.
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