Why the BIG DEAL about wheel gap? - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

humfrz · 12-19-2016, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by smg1138

IMO the stock wheel gap is a bit much for this type of car. If it were some generic sedan, I could see it. I'm dropped about 1" right now on RCE T2's and think it's perfect. Keeps the suspension geometry close to ideal and doesn't look like a 4x4.

....... MY FR-S, does NOT look like a 4x4 ......

humfrz

JD001 · 12-19-2016, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunman

Too much wheel gap, like on my old Mustang, and squirrels will hide there during/after hurricanes. I took this after Hurricane Frances, in 2004.

Gotta hide their nuts somewhere....

Riftur · 12-20-2016, 08:24 PM

Been there done that. It looks great but its a complete and total annoyance for a car you plan to drive on a real road. A track car is the only kind of car I would do that to. Airbags would be the only way I would lower a car that I use on the road.

Th3rdSun · 12-21-2016, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Riftur

Been there done that. It looks great but its a complete and total annoyance for a car you plan to drive on a real road. A track car is the only kind of car I would do that to. Airbags would be the only way I would lower a car that I use on the road.

Exactly what this guy said. I had a '94 Accord on coilovers and was lowered,not slammed,but enough to where I'm looking at every little thing in the road trying to make sure that I don't bottom out on whatever it was.Total pain in the ass and I'll more than likely never do it again,unless I move somewhere that has better roads than Chicago.I'm thinking Arizona or Nevada would have pretty nice roads.

Gunman · 12-21-2016, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Riftur

Been there done that. It looks great but its a complete and total annoyance for a car you plan to drive on a real road. A track car is the only kind of car I would do that to. Airbags would be the only way I would lower a car that I use on the road.

If I still lived there, I would go a bit lower than I am now. In SE FL, driveway ingress/egress was nearly non-existent, and obviously no frost heave. There is a lot more negotiating to be done up here in NC.

PandaSPUR · 12-21-2016, 01:52 PM

I never understood why people would prefer no wheel gap over having the wheel actually match the arch of the wheel well. I also dont wanna scrape all over NYC.

I ended up getting bigger tires to fill in the gap a bit without losing any clearance. Some might say this looks like 4x4 fitment but I love it.

17x9 +35 and 255/40

FX86 · 12-21-2016, 02:09 PM

it's like measuring how wide a girl's punanny is...the less gap the tighter it is

Leonardo · 12-21-2016, 02:18 PM

^ Learn something new every day! Did not know how to spell that!

FX86 · 12-21-2016, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo

^ Learn something new every day! Did not know how to spell that!

Here is something to further your education:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNEog3HBvBE"]Dr. Evil - More Punanny - YouTube[/ame]

headlikeahole · 12-22-2016, 09:01 AM

Sideways · 12-22-2016, 09:32 AM

8RZ · 12-22-2016, 09:42 AM

Because I like to go down to the 'ol muddin' hole.

Riftur · 12-22-2016, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunman

If I still lived there, I would go a bit lower than I am now. In SE FL, driveway ingress/egress was nearly non-existent, and obviously no frost heave. There is a lot more negotiating to be done up here in NC.

That might be true but I would rather go right over speed bumps and dips in driveways then have to drive sideways over them.

Tcoat · 12-22-2016, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Riftur

That might be true but I would rather go right over speed bumps and dips in driveways then have to drive sideways over them.

Meh, you get used to it. I angled my wife's SUV over some railway track last week. She was all "what are you doing?".

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