Wheel Gap, lowering, and symmetry/concentricity

[86-tundra]

Originally Posted by hanabie

I would use the word concentric over symmetric

I'd never go back to stock after 1.5~1.7 drop. This car should look that way, imo.
Oh yeah, my friends are so jelly about my rear neg cambers (-2.8deg). Sometimes they talked shit about it how my tires were gonna wear fast, but I knew they loved it :P

Concentric is the right word, thanks.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by trevorovert

anyone got a side profile pic of a car lowered about an inch? overlay on pic?

Stock:


Lowered on Ohlins RT:


The fronts on my Ohlins are currently "lower" because I wanted to fit the wheels right. They will be about 5mm higher once I get the Raceseng Cascam plates.

-alex

[hanabie]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

I voted. I hate wheel gap, but I also hate ruining the semetry. I was hoping when I went from stock to 18" wheels it would fill in some of that side gap, but it didn't. Would 19's fill it out better? Or does wheel size really not affect it?

Unless you want your car to look like it's wearing heels. Im assuming you will use high profile tires.

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[tbertran]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

I was hoping when I went from stock to 18" wheels it would fill in some of that side gap, but it didn't.

That's exactly my plan in the near future (hoping for a "lowered" look without the issue of rubbing on driveways, speed bumps, etc...).
Do you have a pic of your setup?

[DAEMANO]

Originally Posted by tbertran

That's exactly my plan in the near future (hoping for a "lowered" look without the issue of rubbing on driveways, speed bumps, etc...).
Do you have a pic of your setup?

If you do a standard +1 to get from 17" to 18" it won't really change much. (going from 215/45/17 to 215/40/18). The gap will remain the same and you won't achieve a look that visually closes the fender gap (lowered look). There are lots of examples of stock ride height (un-lowered) cars running 18's on the board. They're still have the SUV look. You will have to increase the rolling radius of the tire to fill the gap, or go with a mild spring drop in the .8" variety, as with RCE Yellows, RSR-Downs (not super downs), or Eibach Pro-Kit (not Sportline).

[ericmpena]

Originally Posted by tbertran

That's exactly my plan in the near future (hoping for a "lowered" look without the issue of rubbing on driveways, speed bumps, etc...).
Do you have a pic of your setup?

Click My Build Thread in my signature down below. I have some pics there.

I also have a bunch of pics posted in a thread about Eibach Sportline Reviews.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=15079&page=3

Also a bunch more pics in wheels>Enkei RSF5.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=48486&page=2

I don't have a current pic of my stance though. Currently I have 15mm spacers front/25mm spacers rear. The most recent pics I have do not have front spacers installed yet so the front tires look a little bit tucked in. 15mm looks much better, but I think 10mm would've been better. Either way I'm satisfied with it. I don't feel like spending more money just to make a 5mm difference that's barely noticeable.

[FR-S Matt]

I'm upgrading to the KW V3's from the Tarmac 0's. Time to see what adjustable dampening is all about. Might even improve my ride some lowered on the street. I've been told by several you can't go wrong with them.

[ericmpena]

Nice. I've read good things about KW V3's. Let me know how those work for you!

[FR-S Matt]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Nice. I've read good things about KW V3's. Let me know how those work for you!

Yep, will do. Going to take some time to let them settle in, adjust ride height, and hopefully get my final alignment again at Jerry's. They do custom alignments unlike Firestone and their crappy lifetime alignment which is only for stock specs.

[Matt Troy]

I voted... lower your car only enough to close out the wheel gap whilst still maintaining as much symmetry as possible... Cant stand "stance"

[mwjcyber]

OP should have named this thread, "how to justify retaining factory wheel gap." A car slammed on its rim was the comparative example, while a moderately lowered car should have also been provided.

As @mav1178 has shown, a moderately lowered car of approximately 1" removes unwanted top wheel gap resulting in an aesthetically improved appearance, an opinion most forum posters agree with.

What matters is retaining the top 1/3 of the wheel well symmetry, not all of it. If you want to retain all symmetry, then you'll need to put 20's on, like the car below. Personally I don't like the gangsta DUB look. IMHO 18's with a moderate lowering look best on this car.

Originally Posted by mav1178

Stock:


Lowered on Ohlins RT:


The fronts on my Ohlins are currently "lower" because I wanted to fit the wheels right. They will be about 5mm higher once I get the Raceseng Cascam plates.

-alex

[ericmpena]

Gonna try taking my spare tire out and seeing if that makes any difference with my saggy butt. I'm thinking Sportlines are too low for me. Should've went with a Pro-Kit I think. My Sportlines look almost slammed.