its rimzz lol

 

Mine isn't slammed, but about as low as I want it.

 

 

So I threw on some GTA wheels with stock sized 245/50/16 tires. Tire pressures at 40psi. Turns out my car is lower than I though. Dead nuts even at 24".





So, who's gonna grow a pair and try to dip into the 23" range?

 

Put a set of stock height tires on it and see where you are, your tires aren't even 24" tall and stock.p is 25.7. Your not as low as you think. (Suspension wise). I noticed my firestone tires are only 24.5" tall even.though they are 245/50/16 as well. I understand that with the tall sidewall and airpressures the tire will buldg at the bottom.from.weight, but that's a lot.

I like how your car looks with the gta wheels

 

Thanks for the compliments everyone! It's a good feeling when people say good things about your car! Yeah it took almost 2 years to get her like I wanted. Yes it is a 3 stage candy apple red paint job. If you think the pics are sweet....you should see it pop in the sunlight!
Yeah the shaved handles and taking off the side moldings really cleaned things up.
Thx again all!!!

 

For reference, my Goodyear GS-D3 tires 245/50/16 are about 24.5" installed in the back and 24.25" tall installed in the front due to the weight differences on the tire. I have some pictures back on page 2.

 

im hoping to be in the 23" range soon....hey man, you have any pics of your car with the 80's corvette wheels? so far i havent seen that combo on a third gen....wondering how it looks

 

What is your plan for the radiator air dam? On my car, it scrapes at 23.25". No way you are going to be able to ride like that.

 

It looks like ****. Lol. However they were on my GTI, so they have 205/40/16 tire on them.



A 3rd gen just doesn't look good with anything less than a 25" tire

 

I think he was referring to the fender height at 23" rather than the tire height. I think with proper sized tires those wheels could actually look pretty cool in an 80's kind of way.

 

i can trim the air dam....think outside the box...get it done

 

If you trim the air dam it going to run warmer or hot.

 

i agree...i do love those corvette wheels!....if only they had some meat on them....thanks for posting that...i kind of like the gta wheels the best.

 

oh, my bad....i just thought about how 3rd gens are...no airflow to the radiator due to the body...i guess even trimming a inch would cause trouble? thanks

 

man, i would love to see what the gti looked like with them! i had no idea they had the same lug pattern.

 

Hard to say. But trimming an inch means you are going to be scraping everywhere. You'd probably have to trim near 2" to be able to drive it. I would imagine trimming it 2" will cause serious cooling issues. On top of that, at 23" you'd have to make a skid plate for the oil pan and trans pan as you'd be sure to scrape it at some point.

 

ok, thanks for the info!

 

They look a little better on the GTI



And some content to keep this on topic...

 

i love the lowering! i always wanted as my trans am.. im might get Eiach sportline lowering spring for my trans am.. i need get struts too?

i were had eiach sportlines lowering spring with kyb's 2 struts all around 2" drop i love the handle, saving gas, etc

that my old car. i still do again as my trans am too!

 

thanks DBLTKE!

 

 

all im saying is that a stock height tire used to be 25.7", though i was pretty clear on that. With the shorter tire the car will be lower, (about 5/8" at least) thats all i said. I do find it strange that there are now 3 different tires listed here that are only 24.5" or so tall, even though they are all listed as being 25.7 on their manufactures spec list.

 

I'm getting low this weekend. I've got some springs that outta bring it down. Looks like a 4x4 next to my S-Class.

 

I have Sportlines on my car. It dropped it just enough for me. Michigan roads, I could not go any lower lol....And I really like the way my car sits. Don't forget your Sub frame connectors!!!!

 

todd you have one of the sexiest birds ive EVER seen. and seeing it what 2 years ago at the M&G over at bakers was amazing!!! your car sits perfect

 

Thank you Sir!!! I can't wait for this years meet and greet!! I hope to see you there!

 

That is 2.5" of clearance. Which is also the same clearance i have to my front cross member.

 

question for you....im thinking that trimming the air dam could be done...here's why im thinking this....as we lower our cars the ground clearance gets smaller thus channelling more air towards the radiator and less under the dam. if you trim an inch (maybe 2) it would seem to me, since its so low, that there would still be more airflow than if it were at stock hieght.

yes if it were raised back to stock ride, it would have to be replaced.

another question...if our electric fans ran all the time and we trimmed the dam, it seems to me it wouldnt ever overheat.

 

that is exactly how low i want mine....nice pics....and still a untrimmed air dam?

 

These were my thoughts exactly. I'm planning on running the fan to a switch inside the car so I can turn it on earlier, as well as a lower temp thermostat to allow it to cool off earlier before it gets too hot.

 

on the switch...make sure it is the highest amp switch you can find. like 30A or 40A or more. the fan will cause a weak switch to melt over time. i have heard of people wiring into their wiper motor on an s10. this made their fan run when the ignition was on.....do this at your own risk. i had a switch for my electric fan on my s10 that was done by the previous owner and sometimes i would forget to turn it on....and sometimes i would forget to turn it off if i parked in a loud area where i didnt hear it running after i walked away. had to jump it off later that night

 

wire it up with a 35a bosh relay. This way the relay is taking the load and your "SWITCH" is only to supply power to the relay.

Better yet just get a fan switch that screws in place of the stock one to come on sooner.

Even better get your ecm programmed so the fans come on and off at the temps you want.


back on topic. I want to get a weight jack setup and drop mine more. Im on cut springs now.

 

Stock, unaltered air dam.

 

sweet....thanks bro

 

pics just for fun to compare my stance to stock seen this thirdgen down the street..
Just did heater hose mod to rear today little bit more happy with stance
Front fender to floor it is sitting at 25inchs haven't measured rear but should be around 26 inch range
I'm probablly going to cut the spring a little to lower a inch more

 

it does look great but it will never be able to get over a speed bump.my subframe connecters already drag on some speed bumps at stock height.

 

i have no car right now, well the 92 is still pulled apart. and im back in MD so it might be another year or two before i make the trip out,

 

Wow your subframe connectors drag at stock height if you have Alston then I can see why but that's a maybe because I have no issues with speed bumps or freeway and I live in the city of san diego and i drive and los angeles and to people that been to Cali knows the roads are some of the worst

so you must be driving pretty fast or your shocks are bad I just can't see sfc hitting speed bumps at stock height when I drive my car daily and have no issues at all

And its a lifestyle not ever one can deal with lowered car
If your not scrapping your not low enough lol

 

indeed

 

Agreed. I am starting to get bored with my set up already. I want to be able to get the fender lip down even with the wheel lip of an 18" wheel. The way the suspension is on these cars makes that impossible unless it were completely bottomed out. With no rear springs the rear only tucks about half the sidewall on the rear tires.

 

saddening really :P

 

Yea it's kind of a limit to how low you can go unless you do some serious fab work

You ever had issue with one side being height than other my front left right fender height is like 24 1/2 in and right rear is 25in and left rear is 26in I switch coil to different sides and left rear still inch higher

 

Air bags is the only way & you can adjust the height without getting under the car!!!!!!

 

also weight jacks lol but im going to upgrade shocks struts first to koni or blistien before i go into changing the coilspring setup but i have been looking and reading about the airbag setup a couple guys have on this site

 

 

Tomuch7... I really hope you plan on posting more than just that one picture.

 

tomuch07- we need more pics of that awesome ride!

 

id say its slammed? my 90 formula on ground control weight jacks. its my daily with 800 front and 150 rear springs on C6 vette's. i will have better pics up soon

 

nice