ngejie

i was wondering how much i should drop my FC it's on 17's and i want it somewhere close to being slammed...?

phoenix7

it's ain't dropped until you scrape off lane markers during lane changes.

Acesanugal

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With my slightly smaller diameter tires, I scrape my exhaust shielding on my driveway every day, and every speed bump...

rx7fan1903

Really? Isn't that bad for the exaust?

DavidHolmesIII

Just to mention, If you drive the car everyday, you might not want to go around scraping on everything. I guess i've just got too much pride to come to a crawl just to go over a speed bump. Although I have to admit it does look damn good. Also, my GXL with its stock AAS struts and springs clears those concrete rectangles at parking spots by maybe 3mm. Curbs too!

phoenix7

you should have seen this honda over by where I live. He was taking the speed bumps at an angle and still scraping the sideskirts!

metal

I scrape the mid pipe of my exhaust on all medium to steep entrances..and coming out I also crush my plate as well. And now with my new wheels, I rub my tires turning into said entrances, but I rolled the inside lip so hopefully that will help. Excessive lowering sucks.

ngejie

hello? how much should i lower it to be close to being slammed?

88RXVERT

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He's not home right now, he is checking to see if his suspenion is stiff.

ngejie

i want an answer, you guys just keep straying off subject.

Turbo II

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No one can give you an exact answer.

j0rd4n

Yes, you really haven't given enough detail...what size tires are you running? I wouldn't think you'd be running truck tire-width tires, but who knows...without all the information, we can't give you an exact answer.

Also, we'd probably need to know what kind of struts/shocks you want to run (how tight are they, etc) so you can then figure out what sizes you're able to run without the wheels rubbing on the fender wells when going over small bumps while driving.

red_s5_fc3s

If all you want is to be slammed on 17s, just go 1.5 to 2 inches. You'll have to deal with some issues, but I'm sure you don't really care.

Black91n/a

If you lower the back end more than about 1" you'll have too much negative camber and it'll wear out your tires quite quickly. You can get some parts to help get rid of some of this excessive negative camber, but there comes a point when this no longer works.

Basically FC's don't like to be lowered very much, and there's those other problems noted above about scraping on things. Best to keep the drop limited, or if you really want to have the body almost touching the ground, get something else that's more tolerant of that.

DavidHolmesIII

Im telling you.....if its a DD, just forget about it. But like "Red S5 Fc3s" said, you probably dont care about the issues, so like previously mentioned, 1-2" . However as also previously mentioned, the lower you go the more issues you will encounter.

l4nc3r

Or just get a kit that makes your car look lower and be done with it. I'm betting you want that ricer look so there ya go (no offense to those who have those type of body kits >.<)

ITSWILL

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i got my car already lowered and i notice a bit of negative camber in the rear. Black91n/a mentioned some parts to help correct this. does anyone know what these parts might be

metal

Actually its more of a problem that incorrect toe causes the wear and most people associate it with being camber wear.


And for the OP, as a comparison, here was my car at stock height:


And after lowering it

staticguitar313

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1" drop max to keep the car driveable and the suspension geometry in operating range, if you need a lower look, think about side skirts and chin spoilers to give the car a lower stance.

WingsofWar

run airbags!!

phoenix7

like this guy:

Black91n/a

Anyone who changes their suspension and doesn't get the car re-aligned is an IDIOT, no if's and's or but's. Sure toe can wear out tires really fast, but if you're driving your slammed car around with, say, 6 degrees of camber you'll still wear out your tires a lot faster than if you had it set to a proper setting.

Here's the cheapest on car adjustable rear camber link I've found: http://www.flatout-motorsports.com/c...products_id/51

rhscare

Noone is going to be able to give you an answer. Way to many variables. If all you care about is the look, just get some coilovers and adjust it till you like it.

MaczPayne

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Ground Control sells the rear camber link for about 85 bucks.

ngejie

225/40/17