Ok so I installed my Ground Controls and AGX's today... First I turned the collar all the way to the top in the back to see what I was working with... Damn monster truck status! So I lowered them all the way to the bottom and it actually sits very nice that way... Well I lowered the fronts all the way down too, but when I put the car on the ground, the fronts sat way higher than the rear... The rears are tucked nicely, but the fronts have about 1" to 1.5" of wheel gap! WTF did I do wrong? Any ideas here would be greatly appreciated!

Oh and I'm running 17x8's in the front with 225/45's and 17x9's in the rear with 245/45's... If that helps...

 

What length spring do you have in the front?That's pretty normal from what I have read.you need camber plates in the front or RB lowering tops and a 6 inch spring if you want any amount of drop in the front.

 

Hmm it doesn't seem right though... Should it be that much higher? My springs were the same length front and rear... Do you think the RB tops alone will help?

 

It will give another 3/4 of an inch.What lenght is your front spring,sounds like a 7 or 8 inch spring.

 

I didn't measure them but I think they were the same length as the rears...

 

Is this for an FC?


-Ted

 

Yea Ted for an FC... Remember I was talking to you about my wheels not fitting in the front so I got the 25mm spacers? Well I decided to get coilovers instead for the clearance, and they fit great now... But the front springs are just too damn big...

 

GC typically ships 7" springs, but you need to spin the collars all the way down to get them to "look good".
You can get away with a 6" spring, but I dunno why GC doesn't offer than option?


-Ted

 

I talked to Drew earlier and he said his came with 6" springs in the front and 8" in the rear... Mine are more like 8" all the way around though... Guess I gotta get 6" springs for the front and some RB lowered strut mounts... More money... *sigh*

 

your best option would be getting the shorter springs.

Specially if eventually your getting camber plates. thats another option, When you install camber plates you get another inch or so of lowering compared to the stock suspenion tower mount.

 

My plan is to get some 6" springs, RB lowered strut mount, and camber plates...

 

You don't need the RB tops if you are getting camber plates.It's either one or the other unless you are talking about an adjustable camber link for the rear.

 

Which would be better for street and light track use?

 

Camber plates > rb mount as you can dial in negative camber for the solo event, then when done zero it back .

Plus camber plates plus 6" spring will be super low.

 

Well I found a deal on some lowered strut mounts so I'm gonna pick them up... I believe they are Mazda Comp parts... I can always swap over to camber plates at a later date when I have more money to play with, and besides I got a Mazdaspeed lip, so 3/4" sounds pretty good...

Oh and I talked to Ground Control today, and they said to send them the front springs with a note in the box, and they'll send me the 6" springs I need for the cost of shipping! Awesome customer service!