Hi I've just put on my new wheels 19x8 front with 245x35 front and 265x30 rear on my 93FD rx7 . While the front look perfect the rear being a little bit smaller profile look like there is too much gap between the tire and the guard.

Could I lower the rear by about 1 inch without touching the front ? It has stock suspension at the moment and I'm happy with it so far. Is the car a little higher at the back from stock ?

By lowering just the back by 1 inch will this put out my handling ?

What are peoples thoughts on this !!

 

Many of the lowering springs lower the rear more than the front, which indicates that it is possible to lower the rear and not the front without wreaking havoc on the handling. There are many threads about various springs, coil-overs, etc. that can be used for lowering. One option that you may wish to explore is Koni yellow shocks since they work with OEM-style springs (as opposed to small diameter coil-over springs) and offer some adjustment of the ride height because you can move the spring perch on the shock to one of three positions. You could get those shocks and use them with the stock springs to lower the rear of the car without spending a ton of money or ending up too stiff or too low.

-Max

 

Yes, there is more clearance between the tire and the fender at the rear of the car with the stock suspension. However, you have exacerbated the situation by running a front wheel+tire that is almost an inch taller in diameter up front, and then running a wheel+tire that is only 1/2-inch taller in diameter at the rear.

 

Thanks. Those Koni's sound great! Just what Im looking for..Will make some calls tomorrow.

Cheers Assie Rx7

 

Koni's can only lower the rear by 15mm. I need at leat 30mm. Looks like replacment spings are the way to go..

 

Not true. The spacing on the spring perches is only 15mm but if makes a much bigger difference at the tire. Since the shock is mounted halfway along the suspension arm a small difference in height there is a much larger difference in height at the tire.

When I first put Konis on my bone stock car I dropped them all the way for the hell of it. The tires were in the fenders at full drop on stock springs and tires.