So I installed my BC racing coils about a month ago and was wondering if anyone knew how many more spins I could bring the Z down....before any rubbing/problems occur.

SPECS:Sizes

Wheels (All around)
18x9.5 +20 offset

Tires
Front:255/40/18
Rear:275/40/18

My fenders are not rolled.

 

completely depends on where u drive. if its mostly smooth around where you drive and the dampening is set high enough u could prob get away with an inch. otherwise if it was my car in new orleans, we got really crappy streets, i rubbed at the height ur at now. so if ur not rubbing where u are at now. possibly half an inch. or u could just roll the fender and slam that sucker! BTW great job posting the pics with ur finger and the tape measure, helps out

 

Slam that **** till you dont see the tires! Do it now!

 

+1! tuckin tire is the way to go. I dropped my car just a little when I got coilovers and drove around for a couple weeks... I usually drive the same few places all the time - work, friends houses, etc. I paid attention to the holes and speed bumps.

Then I went LOWER!! cause I knew the roads were friendly enough that I didn't have to worry

 

I cant my fenders aren't rolled (do not want to roll them/don't know/afraid will ruin integrity of the rear fender strength)

so how low will it go without rolling the fenders.

 

you guys are nuts, my car is stock suspension/height and I still scrape on some speed bumps and drive ways =/ must be my area/places I go.

 

Honestly, I think you can slam your car because the negative camber will adjust so much that I do not think you will hit your fenders. I could be wrong.

Or buy/rent the fender rolling kit from tirerack.com and roll yourself.
Then add some spacers and you're set.

 

I don't know. I have Tanabe GF210's on my car and a GT Spec ladder brace and I scrape on everything.

 

The lower you go is probably going to give you more trouble in in the end. I'd stick with a 1 1/2 finger gap front and rear and call it a day honestly. Looks good and not too rediculous. Tucked looks nice, but i have no idea how some of those guys get around town without some clearance issues. Hell on my Nismo drop, I have to take most curbs on a 45 degree angle.

 

dude you have so much room! DO IT.


be prepared to fix your exhaust, our cars get ****ed around the y pipe area when they are really low.

but you have about 1 inch until you are 'slammed'. so drop another 1/2 and start there.

 

It's good enough. I think cars look hella ugly when they're too low. You don't need a lowrider.

 

You can go at least another 1/2".

 

get rid of that lift kit asap, if it dont rub it dont fit, simple as that.

 

Nizmo, no excuses - do not want to roll them/don't know/afraid will ruin integrity of the rear fender strength... Proper rolling technique and tools
nullify all of these issues. I was afraid, then had a great tech perform the
roll. Get it done, now.

 

Nizmo, I have the same widths and offsets, as well as the exact same tire sizes. I know that you will not need to roll for a fact. I am lower than that and I don't rub. As you go lower, the tops of your tires get more negative camber so hitting fenders won't be an issue unless you have like 0 camber.

 

the only person who can answer the question is you...lower it, see if it rubs, rinse, repeat.

 

nailed it.

Or you can Go until you slam your finger in the side wall when putting your finger in the wheel well. Im still riding on stock rims with spacers on a 1.5 inch drop.

 

but you don't know it for a fact, because every car is different - they all come with different rear camber from the factory (and so when lowered, it differs again), and not all tires in a given 'size' are the same actual dimensions

I had the EXACT same setup - 18x9.5 +20, 275/40/18 - no rubbing with Toyo's, no matter where I set the height. Installed S03's (same exact size, no change to coilover height) and viola...rubbed over everything. Rolled the fenders, rubbing gone

 

why the hell would you want to go lower than that? are you gona go to a lowrider show with all the pickup trucks that lay frame on the grass? don't f$%ck up your car dude, do some other mods instead of scratching up your exhaust and undercarriage. all the people telling you to go lower are RETARDED!

 

his car is not even that low