Hey , Just put some 19" rims on my zed and because of that i have enountered some styling problems. As a result of the incrwased rim size there is naturally a large gap between the tire and the car which has meant that the 19's dont even look that big.

I was going to dorp the car with Eiback pro kit which lowers the car .8" in the front and 1.2" at the rear. However, i have read a number fo threads in these forums in whcih people have claimed that lowering a car without a camber kit will result in tires wearing out at much higher rate. Other people in this forum have also said that by simpy installing lowering springs whilst leaving their stock shocks on has resulted in their stock shocks begining to make strange noises after a while. And in regsrds to the smoothness of the ride, if one simply installs springs how much bouncier will the car's ride become
Please help with this , THANKS!!

 

I'm also interested in the lowering kit, but I'm concerned about the VDC system. Seems like there is a lot of talk about this right now, but I'm not sure where the current opinion stands. How does it affect the VDC?

 

Springs wont affect the VDC. Not all Z's need the camber kit either. It will depend on your particular Z. Many have been successfully lowered and then aligned within spec without it, and some have not. The Eibachs aresupposed to be 1"/1" F/R also, I never heard of them being .8/1.2????

 

I have been running with the Eibach's for about 1 year and no problems at all , just a alignment after the spring kit is on , the fronts their was no adjustment , the rears came back to O.E.M
spec's , I also running 245/35/19 - 275/35/19 and the wear has been good , and the ride I think has been better not bouncy at all and never have bottomed out

 

Mapleleaf,

Have you experienced any tire feathering with the front setup?

 

No I haven't , check them every time the car is up on the hoist , running close to 16,000 miles on them , Dunlop sp9000s not a bad tire for the cost , replacing the backs , but that is from a little yo much fun