How Low Should I Go?

[Shaun]

Question: Lowness... how low should i go? bearing in mind i have 15" wheels don't want any more arch problems than i already have (rust)
so...
-35mm, -50mm, More?
examples would be nice. i have seen super slammed in person (mckenziecz)
and think it's too much for me as i like going over speed bumps occasionally :blush:

Pictures for reference:

Thankyou!

Rough Measurements:
Sill to floor: 220mm
Arch to floor: 600mm
Arch to centre of wheel: 350mm

 

[frank]

minimum 60mm shaun
have you measured yours yet ? (coz stock heights tend to differ from car to car)

 

[Shaun]

minimum 60mm shaun
have you measured yours yet ? (coz stock heights tend to differ from car to car)

No i haven't where would one measure from? (sill to floor?) :laugh:

 

[frank]

mark and marty posted some measurements recently shaun (arch and sill iirc) a one finger gap between the tyre and arch ftw :grinning:
(you can get your whole hand between yours lol )

 

[mckenziecz]

-100 minimum I think you measure it from the top of the arch to the floor.

 

[Shaun]

-100 minimum I think you measure it from the top of the arch to the floor.

Ok well ill go measure it now. -100! i'm sure yours is more than that

 

[mckenziecz]

ok ill measure mine.

 

[mullet]

all the way to the floor?

 

[Shaun]

mark and marty posted some measurements recently shaun (arch and sill iirc) a one finger gap between the tyre and arch ftw :grinning:
(you can get your whole hand between yours lol )

Sounds reasonable... :grinning: i think i could fit between that gap!

all the way to the floor?

That's what i just measured... (roughly)

Sill to floor: 220mm
Arch to floor: 600mm
Arch to centre of wheel: 350mm

 

[mckenziecz]

from the top of the arch to the floor: 51cm front and 52cm rear.

 

[Shaun]

from the top of the arch to the floor: 51cm front and 52cm rear.

so you must be around 100mm lower than me

 

[frank]

from the top of the arch to the floor: 51cm front and 52cm rear.

wow thats low mines 565 rear and 545 front

 

[Shaun]

wow thats low mines 565 rear and 545 front

Well he did have trouble getting out of his drive way before adjusting the coily's

 

[mckenziecz]

wow thats low mines 565 rear and 545 front

yes i know, but its not all that great. dont get me wrong it sits nicely on them coilovers even with them skinny tyres, but there is speed bums Im just gonna scrape and there is nothing I can do and driveshaft probably arent happy ether.

 

[Shaun]

Does it really put that much pressure on the drive shafts? can't imagine what my 15" alloys are doing to the poor thing!

 

[mckenziecz]

your alloys are fine, offset is not massive and the angles of your shafts are cool. for now

 

[Shaun]

your alloys are fine, offset is not massive and the angles of your shafts are cool. for now

Yeah but am worried about the future... you phoned paul yet?

 

[mckenziecz]

i should be worried more, that drop and heavy wide wheels with negative offset.
i did phone him. said he will phone me back this week to tell me when to drop them off. yay

 

[Shaun]

i should be worried more, that drop and heavy wide wheels with negative offset.
i did phone him. said he will phone me back this week to tell me when to drop them off. yay

Awesome! gonna look A-mazing! (Y)