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- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:06 am #98044 How much lowering to 30-40mm gap? anyone have lowered your ride with 17" rim. i dun prefer coilover. plan to buy koni sport with lower spring. pls advise. thanks

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- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:09 am #98047 Our chassis wheel base really isn't large enough to accommodate a 17" rim as it should be. It'll look odd and too big.

- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:15 am #98054 i realize that but its doesnt matter as i m goin to use body kit. for now i need settle my front wheel gap problem. any one have any idea how much to lower with 17"

- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:17 am #98055 1.5" or 37.5mm is usually a decent drop on 15-16" rims. It depends on your arches and if they're rolled or not also, and what width tire you're using.

If you can find springs with a 30-40mm drop that'd probably be a safe bet, as far as lowering springs go...

- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:26 am #98063 1.5" drop with 15 or 16" rim will left how much gap in between tyre and fender?

i m using 205/40/17 tyre. is that mean i need more than 1.5" drop, something about 1.75-2"?

- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:29 am #98065 Here's my drop on a 15" rim. The springs were on when I purchased but I believe it's about 1.5".



They're either 195s or 205s, so the only difference with yours is it'll be perched a little higher, but not a whole lot. There is no gap, there's a slight overlap between arch and tire.

- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:38 am #98069 from the pic i think its wheel is not much smaller than 205/40/17. can i know what lower spring r u using?

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- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:40 am #98072 They seriously look like some cheap, painted ebay springs.

It's not a huge drop though, my best guess is that it's 1.5", and that's pretty much the standard for lowering springs.

If you drop 30-40mm you shouldn't have any clearance issues, although maybe someone else with authority on the subject can chime in?

- Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:45 am #98076 but its nicely lowered. bro, thanks for the info

- Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:55 am #98573 Baxter, you did get rid of that wing right? lol. Can't help but to mess with ya.


So those were some cheapo ebay coilovers? that drop looked nice!

- Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:04 am #98575 lol the wing is beside my house, on my old rusted, rotted trunk lid

The drop might be nice, but I don't suppose they'll last very long, especially on stock struts I believe.

As soon as I get the money I'll be upgrading to coilovers, but they'll do the trick for now.

My build thread: http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=2904&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0