BluePonyGT
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- Corey
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- 2017 Grabber Blue GT Premium 6MT
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My car is a 2017 GT Premium - non-PP. So far I've spent a lot of time eliminating wheel hop, stiffening the front of the car, IRS bushings, IRS braces, vertical links, subframe alignment, etc. Suspension upgrade feels like the next step for better handling.
My concern is that I'm running really aggressive and wide tires in the rear. 11x19 rims with 50mm offset - 325 30R19 tires. Right now I have just less than 2" of clearance between the outer edge of the tire and the lip of the fender. Most of the springs I've been looking at boast a 1" drop typically. That sounds like its going to get me into trouble with tire rub if I just blindly throw in a set of new springs. I really want to do this right and all 4 wheels at once.
So I'm looking to improve handling - braking, cornering and launching. It's a street car with some possible track days in the future with the car club, but no more than 1-2 times a year.
I don't mind changing the ride height, but I'm trying to figure out what suspension upgrade to go with given my wheel/tire combo in the rear of the car. Primarily I've been looking through mostly what Steeda has to offer simply because I love their stuff so far and it works well together - AND I've been using their IRS components to stiffen things up.
Any thoughts as to what I should do?
My concern is that I'm running really aggressive and wide tires in the rear. 11x19 rims with 50mm offset - 325 30R19 tires. Right now I have just less than 2" of clearance between the outer edge of the tire and the lip of the fender. Most of the springs I've been looking at boast a 1" drop typically. That sounds like its going to get me into trouble with tire rub if I just blindly throw in a set of new springs. I really want to do this right and all 4 wheels at once.
So I'm looking to improve handling - braking, cornering and launching. It's a street car with some possible track days in the future with the car club, but no more than 1-2 times a year.
I don't mind changing the ride height, but I'm trying to figure out what suspension upgrade to go with given my wheel/tire combo in the rear of the car. Primarily I've been looking through mostly what Steeda has to offer simply because I love their stuff so far and it works well together - AND I've been using their IRS components to stiffen things up.
Any thoughts as to what I should do?
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