Whats tacky?Tacky
It doesnāt get any better than FPB/Wā¦ but I may be biased..Itās all goodā¦ if we all had the same taste in cars, we would all be driving a Ford Performance Blue GT350 with white stripes.
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Yup. Buy a car geared towards performance, then reduce performance and function for looks. The car then ends up being closer in performance to comparable and cheaper cars. People are stupid is the conclusion and it can drive you nuts. At least Steeda and the owner will be happy and that's really all that matters.This has been my concern with this post, but if the OP is just doing this for street effect then he wonāt have to worry about performance.
Itās his dough, and his choice. I canāt say itās a stupid choice, but one that he is willing to do. Do you know if the steeda springs Will stupidify the performance of the R?.. I donāt.Yup. Buy a car geared towards performance, then reduce performance and function for looks. The car then ends up being closer in performance to comparable and cheaper cars. People are stupid is the conclusion and it can drive you nuts. At least Steeda and the owner will be happy and that's really all that matters.
That's true I can't quantify if the Steeda springs will represent a performance variance or not. My comment was more centered around the priority of OP for aesthetics. Logic would dictate the wrong car was purchased but like you said, all that matters is what OP wants.Itās his dough, and his choice. I canāt say itās a stupid choice, but one that he is willing to do. Do you know if the steeda springs Will stupidify the performance of the R?.. I donāt.
My concerns are the actual mechanical properties of the spring. When I reviewed springs I settled on the BMRs as my choice. I didnāt want a progressive spring. Iām not sure if the steeda is a progressive spring or not, but should it be, I would not want that one personally for myself.
Another concern I have with lowering the R, especially if he has the factory camber plates installed, is the lower height of the car requiring more angle than the stock units can provide, should he decide to track the car.
Yup. Buy a car geared towards performance, then reduce performance and function for looks. The car then ends up being closer in performance to comparable and cheaper cars. People are stupid is the conclusion and it can drive you nuts. At least Steeda and the owner will be happy and that's really all that matters.
Itās his dough, and his choice. I canāt say itās a stupid choice, but one that he is willing to do. Do you know if the steeda springs Will stupidify the performance of the R?.. I donāt.
My concerns are the actual mechanical properties of the spring. When I reviewed springs I settled on the BMRs as my choice. I didnāt want a progressive spring. Iām not sure if the steeda is a progressive spring or not, but should it be, I would not want that one personally for myself.
Another concern I have with lowering the R, especially if he has the factory camber plates installed, is the lower height of the car requiring more angle than the stock units can provide, should he decide to track the car.
How about all those pictures of an R with Steeda springs?
I ordered them up. It's a fairly simple mod so if I get them on and don't like them it'll be easy to switch to FP or even back to stock.It seems pretty much all the manufacturers are in that 7/8ā range for springs for the 350. There are pics out there with the R on springs. I donāt think the manufacturer will make much difference as far as seeing the aesthetics. I will say the Steeda springs I put on my 16 vert did drop the car a tad more then what they advertised. That was a completely different set though. Just an fyi.
I ordered them up. It's a fairly simple mod so if I get them on and don't like them it'll be easy to switch to FP or even back to stock.
Cool, look forward to seeing it!I didnāt have any complaints with there product. There service is always top notch as well, atleast it has been for me. I like you want the car down just a bit to close that gap but Iām not willing to lose the performance. Itās a misconception about springs and lowering with regard to what you want to accomplish or myself. You can have both if thatās what your after. Be curious to see your pics when your done. Iāll post mine when I do the FP springs in a couple weeks As well.