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Frank
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Looks perfect to me also.
I have about the same set up and after installing FI it dropped the front a little and now it has a slight rub but just the drivers side on a hard bump, just a FYI
I have about the same set up and after installing FI it dropped the front a little and now it has a slight rub but just the drivers side on a hard bump, just a FYI
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Looks a little too low in the rear to me. Looks like you're carrying a load of peaches (or moonshine) in the trunk!
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Lower , looks great . But in my opinion , I know what opions are . It all comes down to wheel gap , or lack of , offset and ones taste . Here is my set up . Eibach sportlines, 1.5 drop front and rear . 9x20 +45 front 255/35 10.5x20 +35 rear 305/30 . All alignment specs at stock , don't need camber to compensate. Sets flush , no poke and no rub . I am running viking shocks in the rear that are set soft for weight transfer . I'm also FI so there is added weight to the nose .
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Looks too low to me. It almost looks tucked in the back. I prefer a little wheel gap.
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im a big fan of the classics, and I like that front slightly higher look on a sports car
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each has his own preference, so I you like it then keep it like that.
here is my opinion: it's too lower in the back. if I lower the car the first thing I think about is that lower would help the car perform better or not. If not, then I am not going to lower. second, would be look.
here is my opinion: it's too lower in the back. if I lower the car the first thing I think about is that lower would help the car perform better or not. If not, then I am not going to lower. second, would be look.
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from my eyeballs it seems like the car is the same height front vs back but I think the taller wheel/tire combo in the rear reduced the gap.
Did some calcs:
the rear wheel/tire combo is 1.7 inches taller than the front.
Did some calcs:
the rear wheel/tire combo is 1.7 inches taller than the front.
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it is definitely a smaller rear gap from the taller tire in the back. I knew with this tire setup that there would be a reduction in the rear gap (.7 taller tire .35 decrease in gap) and increase in the front (.3 shorter tire/.15 increase in gap), so it was not a surprise. Manufacturer has the new tires at 26.8 and 28.4, so a 1.6 difference.
I just know the rake increased with the new springs (about 1/4 more drop measured up front) plus I added the new tires, so bringing the back up 1/2” will increase it even more. I think the rake looks good now and I don’t want it looking silly by increasing it even more just to increase the rear gap.
CompOrangeFanatic
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Personally, I would leave it alone. Looks exactly like my set-up and if it doesn't rub, then you're golden. There's a lot of people here on this site that have been doing this exact same look, including myself. And there's a lot of people on this site that want that look. Be happy with it.lol
Jmtoast
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Man that’s low but looks very nice. Michigan roads can barely support my height (pics below). The rear looks a little lower than the front but it could just be the angle.
Genxer
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I think it looks perfect. Too much rake affects handling performance. I had a car with coilovers and played around with ride height quite a bit. It definitely felt more neutral with things leveled out like it was supposed to be.
CompOrangeFanatic
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Without the risk of sounding like a complete moron here and maybe I'll learn something. OP has the same exact springs I do and you would think that with the taller 305/35/20 tire which is 28.4" tall that the rear would actually sit up higher. The taller tire obviously will fill up the wheel well more because of its height. I'm running 315/35/20's on rear of my car and they're 28.7" tall and fill in the wheel gap even a little more than the OP. I think its just the tire height that gives the look of the back end being lower, but in actuality, it isn't. The other issue is that the OP has 285/30/20's on the front which are only 26.7" tall. The stock tires on the 15-17 20" wheels is the 265/35/20 which is 27.3" tall. So, that's a bit over half an inch shorter which is also adding to the looks of the front being higher than the rear. I'm running 275/35/20's on the front of my car which are 27.7" tall which makes it look a little more even.
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