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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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if I get alsome springs with a 1.5~2 inch drop how much wheel gap would I have would t look nice with some 16 inch sportmax 002s or possibly some 15's
does anyone have this setup and can showe a picture[/i]
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A 2" drop will eliminate most of the wheel gap with a reasonably sized tire...

It's not really what you're looking for, but here's my car with a 2" drop on 18s.
Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:04 AM
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what size tire will you be running?
Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:08 AM
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if you want no gap get coil overs
Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:22 AM
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I know coilovers will give me no gap but I wanted to know if springs would give me a good look
Old Jan 7, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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Your best bet is to go throught the registry and look at what others have done. They also have pics of what their set up look like.
To figure out wheel gap simply measure your current gap and minus off what ever the spring drop is and there you get the new gap. Simple subtraction.
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I started this thread to kinda answer that question too. I had a 3 inch gap in front, 2.75 in rear before I lowered it. (just measured from the peak of the fender opening straight down to the highest part of the side of the tire with the wheels straight)

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...434&highlight=
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I always just measure from the ground to the fender lip on all 4 corners and go from there.
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Vogtland's-40mm drop
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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2" drop on 15"ers (205/55 + 205/60):

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