I made a new thread for easier searching later.
Please excuse my dirty-**** car. I literally just snapped this in the parking lot on the way to school.

Mine is TRD drop with 18's. Installed about 5 months ago, so fully settled.
Friend is stock with his own personal touch on stock rims.



Both cars


stock 3/4


stock height


trd 3/4 view


trd rear height


side by side

 

Those pictures really show the drop!! Nice work...

 

Not sure thats a fair comparison, 18's with a drop compared to stock 17's on stock springs...

 

^^ yea true but it does get the point across tho

 

Good thinking, but it's actually pretty damn close.

Why ?

Different sidewall = nearly equal rolling diameter.


Stock tire - 215 / 45 / 17

Sidewall: 3.8in
Radius: 12.3 in
Diameter: 24.6in
Circumfrence: 77.3in
Revs/Mile: 819


My tire -- 225 / 40 / 18

Sidewall: 3.5in
Radius: 12.5
Diameter: 25.1
Circumfrence: 78.8
Revs/Mile: 804.0

When my speedo reads 60, I'm going 61.1
The reading on the stock speedo is 1.9% too slow.

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According to the almighty miata.net tire size calculator.



Therefore, my OVERALL WHEEL+TIRE diameter is only 0.5inches larger than stock, so therefore, a stock car with my springs will be 0.5 inches closer to the ground.

I feel that it represents the drop well, although admitedly, not perfectly for someone with stock-sized wheels.

 

nice awesome comparison u really notice the drop more on 18's it looks good

 

Thanks for the positive replys.

Although it isn't showcased in the least, I have the PrecisionMuffler.com's axleback with the oval tip. That's how stock-ish, and appropriate to the car, it looks.

 

good comparison. although its 18s vs 17s, it still shows the difference. just imagine a 1 inch higher gap -_-