Looking good. Im using the same tires and they are amazing. What size spacer did you end up using to clear the calipers?

 

I am using a 20mm in the front and a 25mm in the rear.

Thanks

Jeremy

 

Looking good! Which suspension did you get?

 

Green = TEIN coilovers

 

Tein ss w/ pillow ball mounts
Tein EDFC
Hotchkis sway bars
DC Strut bar
Ingalls rear strut bar
Ingalls engine torque mount
Hotchkis rear adjustable control arms
H&R 20mm wheel spacers in front
H&R 25mm wheel spacers in rear
Falken azenis RT-615 225/45/17
Stoptech front bbk w/ axis ultimate pads
Powerslot rear big rotor upgrade
Stoptech rear stainless lines w/ axis ultimate pads

All work was done at Sublime Speed Technology in Omaha, Nebraska

The alignment was done at T.O. Hass tire in Omaha, Nebraska
alignment was set at zero toe front and rear. 1 degree negative camber in the front and 1.5 degrees negative camber in the rear.

 

Wow that really looks good! I wish I had that setup on my car. One question though, does your front swaybar rub/hit the coilovers like others have had problems with?

 

My swaybar does not hit the coilover but it does rub the tie rod as you can see in the picture of the front suspension.

Thanks

Jeremy

 

how much did you drop on all of taht...if you dont mind me asking?

 

Looks good bro! Spacers look spot on. I wish I could afford BBK. Now, 2 things...

1. Post pix of your car in this thread https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...028&highlight= .
2. Update your profile to reflect the color of your tC. (Be proud of the silver damn it! )

Keep up the good work on the tC!

 

...nice work

 

I got a question. What is the purpose of wheel spacers?

 

to push the wheels out...

basically a 20mm spacer pushes the wheel out 20mm more than stock

meaning he went from a +45 offset, to a +25 with spacers

thats why his wheels sit so out

 

so you would want to do that in order to clear bigger aftermarket brake calipers correct? are there any other reasons for doing it?

 

Some do it because of a Big Brake Kit, but most do it to get the flush look where the wheels are flush with the fenders. It's a cleaner look IMO.

 

so, every coilovers are going to touch the sway bars? is that bad?

 

The coilovers do not touch the sway bars. The swaybars hit the tie rod ends at full lock due to the mounting point on the coilovers. I am going to be making custom endlinks next week to solve this problem. I will post pictures when completed.

Jeremy

 

Ohh, so stock, the wheels are not flush to the fender? does offset play a role in this as well?

 

Yes, offset has a lot to do with it. And it gets even trickier when you have a lip on the wheels because the bigger the lip, the less offset you'll need.

 

o man..dis is gettin crazy! lol so i know stock rims are +45 offset. so throwing on +35 would place the wheels slightly inside the fender? thus you can use spacers to pull them back out flush to the fender?