I'm wondering what is the lowiest drop i can get with just springs. what brand?

 

I think it's Tanabe DF210's. They give you an overall drop of 2". Thats pretty good if you are sitting on 18's.There may be someone in here who knows of another spring that will drop you lower. With these you still get a decent ride quality.

 

yea im ridin on 18's and i want them to be pretty tucked into the wheel wells without having to go to bags

 

I am still rolling with the stock rims and tires but put the Tanabe DF210's on in January. No rubbing at all. I am planning on putting some 18's on later this year. I installed the springs in about 2.5 hours and only needed help to start the bolt on top of the strut. I am really glad that the 2+ inch drop did not scare me off because after installing the springs I would be unhappy with any less of a drop. As long as you are semi-mindful of where you are driving, you should not have any scraping problems either. I actually wish it was a little lower.

 

awesome , yea i think thats the way im swaying to is the Tanabe

 

Tanabe's DF210 is a great spring for the xB. I installed them on my wife's car and she loves them. Some claim that the HKS SF5 drop lower, but I have never seen a side by side comparison to prove it. The HKS are also quite a bit more expensive.

I also think the old B&G drop springs were lower than the Tanabes. I don't think they sell them with that much drop anymore though.

 

also when i drop it with the Tanabes and i have my 18's do u guys think i need spacers?

 

how wide is your rim and what offset did you get? Like mine is a 18 x 7 with a 38mm offset with 215/35/18 tires. That offset sits my rims right at the edge of the wheel wells so if I hit a big bump it tucks and wont hit the wheel well.

 

cool , do u have any pics of ur box Venom XB?

 

No not yet but I will very soon. I am going to get some good photo's and post em up. I don't have a decent digital camera but I will be borrowing one.

 

On the wife's xB she is running 18x7.5 with +42 offset. It might have just barely fit without spacers, but we never ran it that way. I installed OTG 10mm hub spacers before we even lowered the car. Absolutley no clearance issues running this set up on Tanabe DF210s.