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After today, she will be 2" lower sitting on Goldlines w/ a front shock strut.

Future mods include:
Silver 3 piece mesh grill (next week)
New Pioneer HU w/ Sirius and a Sub (TBA)

Just wanna say thanks to all those that posted comments to help make my upgrade selections alot easier.

 

dude she looks pretty sweet without dropping her, better watch inclines and declines and speed bumps and pretty much anything over 5" high

 

Before Drop:

After...



After Drop w/ Tanabe Springs...the Goldlines were not available so I came out with a better spring for the same price.

 

your pic isn't showing, here is your pic: looks good, I have the tanabe's on my box also

 

sweeeet

 

what size rimsa re they? Do they bump when you make a turn

 

I have 18" Motegi rims on 40 series tires. With low profile tires my car felt somewhat bumpy even before the drop, now the car actual rides alot smoother IMO. Of coarse when you hit a bump you'll feel it, but that's to be expected. I do highly recommend the Tenabi D210 lowering springs though. If you're not going to spend the coin and get new struts or coil overs, just spend a little more and get a high quality spring.

 

but when u m ake a turn do the grind agaisnt anythings

 

Congratulations, I just installed my DF210's today and luv em. I think what the last guy was asking was since you are running a 40 series tire, do the front tires rub anywhere when making any turns or sharp turns? Cause the outside diameter is about the same as running a 19' wheel with 35 series tires, it's alittle oversized, that's all.

 

I've been driving the vehicle for about 2 weeks now and have yet to experience any rubbing what so ever. Keep in mind that the total circumference of the tire is what you have to be concerned with. A stock tire is around a 60 or 65 series and even though the rim may be smaller, I still think that an 18" rim with a 40 series tire will be the same total circimference, (if not even smaller). Case and point, if the stock tire turns with no interference inside the wheel well, then with only a 2" inch drop using 18/40 or 19/35's, you shouldn't really have a problem. I've seen guys lower there cars 2" with stock tires and still not rub...guess it just depends on the spring or some other factors, but I'm no expert.

 

I agree, its just that the total circumference that matches stock on 18" rims is a 35 series tire. I've had 19's with 35 series and they rubbed, a 30 series woulda been a better match but a slightly harsher ride. Also I have physically compared my 19" with 35 series against the stock and they are visually larger as well.

It really doesn't matter especially since you don't rub at all, your one of the lucky ones, but mine did rub alittle on sharp turns, I had the TRD lowering springs at he time though. I switched only my front rims to 18's so that I could put some even lower springs on it and still not rub.

 

Yeah with 19"'s all the way around, I can see the chances of rubbing being possible with a 2" drop. On my box, I'm running 18's with 40 series tires so the circumference it less. I've seen people put 19's and dubs on xB's and although the visual appearance was nice, I don't think it was the most practical set up for day-to-day driving, (especially when the vehicle is lowered).

Everyone has their own preference, but all in all you have to choose you wheel and spring sizes based on your style of driving.

 

just thought I'd put my 2c in - I too, am on df210s. I started out on the box with stock wheels/springs, pretty smooth but bouncy. I got the 18s w/ 35s shortly thereafter, and boy, was I aware of every nugget of gravel I ran over. I swapped out the wheels back to stock for winter, and then did the springs. I was back to getting rocked on every bump in the road.

This last weekend, I got a wild hair to put my 18s back on (even though I am expecting snow on friday), and the ride quality is improved twofold over any of the other various setups I've run. The spring rate of the df's in conjunction with the 35 series sidewall seems to be a very complimentary setup.

I'm no suspension expert, far from it, but I suspect that the 60 or whatever profile tire on the steelies absorbs enough of the surface variance so as to not really allow the springs/shocks to do their part.

I'm diggin' it now, and will be loathe to swap out the wheels again. I know i need to tho, becasue March is actually the snowiest month of the year where I am.

Also, I have to agree with trebor, that the 18 on 35s is super close to stock circumference - measured them while off of the car.