tires and wheels "The Stance Thread"

[MattL]

My car won't look like this for long, but I wanted to post here to document the setup.

 

Front: Koni yellow inserts, H&R Sport springs, no spacers. 

Rear: Koni yellows, H&R Sport springs, no pads.

I removed the deteriorated rubber pads all the way around and used vinyl tubing on the spring ends instead.

 

The rear is too low, and as a result the camber is bananas. I'm going to put my 2-dot pads back on in the hope that scales it back a bit. 

 

 

Edited April 1, 2019 by MattL

[jrhone]

3 minutes ago, MattL said:

My car won't look like this for long, but I wanted to post here to document the setup.

 

Front: Koni yellow inserts, H&R Sport springs, no spacers. 

Rear: Koni yellow inserts, H&R Sport springs, no pads.

I removed the deteriorated rubber pads all the way around and used vinyl tubing on the spring ends instead.

 

The rear is too low, and as a result the camber is bananas. I'm going to put my 2-dot pads back on in the hope that scales it back a bit. 

 

 

 

To me the rear is good and the front is too high.  Lol.  Also wheel diameter matters.  I would plan on fine tuning it once you have the final wheels on it if those are not them.  

[MattL]

12 minutes ago, jrhone said:

 

To me the rear is good and the front is too high.  Lol.  Also wheel diameter matters.  I would plan on fine tuning it once you have the final wheels on it if those are not them.  

 

I'm definitely with you, aesthetically. I love the way the height of the back looks. But the negative camber in the back really is silly looking, and I'm sure it's not good for the handling or tire wear. I hope to eventually get some 14" wheels on there - Alpina clones or E30 basketweaves, maybe - but that's probably a ways off, budget wise. So in the interim, I figure putting the pads back on is a good idea. As for the front, yeah, I was hoping for more of a drop, but unless I'm wrong, shortening the struts would be the next step. Too much work and money! And handling is definitely priority #1. 

Edited March 31, 2019 by MattL

[Schnellvintage]

Stock springs, Bils HD, poly bushings throughout, How does it look?

[otisdog]

Adding the camber adjusters to the rear subframe really made dialing in my lower rear suspension much easier. Dinan did mine a longggg time ago.

[POKTROKT]

Rims:

Front 15x7 et22

Rear 15x7 et19

 

Tires: falken 195/50/15

 

Suspension: stock (soon to be lowered, will post after pictures then)

[MattJ]

On 3/31/2019 at 4:27 PM, MattL said:

 

I'm definitely with you, aesthetically. I love the way the height of the back looks. But the negative camber in the back really is silly looking, and I'm sure it's not good for the handling or tire wear. I hope to eventually get some 14" wheels on there - Alpina clones or E30 basketweaves, maybe - but that's probably a ways off, budget wise. So in the interim, I figure putting the pads back on is a good idea. As for the front, yeah, I was hoping for more of a drop, but unless I'm wrong, shortening the struts would be the next step. Too much work and money! And handling is definitely priority #1. 

Mine , just set it down on the 14" Alpina clones. The rear almost runs but need to drive it and let the suspension settle 1st I figure.

[sivertii]

15x6 Alpinas. 

195 50 15 tires

Eibach springs

Tokiko gaz shocks

Kmac camber kit.

[Shahe2002]

On 5/1/2019 at 10:59 AM, POKTROKT said:

Rims:

Front 15x7 et22

Rear 15x7 et19

 

Tires: falken 195/50/15

 

Suspension: stock (soon to be lowered, will post after pictures then)

what kind of wheels are those

[BigLiquid530]

1 hour ago, Shahe2002 said:

what kind of wheels are those

I believe they are BBS Ra

[POKTROKT]

On 5/20/2019 at 4:22 PM, BigLiquid530 said:

I believe they are BBS Ra

They are 15x7 Exip ET13 but had the offset modified. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX7yiiGFhLP/

[d.hitchcock]

IE Stage II springs, Billy sports, 15X7 et 26, 195/50-15 Bridgestone RE-71Rs.

[SmoresTM]

Coils are spun all the way down and I still want it to be lower. What’s wrong with me?

[BigLiquid530]

BBS RS 15x7

 

IG: Red_Rum02

[jrhone]

55 minutes ago, BigLiquid530 said:

BBS RS 15x7

 

IG: Red_Rum02

 

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