Pics of my car - Lowered on Z springs, Kics Spacers, x-drilled rotors; Death for 56k

Old Feb 14, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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looks very nice
 
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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what tire size on the rear?

 
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Quite an improvement . . . looks great! What made you choose OEM Z springs over Z H-Techs?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
what tire size on the rear?
stock size - 245/45/18


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Quite an improvement . . . looks great! What made you choose OEM Z springs over Z H-Techs?
perfect drop (for me), no change in ride quality, price
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 01:06 AM
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did you take that Avatar pic in North Little Rock?

you've done exactly what i want to do, a very small drop but keep the ride.. and push those wheels out. How's the handling? does if feel the same? Does it hunt the road any with higher offsets?
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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looks good
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 01:33 PM
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yep, im feeling it
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 12:24 AM
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Thank you for all of the positive comments. I did take that pic in north LR.

By "hunt" I take it to refer the car grabbing the ruts in the highways and jerking it around a bit? No, it does not do that at all.

It does, however, help me to acheive 0.96G laterally left and right with no other suspension mods other than the z springs. Tires are Nitto NT555s.

Here's a chart I found on motortrend when they tested the z against an s2k and an rx-8. All vehicles were stock.

 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Hey Darren. You still enjoying these spacers? How about those headers?

Im thinking about spacers in the 20/25mm persuasion.
 
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Old May 21, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by PhxBlue
Hey Darren. You still enjoying these spacers? How about those headers?

Im thinking about spacers in the 20/25mm persuasion.
Hellz yeah man! I think if I had to do it over, I'd go with 20/25 myself.
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Hellz yeah man! I think if I had to do it over, I'd go with 20/25 myself.
Darren,

It was great to meet you at zDayz, enjoyed the Camp fire (even after losing my voice).

Question for ya, I have M45 19" rims coming, getting them from the Car Broker Lawrence that was at zDayz, he's getting new rims. What Spacer's would you recommend I go for.

Allen


A picture from Fontana Dam.
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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what size spacers did you go?
 
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Old May 31, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by allendoc
Darren,

It was great to meet you at zDayz, enjoyed the Camp fire (even after losing my voice).

Question for ya, I have M45 19" rims coming, getting them from the Car Broker Lawrence that was at zDayz, he's getting new rims. What Spacer's would you recommend I go for.

Allen
Hey Allen,

Sorry I'm so late w/ a response - I just saw this post. The '06-'07 M45 19" sport wheels have a +50mm offset. The OEM 18" G wheels are +30. So you will need 20mm spacers just to get the M wheels out to where the stock wheels are now. If you want to get them a bit more flush with the outside of the fenders, you should consider 35-40mm front and 40-45mm rear. This would give you the equivalent offset of stock 18s with 15/20 or 20/25 spacers. Good luck!
 
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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Wow, no rubbing issues with 245/45s. I must re-measure my wheels. I have that set-up but I calculated that a 15mm spacer would be flush with the fender.

If it is flush with the fender doesn't this mean that the tire can hit it?
 
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