Does this look like stock ride height?
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Does this look like stock ride height?
I can't tell if my car is on lowering springs or not but to me it definitely seems pretty low. I know most people here claim stock height is way to high but I scrape curbs all the time in this thing. Im wondering because if this is stock height I'm going to be dropping on Tein S-techs soon.
looks like stock height to me. I'm on s-tech with tokico shocks and i'm lower then that. The part your probably scraping is the lower under body spoiler under the front bumper. It stick out maybe half a inch from the bottom of the front bumper.
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It just seems so low though! If that is stock then I'm definitely going to go lower but still I know everyone on here complains that stock height "is like an suv" Maybe its because I got the sport pack with the different stock suspension? Is that lower than a truly stock coupe without the sport pack?
I mean we joke with the "SUV" thing, but honestly your coupe to most of us including myself is definitely stock height and an SUV. It's the wheel gap. But maybe your tire sizes are smaller making it lower.
Just measure it, quick and painless. Stock heights are listed below. But you're probably stock based on the pics.
Grab a tape measure and measure from the ground to the center of the wheel arch and compare to:
From the Factory Service Manual (ie FSM)
Wheelarch Height (Unladen = full tank of gas, spare tire, jack etc in stock locations)
With 17"
Front: 691 mm (27.20 in)
Rear: 702 mm (27.64 in)
With 18"
Front: 694 mm (27.32 in)
Rear: 710 mm (27.95 in)
With 19"
Front: 699 mm (27.52 in)
Rear: 710 mm (27.95 in)
These measurements are from the ground to the high point of the arch (centered on the wheel hub).
From the Factory Service Manual (ie FSM)
Wheelarch Height (Unladen = full tank of gas, spare tire, jack etc in stock locations)
With 17"
Front: 691 mm (27.20 in)
Rear: 702 mm (27.64 in)
With 18"
Front: 694 mm (27.32 in)
Rear: 710 mm (27.95 in)
With 19"
Front: 699 mm (27.52 in)
Rear: 710 mm (27.95 in)
These measurements are from the ground to the high point of the arch (centered on the wheel hub).
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Plus why are you happy about scraping curbs and curb stops? When you go lower your going to have to learn to average how you park else you'll be running your bumper into curb stops like you are in the pictures about.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Monster truckin...
For future reference... if you want your car to appear "low" you're gonna want no more than 2 fingers in the gap.... go for no gap at all like this:
cue finger jokes in 3...2...1...
Monster truckin...
For future reference... if you want your car to appear "low" you're gonna want no more than 2 fingers in the gap.... go for no gap at all like this:
cue finger jokes in 3...2...1...
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Its all personal preference but I think when it gets to the point where the wheel well is overlapping the tire that it looks absolutely retarded. Definitely want to get it lowered though.
And about the other post I'm not happy about scraping steep curbs and stuff I'm just saying for an already low car at stock its crazy so many people make a big deal about stock height being too high.
And about the other post I'm not happy about scraping steep curbs and stuff I'm just saying for an already low car at stock its crazy so many people make a big deal about stock height being too high.
I had thought the OD of the base tire was the same as the sport.
To OP, if you want an idea of what a car SHOULD look like stock, check out the BMW 335i. Wheel gap and spacing is much better than ours.
Only way to know for sure is to measure the fender to ground. Looks stock but you can never be too sure.
You say that now... Haha.
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thats tight. i bet you can't even fit 1 finger in there
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