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Old 03-12-2010, 10:57 AM
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Tanabe NF210 on coupe with 20" wheels?

I have searched forums for hours! Can you guys post pics of your coupes with NF210 on 20" wheels? Also can you tell me the size tire you are running and the gap you have? I have 35 series tire and have about a 2 finger gap on 20" with stock springs! Thanks To anyone that can help me out!
 

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Whats your tire size? From what I know the nf210 is supposed to be a big drop. Not as much as the DF, maybe they need to settle.
 

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Originally Posted by extremepowderco
I have searched forums for hours! Can you guys post pics of your coupes with NF210 on 20" wheels? Also can you tell me the size tire you are running and the gap you have? I have 35 series tire and have about a 2 finger gap on 20"! Thanks To anyone that can help me out!
here you go.. running 30 series at the rear.. the top of the fender is actually level with the top of the tire... you can barely fit a finger in there...

 
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here you go.. running 30 series at the rear.. the top of the fender is actually level with the top of the tire... you can barely fit a finger in there...

What size tire u running in the front and what's your gap? Could you get your car in spec without camber kit?
 
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Old 03-13-2010, 01:33 PM
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What size tire u running in the front and what's your gap? Could you get your car in spec without camber kit?
245/35 in the front and about a finger gap... you will need a camber kit, that's for sure..
 
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Here's mine









Here's the most recent.. 3 weeks ago


Front
20x8.5 +20 Nitto NT555 245/35/20 (half a finger gap)

Rear
20x10 +25 Nitto NT555 285/30/20 (no gap, can't get a finger in)

The advertised drop is 1" in the front and .6" in the rear, but I defintiely got more than that.. I don't know why.. I LOVE the rear, but I'd like the front a little lower personally. The drop is even, but visually, it looks as if the front is a little higher so I'm going to do coils eventually.. As far as the ride, I personally like these springs better than the stock springs.. They're not stiff at all.. The NFs are the least amount of drop actually.
 

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Here's mine









Here's the most recent.. 3 weeks ago


Front
20x8.5 +20 Nitto NT555 245/35/20 (half a finger gap)

Rear
20x10 +25 Nitto NT555 285/30/20 (no gap, can't get a finger in)

The advertised drop is 1" in the front and .6" in the rear, but I defintiely got more than that.. I don't know why.. I LOVE the rear, but I'd like the front a little lower personally. The drop is even, but visually, it looks as if the front is a little higher so I'm going to do coils eventually.. As far as the ride, I personally like these springs better than the stock springs.. They're not stiff at all.. The NFs are the least amount of drop actually.
Why does the rear look lower? i was going to get theses nf210 because the front was .4 lower than the rear but the rear still look lower!
 
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Av8or and twalls how to you like the ride of the springs and does it handle any better? Thanks Josh
 
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That's exactly what I was referring to under the pics.. The rear "looks" lower because of how much the rear fender flares out, it's an illusion, because the car is sitting level.. That's the "phantom floating front" that you get w/ springs as opposed to coils. That's why I'm eventually going to just get coils to fix this.. That's the only way to fix the front "looking" higher than the rear, or so I've been told.

As far as the ride, it still keeps the stock luxury ride.. Not stiff at all. I got these springs because the car was my daily driver, and going in and out of my company parkinglot, I had a lot of speed bumps to negotiate. They weren't a problem at all, and I never rubbed. I have the rear fenders rolled (not pulled, would need them pulled if I had spacers).

Personally I think the car handles better because the wider radius of the rear tires, going from 245 to 285 in the rear and from 225 to 245 in the front, it definitely handles better.. I don't really take turns at high speeds, so I couldn't really tell you that.
 
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Originally Posted by twalls
That's exactly what I was referring to under the pics.. The rear "looks" lower because of how much the rear fender flares out, it's an illusion, because the car is sitting level.. That's the "phantom floating front" that you get w/ springs as opposed to coils. That's why I'm eventually going to just get coils to fix this.. That's the only way to fix the front "looking" higher than the rear, or so I've been told.

As far as the ride, it still keeps the stock luxury ride.. Not stiff at all. I got these springs because the car was my daily driver, and going in and out of my company parkinglot, I had a lot of speed bumps to negotiate. They weren't a problem at all, and I never rubbed. I have the rear fenders rolled (not pulled, would need them pulled if I had spacers).

Personally I think the car handles better because the wider radius of the rear tires, going from 245 to 285 in the rear and from 225 to 245 in the front, it definitely handles better.. I don't really take turns at high speeds, so I couldn't really tell you that.

Thanks! Ya i want a soft DD ride too! How out of spec where you when you got an alignment?
 
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Old 03-13-2010, 03:25 PM
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Barely actually.. It wasn't bad at all.. I took it to NTB a week after the springs were put on, and they got it back to spec w/ no problem.. Didn't even need a camber kit.. And they warrantied it for 6 months. I went back after 3, to ensure it was still at stock, and it was..

Haven't had any issues at ALL..
 
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