Sometimes low....is too low......

[2010SLVRBULIT]

ouch..must've been a sharp corner turn.

[tjbusa]

I don't believe lowering will be on my agenda. Ouch

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by 55Designs

you didnt have the camber set right my car is just as low and mine never kits. Also my car is much tighter in rebound than the Pedders stuff. sucks man now you need bodywork.

no body work needed. my stuff was actually installed by a pedders authorized dealer who does alot or track racing(bckstreet performsnce)

[Doc]

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

this wasnt an issue because of the larger wheel really. it was because the suspension. it is a coilover setup. when i went into the turn, the suspension compressed and the fender caught the tire. even had i lowered the car on the stock 20's it still could have happened. the suspension settled in more, after they installed it. when it wasinstalled last year, the fenders sat right above the tires. now the fenders sit just below the top of the tire. it moved a bit. nothing to do with the 22" wheels DOC. just the height of the car.
im glad you like your 19's but i think it looks like crap , to me. im gonna get a set of 19's for the track. but you would never see me driving around the streets with it looking like that. doesnt look good to me. so please keep your 19" preaching elsewhere. we already had a argument over this. lets not go back there.

Dude what's with the nasty retort?? I didn't say your wheels look like crap and you'd never see me driving around the streets looking like that even though that's the way I feel. I didn't say anything nasty to you at all. And if you had actually read what I wrote you'd see I didn't say to get 19's for the street; I know you like the 22's. I suggested you get 19's for the TRACK and told you about the dollar savings for tires.

But I'll just keep my "19 inch preaching" as you put it to myself and I won't bother wasting my time on you again.

[BowTieDrifter]

yeah you need that fender rolling tool. and use a HEAT GUN! or your paint will flake like crazy when you push that back up. its not crazy body work, we "drifters" do that all the time. its standard for us how we fit our wheels. that's also why we "stretch" our tires over the rim, so the cross section of the tire is more like a trapezoid, not a square. more clearance from the fender when the suspension compresses.

like this...

l
/_____
/ \
l l
l l
l l
l l
\_____/

not this
l
/______
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l______l

also some camber will help. and try a smaller width tire up front. i would only go maybe two sizes wider than stock. you will still have more grip, but not catching your fenders on aggressive turns. i have taken chunks out of the tire too, but to me that just proves my fitment is perfect.
anyway good luck with those and keep your ride the same hieght! just roll the fenders and maybe pull them out a bit!

[lee]

so would this happen with just lowering springs and 20's?

[1 RD JEWL]

How much did you all lower it?

[2010_5thgen]

i think its about 1" lower than stock, but the gap between the wheels and tire is not the same as if it were 20" wheel. its pretty low but the 22's make it look not as low.

so i should be good if i just roll the fenders? dont raise it up s bit? i think the suspension set in a little since when it was origionally put in. i ordered my new tires. got the pirelli p zero nero. 305/30/22 rear and 265/30/22 fronts. smaller aspect ratio but same width. if raise hopefully the lower series tire will keep the same look.

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by lee

so would this happen with just lowering springs and 20's?

just springs?probably not. but it could happen if it were lowered to the same distance fron the tire as mine was. im also running wider tires thsn the stock. it shouldnt happen with the stock tires, but you never know

[toehead93]

I have mine sitting really low with the stock tires and no problems at all. The tires sit inside the fender pretty well. Of course if I hit ahuge pothole or something crazy happens there is a chance something bad could happen, but no issues with everyday driving.

[1 RD JEWL]

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

i think its about 1" lower than stock, but the gap between the wheels and tire is not the same as if it were 20" wheel. its pretty low but the 22's make it look not as low.

so i should be good if i just roll the fenders? dont raise it up s bit? i think the suspension set in a little since when it was origionally put in. i ordered my new tires. got the pirelli p zero nero. 305/30/22 rear and 265/30/22 fronts. smaller aspect ratio but same width. if raise hopefully the lower series tire will keep the same look.

Lowered mine with BMR 1" lowering springs on the original 20s. I also have the BMR front and rear sways on the middle hole so it is tighter in the turns. Hopefully no problems, but only time will tell.

Thanks for the reply and telling your story to try and help folks out. Your car looks great!.

[2010 SSRS]

wow, I think I will change my mind on lowering mine now.

[Nine Ball]

"Lowering" is a lot different than "Slammed", which is what I'd consider the OP's car. His is tucking tire, and his offsets have always been very aggressive. Kinda strange to see the front take a hit in that location, I've seen other cars much lower than that never hit a fender before. The rest of you, don't fear lowering. If you have the proper sized tires and wheel offset, you can get away with a lot. Just don't go too low

[seddon]

I am lowered on pedders Xa all the way down with 22's 265/30 front and I have hit a few good bumps and nothing like that has happened to me. Maybe your offsets are really aggressive