Offset and lowering on 205/45/16s

[brickhardmeat]

I think it will be a healthy looking drop. I am up in the air on my second set of wheels if I will go 205/55/15 or not. No rush to decide right now anyway I still don't have this set mounted.

However, I do not buy into the whole -cutting your bump stops will lower the car anymore.

[driver centric]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

I think it will be a healthy looking drop. I am up in the air on my second set of wheels if I will go 205/55/15 or not. No rush to decide right now anyway I still don't have this set mounted.

However, I do not buy into the whole -cutting your bump stops will lower the car anymore.

Well 501 had TRD struts put on his LB, aren't they shorter than the stock pieces? And obviously, they weren't meant to be used with DFs, which are lower than the TRD springs. So I guess it makes sense to me. Why else would the front of his car be sitting up so high? He said it evened out after the bumpstops were cut...

Drop pic of DF210s from Tanabe's Web site for reference:



The front looks pretty even with the back to me...

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by driver centric

Well 501 had TRD struts put on his LB, aren't they shorter than the stock pieces? And obviously, they weren't meant to be used with DFs, which are lower than the TRD springs. So I guess it makes sense to me. Why else would the front of his car be sitting up so high? He said it evened out after the bumpstops were cut...

Drop pic of DF210s from Tanabe's Web site for reference:


The front looks pretty even with the back to me...

No the TRD struts are not any shorter. Cutting the bumpstops or not has no bearing on the ride height. The springs just settled, that is why it got a bit lower.

Mine is actually almost a 1\2 inch lower than the pics above now that the springs have settled.

[driver centric]

Interesting, here is his post from one of the threads discussing bump stops. He seemed to have noticed a difference immediately after they were cut.

Originally Posted by 501

when i had my set up(df210-trd struts)installed they had forgot to cut the bumpstops. when the car was set down the front was still at stock hieght, which i could tell that the strut was sitting only on the bumpstop. i had to drive for a week like this, the ride was harsh up front and the car wanted to skip around in turns if pushed at all. after the bumpstops were cut the front end dropped into its travel and the ride was night and day better. now the car does not bottom out every where like before.

But I guess it doesn't matter anyway because I'm keeping the stock struts for now until we get some more aftermarket options. And I'll be cutting the bump stops per the DIY available on the site.

[WeeYari]

Wow, necro after over 9 years. Good luck in getting response to your question.


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