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Avarus Fav Black and Machined w/Chrome Lip
front-19x8*245x35 rear-19x9.5*275x30
Question is do I lower her? I live in Chicago and the streets are not friendly.
Should I increase rear Tire Size, say 275x35 or 285x30?
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Those wheels look really sharp! I was thinking the same with mine about lowering her, but the roads around here are terrible and it would never clear my driveway, so I opted not to. IMO, your ride does look real nice as is...would it be better lowered? Probably, but then you take the chance of damaging your bumper.
Lowering makes it look much better. Your rear tire looks too small, 275/30. Going to a larger (taller) tire means increasing the 2nd number. The first # is the width, the second is the height in a percentage of the first number. Changing the outside diameter of your tires will affect your speedometer
for example.
front-19x8*245x35 = 85.75
rear-19x9.5*275x30 = 82.5
Increasing to
275x35 = 96.25 will help but will be taller than the front
285x30 = 85.5 will be almost the same as the front. Best choice
Lowering makes it look much better. Your rear tire looks too small, 275/30
Going to a larger (taller) tire means increasing the 2nd number.
The first # is the width, the second is the height in a percentage of the first number
for example.
front-19x8*245x35 = 85.75
rear-19x9.5*275x30 = 82.5
Making the rear tire shorter in height. This also affects your speedometer
Increasing to
275x35 = 96.25 will help but will be taller than the front
285x30 = 85.5 will be almost the same as the front. Best choice
then get eibach lowering springs.
I wish I could get springs to lower the car...I find myself going over bumps and terrible spots on the highway and saying to myself, "Gees I would have totally bottomed out if I was lowered and destroyed the bumper." Stupid NY roads.
Lowering makes it look much better. Your rear tire looks too small, 275/30. Going to a larger (taller) tire means increasing the 2nd number. The first # is the width, the second is the height in a percentage of the first number. Changing the outside diameter of your tires will affect your speedometer
for example.
front-19x8*245x35 = 85.75
rear-19x9.5*275x30 = 82.5
Increasing to
275x35 = 96.25 will help but will be taller than the front
285x30 = 85.5 will be almost the same as the front. Best choice
Your right bro, I'm not going for the lower look in Chicago rims are expensive and budgets are tight. A fatter tire will give me extra comfort and peace of mind.
I wish I could get springs to lower the car...I find myself going over bumps and terrible spots on the highway and saying to myself, "Gees I would have totally bottomed out if I was lowered and destroyed the bumper." Stupid NY roads.
i'm 2" lower and have no issues with pot holes in our area. a pothole large enough to hit the from fascia would be large enough to rip a wheel off.
Now speedbumps and steep driveways are not possible sometimes but that really is a small deal compared to how much better it looks without horrendous wheel gaps.
plus, i dont mind paying 200 to have the front fascia resprayed in a year or so if it acquires too many scrapes.
i'm 2" lower and have no issues with pot holes in our area. a pothole large enough to hit the from fascia would be large enough to rip a wheel off.
Now speedbumps and steep driveways are not possible sometimes but that really is a small deal compared to how much better it looks without horrendous wheel gaps.
plus, i dont mind paying 200 to have the front fascia resprayed in a year or so if it acquires too many scrapes.
Yea I hear ya...I am just afraid it'll get ripped off because there is a lot of construction and road drops on our highways now.
I use the Eibach Sportline springs and the drop is about 2 inches in the back. The only thing that scrapes on mine is the airdam. Granted potholes are not a big issue in Florida, but the speed bumps are everywhere and as long as I slow or go over them at an angle, no scrapping. A more modest spring like the Eibach Proline will only drop the back 1.3 inches and you should be fine with the stock shocks. The lower/stiffer sidewalls will also effect if you scrape.
Last edited by Jeff Donald : 06-05-2008 at 11:43 AM.
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