These questions might have been covered before but I do not seem to find them. If someone knows where to look point me in the right direction.

I need to know what is the lowest drop we can do with 16" and 17" wheels with no rubbing. I need to know the tire size for the drop aswell.

Also for the guys that are running GR2's with a drop higher or at 1.5". How long have you been on that setup? Hows the ride quality and how are they holding up?

The reason I ask this is because a friend of mine has an awd Talon, and on his dsm boards they say to stay away from GR2's with a drop 1.5" or higher. He has shown me a couple articles on the dsm board supporting this. The reason they state is because strut will blow within a months time. On the dsm boards they ussually run AGX's. So again, if anyone has a 1.5" drop or higher with GR2's let me know the answer to the questions above.

 

I think Ive been using mine for 9 months or so.

 

LOL...can you go into a bit more detail as in your setup and tire size.

 

17's
KYBGR2's and Eibach Springs.

Been on there for about 4 years, at least.

No leaking, still work perfectly.

 

Stock wheels H&R springs, gr2 struts, azenis and I use it for autoxing bout once a month. Theyre still great.

 

im lowered like 2.5 inches atleast. tires are 205/45/16, 40mm offset.

 

2.5" eek.gif hehe. whats your setup man?


Id also like to know if anyone has more than a 1.5" drop with gr-2s becuase if what those dsm guys are saying is true, I might have to change my plans...

 

ksports, and no rubbing. wink1.gif

couple pics. they are crappy, but i will have good ones soon...

 

^ That looks like less than a 2.5" drop though... Unless of course my old springs were sagging really, really badly.

Your rear gap is about the same as mine & the front gap is only slightly less than mine & I measured my drop to be around 35mm +/- 1 or 2 mm at each corner, which isn't even 1.5" (I measured from the center of each wheel to the middle of each fender).

 

i measured from the tow hooks to the ground before and after, and then averaged between the drop between the two. the front was lowered about a quarter inch less than the back. the pictures are kind of decieving too. i have no wheel gap up front, and the tread in the back is actually up higher than the lip of the wheel well in the back by about a half inch. you cant stick your hand in level with the wheel well without hitting sidewall in the back.

i think i may have also lowered them a bit after that picture, when i went back to make sure the sides were adjusted in sync with each other.