[tazmatic]

i want to have the low road and wheel hugging look but im sitting stock and STILL scrapping these big ass speed bumps at my buddys house if i drop it that would make it worse right? or no because it iwll be lower but harder suspension?? and what about wheel size if i get 18s (16s stock obv) wount that balance out the 2in drop??
and if i get 18s will i need to drop i heard some pppl say 18s fill your wheel well good? thankssss

[HPMcGee]

Originally Posted by tazmatic

i want to have the low road and wheel hugging look but im sitting stock and STILL scrapping these big ass speed bumps at my buddys house if i drop it that would make it worse right? or no because it iwll be lower but harder suspension?? and what about wheel size if i get 18s (16s stock obv) wount that balance out the 2in drop??
and if i get 18s will i need to drop i heard some pppl say 18s fill your wheel well good? thankssss

Lowering your car will deffinately make your car scrape more regardless of the stiffness. Typically when you get a larger diameter wheel you reduce the aspect ratio of the tire so your overall diameter stays about the same. Therefore you wont be gaining 2'' of height. If you stay with the same ratio you will gain back the height. However adding 2'' bigger wheels only gives you 1'' of height because it is 1'' all the way around not 2'' all the way around. Are you really going to make this decision based on the speed bumps at your buddy's house? I can't go over speed bumps either but the car looks and handles great so I am leaving it that way.

[tazmatic]

Originally Posted by HPMcGee

Lowering your car will deffinately make your car scrape more regardless of the stiffness. Typically when you get a larger diameter wheel you reduce the aspect ratio of the tire so your overall diameter stays about the same. Therefore you wont be gaining 2'' of height. If you stay with the same ratio you will gain back the height. However adding 2'' bigger wheels only gives you 1'' of height because it is 1'' all the way around not 2'' all the way around. Are you really going to make this decision based on the speed bumps at your buddy's house? I can't go over speed bumps either but the car looks and handles great so I am leaving it that way.

oh ya forgot the ratio
ya i wana drop my car soo bad and il have the funds soon and i most likly will, my 98 gt was dropped looked SICK but i was sooooo embaressed when it scraped =( but my buds house and the mall are the only places i run into speed bumps so il just avoid them i guess lol

so then wile we are here what are good spring that dont cost and arm and a leg and i dont want go more then 2in or so cause i dont wana replace the castor/cambers (spelling?) cause idk how to do it and idk anyone else who modds.. =( im kidda learning on my own plus id have to roll my wells right?

[Playboiplay]

I installed Roush lowering springs on my '00 convertible when I had my 17" Cobra-Rs on & I was constantly scraping (even over moderate sized undulations & shallow driveways). It wasn't til I upgraded to 20" rims that the scraping finally stopped. Of course rims of this size will have a definite impact on performance because of their additional weight, but that isn't a major concern of mine right now. Especially since I haven't upgraded my Gears+TLOC yet.

[03.8TJmustang]

From what i heard i believe 2in drop is a lil much. I would prolly go with a 1.5in drop instead and you could find all kind of springs at American Muscle

[tazmatic]

Originally Posted by 03.8TJmustang

From what i heard i believe 2in drop is a lil much. I would prolly go with a 1.5in drop instead and you could find all kind of springs at American Muscle

Love AM.com =)) ya i think im going 1.7-1.5 wit 18X9/8-10 or 20x9-9 20s seem like they would looks sick! but theyd be $$$ for tiers and rims, and it might give my car that blinggggige look lol FYI my stang is that anny orange so id probly go wit blk rims so idk yet