my vogtlands dropped me around 1 1/8", the wheel gap is soo much better
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my vogtlands dropped me around 1 1/8", the wheel gap is soo much better
Your wheel gap is bad because you are on stock suspension. It's all in the springs, shocks only control the springs, not the height of them.
Plus...blown struts and springs would drop your car and it would sag...not raise it up.
...youre on stock springs. stock springs have large fender gap-age. the bigger the wheels you have the more gap you get, which is why ANYONE with bigger wheels than stock should lower their car.
Your springs are what set the ride height. There aren't many springs which actually "wear out" and sag with age, ours do in the back, but mine never really did. Shocks just control how fast the springs move, they don't affect ride height at all.
Springs are reusable, I'm sure that your struts are more than worn out. There is 145K on my stockers, they are shot.
that explains alot since i did upgrade my wheels from stock ABS to the GTX rims
STOCK
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/a...l/DSCN0126.jpg
GTX
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/a...ngl/RIMS-1.jpg
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/a...owSpartan4.jpg
noticeable difference.
The tires on those are tiny.
what are they like a 205/50r17
ive had smaller had some extremely low profile tires on my old rims..
could always throw these on
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/a...l/fd22c41b.jpg LOL
There is no point to low pro tires..
..get the right size tires for your 17's. I had 235-55-17's and they were perfect.
Otherwise, your tiny tires are to blame for your wheel gap.. not your springs and shocks.
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/IMAG0249.jpg
Stock ride height.
^^
my boy right there with hiz bewwwits.
If I knew you had non-stock size tires that would've been the first answer. Bigger sidewall and your going to be off better.