buying 17 inch rims this week and wondering if a 2 inch drop front and rear will look good...need opinions and pics of cars that have 17's with 2" drop, thanks

It looks fine

looks pretty damn good. no wheel gap.....well not much but there is a little on mine.

ya that does look pretty nice... i'm really lookin forward to when i drop it. for awhile i was really wishing i'd got 18's instead. hmm.. i guess i'll wait an see after i drop it. looks good man!

-marc

='95 RS 5spd Red=
CAI
A'pexi N1
Hanabi 9000k HID
SPAL Deluxe Power Windows
Nakayama GT5 17's
GSX Calipers
AEM Rotors

255 is fricken short

theres my setup.. i have about little less than an inch gap

Here's my car with my Sportlines and my really shitty 17" wheels



Jon

1997 Eclipse RS

14.21@101mph 10/4/02

Do you guys feel that your cars are a little TOO LOW sometimes?? Especially HiOnPsi, your front bumper looks very low like mine. I can't tell how low Jason's car is because of the shadows, but it looks pretty low too.

My car has Progress Techniques springs on it. I'm not sure the exact drop but it's at least 2". Here's a pic. It's a little hard to tell with the shadow, but you can see it's pretty low.



While I love the aggressive dropped look, I'm tired of scraping on everything. I can't even get a floor jack underneath my car unless someone lifts up on the wheel well, which makes it impossible for me to do simple things like rotate my tires or change my oil without help. I was thinking of buying some Eibach Pro Kits for my car instead. Will that raise it up enough to get a jack underneath while still looking lowered??

here;s 18's dropped

Hey Patrick, it may be that your springs have sagged, I have heard that progress springs will do that. And some springs are rated higher than what they really are. That pic above I was on the H&R race springs. They were rated at a 2" drop but they were more than that for sure. My new springs are goldline. They are rated the same but my car is a little bit higher. But yeah, if you go to prokits or something you will notice the difference.

18's again.
later

Just get fat tires to fill in the gap. I have 17" Heidfelds for sale =).. just in case you want to change your mind... hehe...
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-derek

if you get 205/45-17s youll have barely enough room... w/205/40-17s nope...i use 2 jacks, a stock scissor one...then my hydralic once up a lil

i'm thinking about going with 17s and lowering about 2 inches also. question, if i do that then do i need to do any different adjusts besides getting the coilovers? camber adjustment, new shocks? thanks

Stock struts will wear out faster than aftermarket ones because they are not designed for a shorter spring height. With a 2" drop you'll need some type of camber adjustment too.

god damnit lol
whats a good brand of cheap struts that would work well?
i can do that $10 rear camber mod though right and thatll fix up the camber problem?

kyb gr-2's are about $45 a piece for the rear and are good. the $15 camber mod will work as well. just make sure you get an allignment.
later

are they the same price for the fronts? where can i order them online? i haven't seem any that cheap..
i had an alignment done and they said i need new rear tie rod ends or something, can i still lower it or do i have to fix that up?
thx man

anyone?

Hey fasterGS, what size tires do you have m8?

215/55r17s

Will probably go with 225/50r17s next

Are you sure 215/55s??? thats the size on my stockers and are hella fatter then the 205/40s on my 17s

Im dropped 2" on H&Rs same as fasterGS and have 17s, you will need camber kits, I had to get the extreme camber kit from ingalls to adjust the full 3degrees

Its not a very good picture to show the wheel gap but i have about 1" wheel gap all the way around

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2" drop front and rear with H&R sport springs. Tires are 225-45-17

i'd say go 18's on a 2 inch drop.. but thas just me... depends how low of a profile wheel you wanna drive on..

i'm on 225/55/16 right now and i have little clearance on the inside. sometimes my car is even too low. i'm getting 45's now thought so that should help me out. i also have to use 2 jacks (scissor and hydraulic) cuz the hydraulic won't go under my car. there are some speedbumps that i have to take 2 lanes to go over and even some speed bumps (in my cousins neighborhood) that i can never go over.

Go to www.tirerack.com for the GR2's. Excellent shipping times, and excellent price. Thats where I got mine.