I just bought a set of 18s and plan on putting 225/40/18 tires on them. I searched for the info i wanted and found pretty much everything i needed to know. The only request i have is can someone post a pic of their car with these springs or a 2" drop and 17" or 18" wheels so i can look at how low i can expect my car to be.
Appreciate it.

sig doesnt give too much justice, but they are 17s on H&Rs 2" drop

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that helps me a little. as you can see from my sig i live in the mountains. i just dont wanna be too low and tear my car up. i used to live in NC and had an accord that was lowered 3" and never had a problem with it around there. but i live in CO now and road construction is a season here along with winter. so i might try to raise it up a bit with a thicker spring bushing at the top of the strut.

Anyone else post some pics for me

I went with 1.5 prokit, 2 inches is too low IMO

2" drop
17's
H&R race springs
Tokico shocks



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225/40/18 Tires on 18" wheels with a 2" drop on H&R stage 3 race springs.

"225/40/18 Tires on 18" wheels with a 2" drop on H&R stage 3 race springs."

Thats exactly what i needed Fusion. i really appreciate it. I think i can handle that. I have sprint springs and tokico HP struts and ive heard the sprints might sag. i think i can handle the drop as long as they dont sag. If so ill just put some spring boosters in there to help me out and save some money for prokits. I also have 2 tokico 1.5" springs for the rear but im having a hard time finding the front 2. If i ever find then i may swap them out and sell the sprints. No one will sell me just 2 springs. I gotta buy the whole set.

on a side note my wheels are 18 X 8 with a 38 offset and im more than likely gonna run a 225/40/18. lookin at maybe a 235/40/18 but they are twice the price cause they arent a widely manufactured tire. kinda specialty. but will i be ok dropped 2 inches with a 38 offset. dont want the tires smashing into the fenders.

Thanks

No question about it, you'll have to roll the rear fenders.

I love your car Fusion!! So DAMN CLEAN!!

Here is a picture of my car with a 1.5" drop. I also agree that a 2" drop is way too much especially in New Jersey where the roads are heavily traveled (lots of bumps, ruts, potholes, construction, snow).

My setup is:
Tokico Illuminas with Tokico Springs
Racing Hart 18" C2 Evolutions
Toyo Proxies 225/40/18


With this setup and my fiberglass front, it leaves me about 4" of ground clearance.


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17x8 with 215/45/17. H&R Springs, 2 inches front & 1.75 inches in the rear.

my sig has a pic, 2" drop with Sprint springs, but i have 235/40/18 's. heres another pic

here's a couple pics when I had my sprint springs and 17" rims on the car.
I had parked in my sister in laws yard when the ground was a little soft...




edit: I like that pic. Imma gonna make it my new sig. :P

17's on 40 series tires... ideally you'd want 45 series tires on 17's though, the 40's are too small. Sorry for the shitty pic though, i dont have my 17's on right now or i'd go take a pic for you. I'm lowered on goldline springs, at least 2 inches.

damnit, why did I look at this post? now it makes me want to drop the car, but I don't want to because Illinois roads are TEH SUCK! they suck ass, that and i bottom out enough as is (yeah, you can see my wheel gap too!)

i got my car lowered this weekend. thanks to everyone that posted pics for me.

I got my car aligned on saturday and everything is good. i did the $15 camber mod in the rear and got it right in the middle of being in spec. The front Right is off .9 degrees and the front left is off .5 degrees. Should i get a camber kit for the front or am i not out enough to hurt anything as long as i rotate my tires? If you guys think im good ill go ahead and put my 18s on. if not ill get a camber kit first them put them on. let me know what you think.