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Coil overs

Discussion in 'Suspension & Brakes' started by Heavy Chevy, Oct 8, 2009.

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    Heavy Chevy New Member

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    Nov 14, 2007
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    07 Scion tC
    Does anybody have coil overs on 19"s... and if so how far did you go with the drop?
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    navylife59 Super Moderator

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    The amount of drop is also going to be hampered by offset, wheel width, and tire size hence why you see people rolling on 7.5" wide, narrow offset, rubber bands.
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    Heavy Chevy New Member

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    Nov 14, 2007
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    True... i got a d2 coilover kit... and i orderd some tsw jarama wheels with a staggered pattern... 8" in the front and 9.5" in the rear... i think that the offsets are 35mm and 45mm mayb?? idk
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    Heavy Chevy New Member

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    Do you think they will fit?
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    navylife59 Super Moderator

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    It is all going to depend on your tires. The +35mm upfront should not be a problem. I have 225/40/18 on 18x8.5 wheels of the same offset. My front tire is out to the edge of the fender and currently rides with the top of the tire just about even with the fender lip. It only rubs on a hard bounce (47K miles OEM front struts and 1.8" drop) ontop of the tire against the plastic mud guard in the front. No big deal.
    Front Stoppers - Duplicolor Paint.jpg
    Your wheel of choice if .5" narrower than mine so you can run the appropriately sized tire w/o issue. Not too sure of how much drop. Drop the tire series to 35 or 30 and rubber band it.

    Now for the rears. OEM wheels are +45mm on a 17x7 wheel and a 215/45/17 tire. I am running the same wheel out back as I do up front. I had to have Koi Tran at Jotech shave the fender lips a bit because of rubbing. I am going to say that a wheel 2.5" wider is going to a problem. If you could mount just the OEM wheel on the car you could take a ruler and measure out 1.25" (2.5" / 2) on either side of the wheel and check for obstructions. Remember that the more positive your offset, the further inward the wheel sets. As you lower a car, the rear tires tend to gain negative camber to the point that you get uneven tire wear. As the rear suspension travels upward, it tends to follow the camber. Even if you load them up with rubberbands, you would have to run some hellacious positive camber (think of the old VW bug with rear lift) to ever hope for enough clearance to prevent inner tire rub. Nitto Tire-18x8.5 rear inner clearance.jpg
    As you can see from the pic, I only have about 5mm clearance before the tire will rub at the top.
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    kangstaxd New Member

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    Dec 21, 2010
    No but I assure you will need a fender role.

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