why is my car higher?
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why is my car higher?
My car is lowered on tocico blue's shock nd spring. When i put my new 17" gram lights my car highered. The thing is that the 15" stock blades + the tires is the same overall diameter as the new 17's with tires. Please help me figure this out.
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Re: why is my car higher? (DA9 Integra)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DA9 Integra »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's an optical illusion</TD></TR></TABLE>
Post pics to compare.
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Re: why is my car higher? (Freshazzburu)
[QUOTE=Freshazzburu] When i put my new 17" gram lights my car highered[QUOTE]
If its truly the same size then its your eyes. Also nice grammar.
Modified by spoonfed95 at 12:05 PM 1/25/2005
If its truly the same size then its your eyes. Also nice grammar.
Modified by spoonfed95 at 12:05 PM 1/25/2005
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Re: why is my car higher? (spoonfed95)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoonfed95 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If its truly the same size then its your eyes. Also nice grammer.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Also, nice spelling.
Also, nice spelling.
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Re: why is my car higher? (hotsuma23)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hotsuma23 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Also, nice spelling. </TD></TR></TABLE>
LMAO!!! I was going after that one...anyways. Run smaller rims and you won't have to deal with the "lifted" look. Or if you do choose to run a significantly larger than stock rim, get coilovers to compensate for the added height. If the 17's are the same diameter as your 15's, you have to be running some ULTRA low profile tires.
Also, nice spelling.
</TD></TR></TABLE>LMAO!!! I was going after that one...anyways. Run smaller rims and you won't have to deal with the "lifted" look. Or if you do choose to run a significantly larger than stock rim, get coilovers to compensate for the added height. If the 17's are the same diameter as your 15's, you have to be running some ULTRA low profile tires.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lmaonade »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its because of the 17s y0</TD></TR></TABLE>
I think he is referring that the rim + tire diameter combination. Usually 17s with low profile tires are even smaller in diameter than smaller rims with fat tires.
I think he is referring that the rim + tire diameter combination. Usually 17s with low profile tires are even smaller in diameter than smaller rims with fat tires.
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Re: why is my car higher? (HONDA_TYPE_R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HONDA_TYPE_R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
LMAO!!! I was going after that one...anyways. Run smaller rims and you won't have to deal with the "lifted" look. Or if you do choose to run a significantly larger than stock rim, get coilovers to compensate for the added height. If the 17's are the same diameter as your 15's, you have to be running some ULTRA low profile tires.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well 205/40-17's are pretty much the common accepted tire size to run on Civics and Integras, and those are indeed pretty much the exact same diameter as stock 195/55-15 tires.
So despite what people may say, 17's w/ 205/40 tires will NOT raise the car compared to stock 15" tires. So the car car either appears higher when it really isn't, or you have a problem with your suspension. Most likely it's an optical illusion, but because the size of the tire sidewall is now alot smaller compared to the amount of fender gap, vs. what you had before. A smaller tire sidewall makes the car look lifted, unless you also reduce the fenderwell gap in a similar amount to the reduction in tire sidewall size.
LMAO!!! I was going after that one...anyways. Run smaller rims and you won't have to deal with the "lifted" look. Or if you do choose to run a significantly larger than stock rim, get coilovers to compensate for the added height. If the 17's are the same diameter as your 15's, you have to be running some ULTRA low profile tires.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well 205/40-17's are pretty much the common accepted tire size to run on Civics and Integras, and those are indeed pretty much the exact same diameter as stock 195/55-15 tires.
So despite what people may say, 17's w/ 205/40 tires will NOT raise the car compared to stock 15" tires. So the car car either appears higher when it really isn't, or you have a problem with your suspension. Most likely it's an optical illusion, but because the size of the tire sidewall is now alot smaller compared to the amount of fender gap, vs. what you had before. A smaller tire sidewall makes the car look lifted, unless you also reduce the fenderwell gap in a similar amount to the reduction in tire sidewall size.
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