295's and Lowered?
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295's and Lowered?
Has anyone lowered their car with the 58mm 18x10.5 rims out back, and 295-35-18 tires? I feel like I'm lucky that I've gotten the tires to fit at my stock ride height, and now I want to lower the car, but this seems like I'll start running into some big problems. Has anyone done this and if so what did they do?
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Originally Posted by burnout04
Has anyone lowered their car with the 58mm 18x10.5 rims out back, and 295-35-18 tires? I feel like I'm lucky that I've gotten the tires to fit at my stock ride height, and now I want to lower the car, but this seems like I'll start running into some big problems. Has anyone done this and if so what did they do?
http://www.ls2.com/forums/showthread...hreadid=223590
This was my ordeal, I have an '01SS, 7 hours of work, could be less, I also used Wes's advice on the 1st thread, and I still HAD to remove the bumpstops...
http://www.ls2.com/forums/showthread...hreadid=225761
Should you decide to go with a spacer, rolling the fender lip will probably be mandatory, lest watching your rear tire wall get shredded by it. Also depending on the spacer thickness, you will need longer lug studs, I think I recall getting the more expensive longer studs will be the smarter choice. Longer lug studs allow your lugnuts to get a bite better than 4 turns, which is on the dangerous side.
I also got the GC coilover kit, I got the car pretty much the height that I want, 26" fronts 26-5/8" rears, car rides like a BEAST. I need to be very aware for driveways with a sharp incline, lest I scrape something.
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Originally Posted by burnout04
I'm running a 5/16 inch spacer, will i have to roll my fender ? BTW what the hell does rolling the fender mean?