Lower Or Not Lower
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Lower Or Not Lower HEY GUYS IM DEBATING WEATHER OR NOT TO LOWER MY CAR THE PRO KIT I HAVE IT BUT I JUST PUT MY WS6 WIDENED WHEELS ON IT AND A SPACER IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CLEAR BUT I DONT KNOW I HAVE NO IDEA ANY SUGGESTIONS OR PICS WOULD BE HELPFULL THANKS.
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:co nfused: WS6 wheels should be 17x9 or 17X9.5 right? You should have no issues with fitment assuming you have a 275/45/17 tire on there. No spacer needed. It's a WS6 wheel. It was made for our car so it should fit.
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I had 11" ZR1's on my car for a long time with an eibach drop. they fit fine. had to cut the bump stop mounting place out of the well and beat the well in a little bit. But even 18x10.5's fit with no issue. no spacers or anything. car sits nice on them
FWIW, you don't need to cut the bumpstop out, and many many of us have 11's in the rear with the bumpstops in place. In fact you shouldn't cut them out, as they are part of the working suspension.
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Oh.... I don't know then. Just have to try it out. The offset is an important number that comes into play here. You wouldn't happen to know the new offset number would you?
In any case with a 17x11, you can play around with adapters or spacers until the wheel is positioned well. Just make sure the method you are using is safe, aka getting longer/stronger wheel studs if using spacer alone. Then after that you will be doing the usual BFH at minimum. I have my fenders rolled, but you could possibly avoid it. Dual rod ended PHB I think is very important in eliminating side to side movement and you should get it anyway after lowering the car to recenter the rear end. I didn't have to trim my bumpstops at all, but I also have a 3/16 inch spacer. I would not recommend removing bumpstops, unless you have some other solution engineered to handle the risks involved.
In any case with a 17x11, you can play around with adapters or spacers until the wheel is positioned well. Just make sure the method you are using is safe, aka getting longer/stronger wheel studs if using spacer alone. Then after that you will be doing the usual BFH at minimum. I have my fenders rolled, but you could possibly avoid it. Dual rod ended PHB I think is very important in eliminating side to side movement and you should get it anyway after lowering the car to recenter the rear end. I didn't have to trim my bumpstops at all, but I also have a 3/16 inch spacer. I would not recommend removing bumpstops, unless you have some other solution engineered to handle the risks involved.
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