Lowered classics !
 

Pics of or a link to a older thread of Classics lowered please,Including size of wheels and by how much has been lowered.Cheers

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Pro drive 18" wr1's, Prodrive suspension by Bilstein, I would guess about 35mm!!
dave

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17" P1 alloys.... Just Eibach springs on standard suspension...lowered by about 20-25mm

Simon
:D

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17" Speedlines and KW coilover's fitted lowered @ 32mm

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eagle alloys type 57 powdercoated on prodrive wr susp with a reduction in height of 1/2" front, 3/4" rear...

97 wrx on JIC FLAt2 coilovers

probably over 100mm on the front and about 90-100mm on the back (check the hieght against the kerb ;) )
17" alloys

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coilovers are now removed and for sale on ebay and standerd stuff is refitted, looks like a monster truck now :eek:

Micky..

That looks awesome mate !! :D

Eibach Pro Kit (25mm drop) with standard shocks & 17x7J alloys with 205/40/17 tyres

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Sorry for the poor quality :)

ARC fully adjustable coilovers, don' know how low, wound about half way down the adjustment so -100mm or so..
16" oem sti rims

:D

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Eibachs and 18s

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Mark,

any probs with rubbing or catching? i'm wanting to upgrade to 18s soon!

cheers,

Kev

ps. what tyres have you fitted?

None :D

Its running 215/35 toyo's at the mo, but I'll be switching back to F1s as soon as they need replacing - which means going to 225/35s....

Not sure if I'll need the rear arches doing then, but only 20quid anyhow, so should be OK....

The only 'catching' I get is from the (not in the picture) front mudflaps, cos I put them on the lower setting by mistake and haven't got around to correcting it !

Mark

PS _ The flaps catch the ground, not the wheels .....

How my wagon looked a while back..
-40mm H&R's and 18's

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cheers Mark,

i have the same problem with the original STi mudflaps - i will mount my new ones a fraction higher when the eventually get to me. how do you find the Toyos performance wise? - i like them (good price and fair performance), but an thinking P-Zero Neros when i go up to 18s

ta,

Kev

FAO StickyMicky

I take it you have to avoid speed bumps in that thing - does autoroute work them out for you? :D

think I'll be buying me some eibachs! :)

They're better than the Avons I used to run - but the F1s seemed ultimately better in the wet - I think the Toyos perhaps are more 'progressive' towards the limit, but this just means that they start letting go a bit earlier !

I think that they (Toyos) are probably the best for their price, but I'd rather pay a bit more - seems pointless to have spent 20odd grand on the car, only to drive slower because of the tyres...

The mudflaps are TSL ones - which come with 2 sets of pre-made holes, but I put the front ones on using the upper holes - the rears are fitted with the lower holes and are fine - so its just a matter of removal and re-fit (when I get round to it !)

Cheers,

Mark

Heres a pic of my old car fitted with Whiteline Flatout springs and 17" Radius R3 wheels.

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uprated STi suspension as standard on my type R V Ltd, but can be bought aftermarket, bit costly but immense handling.

PS with 18" OZ WRC's

Thanx for the response all,Gives me a good idea now on how low to take mine too.Will post sum pics when done !

Jap STi 3 Running 18" Kie's with 215 x 35 P7000
Bilstien full set as imported, wheels from Wheelbase in Oldham


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nahh not really

the only times its ever caught was when i was doing donuts in the deep snow and i ripped the front mudflaps off and cracked the front spoiler a tiny little bit

when it was on well lanes rollers the front spoiler was resting on the floor when they dropped the platforms :eek:

never actualy had it catching on a speed ramp or such to be honest and theres ramps in my street lol, i was always warey of multi story parking tho, its when you go up and you have the front wheels on the top level while the rears are still on the ramp, i cringed a few times there :eek:

does look awsome tho, i was going to lower it further for the NBO2 but the lads reckoned i wouldnt be able to get it on the field :p

any more....

a friend of mine MOO has a lowered classic NOT got a side shoot SORRY

as far as i know he put coil overs on & wound them right DOWN!!!
he is a member of S/N but a newbie.
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sits VERY VERY LOW

Hi yep thats me. Got JIC Magic coilovers and 17inch speedlines. I have it set quite low, the front and rear tyres are just tucked in the arches.

Lowered around 100-110mm all round and rides on 215\40's. Coilovers have adjustable lower brackets so no sacrifice in suspension travel and doesn't catch or rub.

coilovers
 

Hello mate,how much did you pay for them, and fitting.Cheers.Nice looking motor by the way.

Thanks, i was sort of lucky and paid £300 for them (bit of a gamble really) on ebay. My local mechanic fitted them for £50! I've known him for years thats why so cheap. Then went Power Engineering to get geometry done for £60.

That should have been the end of it but...

Then got some slightly softer springs for them from Demon Tweeks as they were rock hard and girlfirend refused to ride in the car anymore. Had them fitted at P.E. and had geometry done again. They then discovered that rear shocks aren't working too efficiently and will need to be rebuilt. I'm gonna get that done soon, then its all sorted!

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here u go.. wheels are 7x17s running 215/40/17s... running tanabe coilovers. not sure how much the drop is but i would estimate about 40mm drop...

215/35/18's on Tein Type HA coilovers. Wound down just enough so that I don't scuff the rears on the arches over bumps :D

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MAFFA :)

Jeez...this is an old thread !!!

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18" ers with std shocks and Eibach springs.