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wrighty94

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Got a 133 cup and just want the car sitting a little lower so not so much gap between arch and wheel but what is best coilovers or lowering springs
 
wrighty94":sp8kzai0 said:
Got a 133 cup and just want the car sitting a little lower so not so much gap between arch and wheel but what is best coilovers or lowering springs

The way I did it before I got new wheels was just springs and spacers, there was minimal arch gap and the car was sitting seriously nice, coilovers will obviously reduce the gap but I prefered how my car looked when It was spaced lol.
 
well there are a few posts already that maggi has linked to. if you want to close the arch gap, and aren't too bothered about uprating your dampers to cope with the firmer spring then you'll be best to go with lowering springs. there should be plenty out there for your model of car between an inch to two inches (25mm - 50mm approximately)

putting on bigger sized rims will also help to decrease the gap but not by much. for example going from 16 - 17 inch wheels will reduce the distance from the tyre to the arch by half an inch or 13mm approximately. hopefully i got my calculations right there! please be aware that putting bigger wheels on the car and then putting lowering springs on and say lowering 25mm and then putting bigger wheels on from 16 - 17 will actually mean you'll actually raise the car back up half an inch or 13mm or whatever half an inch is
 
oscar":3mfs5x5n said:
putting on bigger sized rims will also help to decrease the gap but not by much. for example going from 16 - 17 inch wheels will reduce the distance from the tyre to the arch by half an inch or 13mm approximately. hopefully i got my calculations right there! please be aware that putting bigger wheels on the car and then putting lowering springs on and say lowering 25mm and then putting bigger wheels on from 16 - 17 will actually mean you'll actually raise the car back up half an inch or 13mm or whatever half an inch is
In think your slightly confusing yourself. Its the overall diameter of the wheel and tyre combination that's important to the gearing, arch gap and ride height. Going up a size in wheel is normally accompanied with a reduction in aspect ratio to reduce the sidewall height.

As its a 133 Cup, its probably already on 17s. But your right, playing with the tyre size can reduce the arch gap... Going from 195/40 up to 205/40, the tyre will be 10mm wider, which a 40 profile is 4mm taller (aspect ratio is a percentage of the width). So, you will have 4mm less arch gap at the top. But, there's also 4mm extra at the bottom which raises the whole car and increases the gearing
 


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