No More Duct Tape!!! (56K No Way)

by **Ilovemylara** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:09 pm

CUT THE SPRINGS ..cut a half coil off the back, and a coil off the front. That way its lower, but you retain somewhat similar spring rate, any more than that and you will bottom out on the slightest bump or uneven road gap. My friend did it to his 240 with tein springs, worked like a charm, and no problems yet

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:01 pm

Have fun if you cut the springs. That sucker'll ride like ass before long.

by **sarki** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:23 pm

Good job man. It sux having a wrecked car. Enjoy your ride.

by **CosmicGrooves** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:36 pm

Great job putting it back together! Looks nice. Stick with the clear corners.

by **Akfahad** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:46 pm

---CAMRAZY--- wrote:LOWER IT!!!! LOL

Are those 10"s????

LOL....was thinking the same thing. very nice tho...glad you got her all back together again.

by **LEE337** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:41 pm

LatinUSMC wrote:look s grerrreat..luv that green ride.

Thanks Latin, I luv green too!

Im not a fan of cut springs. So I think Im gona get some bigger wheels and thicker tires. Im gona stick wit the clears for now. Want to do projectors in the future.

AND...I will find a way to do some sort of dual projectors. Its gona be sweet!!! :evilbat:

by **michaels artic frost** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:49 pm

Nice work and thanks for sharing.

-M

by **corlon** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:21 pm

very nice.

by **hksboost** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:35 am

Very nice work

by **Donnie** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:19 am

Yeah that's kickin.

by **CamryOnBronze** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:51 am

LEE337 wrote:Im not a fan of cut springs. So I think Im gona get some bigger wheels and thicker tires.

noooo

your rolling radius will be jacked and the car will be HIGHER off the ground. The speedo will be reading all over the place... either stickl with the correct tire sizes or get coilovers, dont run giant tires.

by **LEE337** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:16 pm

Well Im not talkin bout gettin 20s. I have 17s now w/205-40-r17 tires. I want some 18s with a wider tire. Atleast a 225-45-r18.

So if I do get a bigger rim an thicker tire what would i need to do to keep from messin up the speedo???

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:08 pm

I'm surprised you haven't already had speedo/braking problems with the tire size you have on now. When changing wheels/tires the general rule of thumb is to stay within a rate of change of no more than 3% of the original diameter. That's either 3% larger (slower speedo reading) or 3% smaller (faster speedo reading). Also, when the proportions are out of whack, you're also taxing the brakes, which might be overworked with the wrong wheel/tire combination. Here's a printout from the 1010tires Tire Calculator comparing OEM SLE tires to your current setup & mine:

by **TxBmbleBee** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:48 pm

car is coming along well man

by **LEE337** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:55 am

8.69%

Sh!t, I didnt know it was that bad. I must have mixed up some numbers when I was buying these wheels. My ride is a bit rough and now I know why. Im defenintly going 18s w/215-225/45-50/R18. I like the Volk line of wheels. Something 7 spoke, I really like 7 spokes.

Which would be better tires on 18s. 225/40/R18 or 225/50/R18???

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