Coilovers installed- *Pics* and info..

**OverSpun** · 08-02-2004 08:21 PM

Intrax ARS coilovers... the rear didnt drop as low as i wanted, so im deciding whether or not to buy new rear springs to drop it lower in the back. from ground to fender in the front i am 25.25" and the rear is 25.5". here are the pics...

front wheel gap..

rear wheel gap...

thats it. only problem now is deciding if i should buy new rear springs to drop it more or not.. i dont really want to spend any more money, so its gonna be a hard decision.

**azndrunk74** · 08-02-2004 08:27 PM

I have the same coilovers. I cut the rear springs so that I could lower the rear more. The front springs are progressive while the rear springs are linear, so cutting a coil doesn't affect the spring rate. If you get new rear springs from Intrax, they'll just be shorter anyway. I had my car at 24" front and rear, I raised it to 24.5" front, 25" rear yesterday.

**dukez** · 08-02-2004 08:47 PM

Really for coilovers, is that as low as they get?

**OverSpun** · 08-02-2004 08:54 PM

yea, the rear is low as it can go, the front has a lot more room for lowering, dukez, can you post a pic of your wheel gap?

**azndrunk74** · 08-02-2004 08:55 PM

Originally posted by dukez
Really for coilovers, is that as low as they get?

No, definitely not. It's just that the rear springs that come with the Intrax ARS coilovers are too long, they sell shorter race springs with a higher spring rate. I have the same coilovers and I had all 4 tires tucked for a little while, it was too low so I raised it.

**jones3000** · 08-02-2004 09:01 PM

your car looks A G G R E S S I V E! I wouldn't want that thing behind me on the road. Nice clean car!

**OverSpun** · 08-02-2004 09:06 PM

Originally posted by jones3000
your car looks A G G R E S S I V E! I wouldn't want that thing behind me on the road. Nice clean car!

haha thanks man.

**widm3r** · 08-02-2004 09:08 PM

Yeah i agree totally with jones3000, that thing looks really mean and your car definitly looks Über sweet!

Originally posted by jones3000
your car looks A G G R E S S I V E! I wouldn't want that thing behind me on the road. Nice clean car!

**azndrunk74** · 08-02-2004 09:13 PM

Originally posted by OverSpun
yea, the rear is low as it can go, the front has a lot more room for lowering, dukez, can you post a pic of your wheel gap?

Uhmm...do you mean dukez or me? I have the same coilovers as you..

**dukez** · 08-02-2004 09:17 PM

Originally posted by OverSpun
yea, the rear is low as it can go, the front has a lot more room for lowering, dukez, can you post a pic of your wheel gap?

Heres a bright sunny, clear skies, Norcal picture for you suckers, the picture was taken last year, a long time ago. And thats the cactus tree that fell on my car last winter, strong winds put it all up on my hood, for whomever it was that said somone threw a cactai(?) at his car. Lucky there was no damage.

After that I fingered my car. It didnt moan.

Now imagine if i had some 19s.

BTW: Dont make fun of my 16's.

**Brrman** · 08-02-2004 09:41 PM

Might wanna get that rash checked out.

**OverSpun** · 08-02-2004 09:42 PM

not makin fun.. you have the same gap as i do with those coilovers.. i think my 18s close the gap some though, cause im 25.5 in the rear and 25.25 in the front. its 1.5 fingers in the front and about 2 in the rear.

**dukez** · 08-02-2004 09:50 PM

Originally posted by Brrman
Might wanna get that rash checked out.

I have a bunch more now. Luckily though my fat tire sidewalls take most of the punishment when i run up on curbs. Its going to be bitch running low profile tires on big wheels, I can imagine it now.

Yeah Nick, my drop is the same as your rights now. I was just saying though, I still have room left to drop it even more (front and back). I should have taken a picture when I first installed the rears, had it almost to the lowest setting and the whole tire was tucked in. Kinda like Skara's white Avant pictures.

Any rate, because im running stock 16s and i dont really care, i've been meaning to raise them all they way back up again. I bottom out on speedbumps, steep driveways and etc more than just a few times. And i miss the smoothness of going over things.

**OverSpun** · 08-02-2004 09:52 PM

yea. definately true. lookin good though dukez, i think thats the first time ive seen a pic of your car.. plannin on some wheels soon?

**dukez** · 08-02-2004 09:58 PM

Yeah my car is all stock, i dont need to post picture of it much. :P

Wheels will come sometime in the distant future (no particular idea). Whatever it is that i think is hot when the time comes. Right now, I'm not a baller, I'm trying to learn the game. :)

**jones3000** · 08-02-2004 10:03 PM

Don't hate the playa, hate the GAME.

**audidood** · 08-02-2004 10:29 PM

Originally posted by dukez

Now imagine if i had some 19s.
BTW: Dont make fun of my 16's.

205/55zr16 ... not bad

**EVIL-AUDI** · 08-03-2004 05:05 AM

Really that's all it dropped? I would have thought alot more, but it still looks good.

***RippleChip*** · 08-03-2004 05:53 AM

I like the look, I'd keep it at that for now Nick.
Nicely done, care looks awesome.

**Devious27t** · 08-03-2004 08:27 AM

Originally posted by EVIL-AUDI
Really that's all it dropped? I would have thought alot more, but it still looks good.

it would have dropped it more on any other car but nicks car is bigfoot. hehe just messin nick looks good man long time coming.

**buck** · 08-03-2004 08:30 AM

Overspun - your car is sick.

I don't know what else to say!

**Foos Girl** · 08-03-2004 08:30 AM

Looks good Nick!!!

**nizmosx** · 08-03-2004 08:48 AM

finaly lowered now nick....... nicely done and trust me when i say your car does not need to be lowered more in the rear, i keep raising mine up because of rubbing issues with passengers. also if you like the rear bumper on your car i suggest you leave it ALONE. it will scrape everything

**audidood** · 08-03-2004 09:48 AM

the bad thing is, you can't really go too low with those wheels unless you roll the fronts. in which case, you better have tight suspension up front. i had koni/intrax on my b5 with those wheels and i would rub going into corners and i had a little over 2 finger gap up front. i think my setup was too soft for aggressive driving.

**Saturnine** · 08-03-2004 09:58 AM

Looks good Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its about farking time!!

The drop looks good too Duke

**OverSpun** · 08-03-2004 11:33 AM

Originally posted by audidood
the bad thing is, you can't really go too low with those wheels unless you roll the fronts. in which case, you better have tight suspension up front. i had koni/intrax on my b5 with those wheels and i would rub going into corners and i had a little over 2 finger gap up front. i think my setup was too soft for aggressive driving.

yea, i know what you mean. i already had my front fenders trimmed, so hopefully i wont be rubbing.

nismosx- yea, i was thinkin the same thing, the rear is really low as it is, i'd probably lose it if i went lower. i gotta think about it, i kinda like the height its at now.