Hmmmmm, good shots - Very helpful my friend, thanks a lot. I will make up my mind now. +43 or +45, that is the question

 

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What springs or measurements will give me the 1 finger gap front and back or a 2 finger gap rear.

I'm thinking eibachs so far .... they are F1.2" R1.4"

Also contemplating Teins F1.6" R1.6"

Goobers !!! what's the finger gap in yours ?

 

I tried measuring once... and I think it was like 2 and 3 or something.

Personally, it's not something I really care about. For the most part, because different people have different sized fingers (fat vs skinny).

It looks good, rides well enough, handles a blast and that's good enough for me.

 

Good to know thanks

 

Just so you know, the Teins end up pretty low. I am on Teins with 205/50r16 on the stock +53 rims and rub when cornering hard, hitting dips in the freeway, and turning while entering a driveway. I have already trimmed the plastic liners a bit, but am slowly "self clearancing" the rest

If the go with the Eibachs, you should be OK, but with the Teins, go with a 195/50 as stated before.

 

I've decided to go coil overs, too much stress for me with those measurements and offsets :-)

Bc or buddy club ? These are the easiest two I can get in sydney.

 

If you're super worried about rubbing here's the safest bet: highest offset wheels you can get + Swift springs + 195 tires. Even if you picked just 2 of these you'll be ok.

 

Rubbing is rubbing doesn't matter if the drop comes from coils or springs. See previous post.

Edit: The only way coils would help w/ rubbing is if they allow for -camber. However, you could get -camber for $50 w/ camber bolts.

 

:-) hahaha .... It's neverending :-) here I thought I found a solution but aren't coilovers designed for a lower ride hence designed for this camber issue, I don't know, I assumed :-)

 

The reason the coil over guys don't rub as much is because they can run a higher spring rate and better dampening to control the wheel moving up so much. Follow someone on coil overs on the fwy, car is following everything rather than the wheels moving as much. Coil overs don't give a bad ride (usually), they just allow for more wheel control.

 

There will always be someone that hates one thing or another. I pulled the trigger on the enkeis + buddy club n +. Ill post some pics when it's done ;-) thanks for the help boys, awesome place. Better than the australian honda forum.

 

That's true...I was mostly refering to the fact that w/o consideration of offset, you're still going to have to touch the fenders at a certain ride height. Touch them less than if you had springs at the same height, but those guys slammed on coils w/ a low offset usually have to pull fenders...plus they have the coils set super stiff. The N+ will at least give you a chance to play around w/ ride height/camber/dampening/and rubbing or lack thereof.

 

I don't think the N+ has camber adjustment !! Or does it ?

If it rubs, i'll just raise it a bit or get those camber bolts as some guys suggested. They don't have those enkei pf01 in +45 only +43. I am not after slamming the car, i just want a two finger gap all round and a nice suspension for a stealthy car when i do my 8hr trips to melbourne overtaking monster trucks that makes my current car feel like a fishing boat.

 

Ok,

Spent nights and days reading and thinking, i pulled the trigger on the buddy club coil overs. I should be receiving them next week, sweet.

I moved away from 16" rims because the highest offset i could get was +42. Right after I post this message, i will take a walk and order the Enkei SC24 tuning 17x7 +45.

Now i still need to figure out whether to go 215/40/17 or 205/45/17.

Oh and i am also thinking to add a little K&N air filter and some fancy spark plugs to offset the extra weight in terms of horse power.


So, what do you guys think ?

 

17x7 +45 with a 205/45-17, from what I've been reading you're probably going to have some slight rubbing if you lower more than an 1".

A 195/45-17 tire will rub less, and you can drop more.

If I'm not mistaken.

 

Now this size tyre is gonna make me look like a 4wd before lowering and I agreee this is the tyre to go down low but I'm not going that low. I am going to leave a 1 or maybe even 2 finger gaps.

If I go 215, that will be 2finger gaps

If I go 205, that will be 1finger gap.

4more days to make up my mind. I found 205 to be more common than 215, I think it says something.

 

So why coilovers if that's the case?

 

Just to be safe and have options :-) ....

 

hey everyone ! i am new to this forum .. i am driving honda fit with 175 65 r15 tires and i am going to change the tires and rims .. i dont want to change my ride height or any type of suspension upgrades.. The most important thing is that i dont want my wheels to come out of the fender (i hate that look).. specially the front ones . I dont want to go above 16 inch rims and 205 tyres. please help me with the right offset rims and right tyre size.. thanks !

 

205/50/16 et45 is the sweet spot