wow thanks for the awesome detail, that helps a ton. so if i either ran 15mm spacers or got et48 rears with the 1"ers id be good to go. sweet deal thanks alot! +rep

 

2010 Honda Fit Sport with Tanabe Touring Medallion Exhaust
YouTube - 2010 Honda Fit Sport with Tanabe Touring Medallion Exhaust

 

Underpass Takedown - Mazdaspeed3, Civic Si, Fit Sport
YouTube - Underpass Takedown - Mazdaspeed3, Civic Si, Fit Sport

 

I put about 90 highway miles and 10 side-street miles on the car every day. So when I was looking for springs, I wanted the highway-portion of the ride to be fairly compliant, but also wanted a better [more firm] feel for the curvy-portion.... and of course less wheel-gap without looking slammed.

I decided on Eibach Pro-Kit springs, and am so happy to find that they deliver exactly that! On the highway and in general straight-line driving, you might be able to tell a difference from stock if you really concentrate... but it is a very slight difference. But when you load up in a curve, and under hard braking, you definitely notice the difference right away!

The main downside of it is that I'm suddenly very aware of the stock performance delivered by the stock tires... need to do something about that eventually.


As far as the wheel-fitment goes... personally, I think it's the perfect height. I wouldn't want it any lower. I'd like to see the rear wheels 'out' a bit to be a little more flush, but whatever... maybe once I save up some more dough for 7" wheels/rubber.

 

hi.

 

Looks good! Specs on drop? is that a custom paint job of just a funky exposure setting to get a deep red wine color?

 

thanks. its currently on function/form type 2's maxed all the way down with 2 perches taken off on all 4 corners. the car has been resprayed to the Basque Red Pearl off the new accords.

 

Very very nice, I like what you've done with the stock spoiler! diy? or something else?

 

very nice. keep up the good work.

 

very very hot colour. the rims look good on your fit too.

 

I WANT THAT FIT hahah or just your suspension and wheels.

What rims are those?

 

yup i was able to get it stable enough to drive around in and not have it come off, but theres still some kinks i need to work out before i put it out to the rest of the community.

 

they're work rs-beta's.


thanks for all the feedback everybody.

 

17x7 or 16? and where can i get my hands on some

 

they're 16's. 4x100 are pretty hard to come by nowadays. these are my 3rd set and i'm probably not gonna let them go. i have a friend who has some in 4x114 if you're down to run a 25mm 4x100/4x114 adaptor. haha

 

whats the pro/con of an adaptor? Id rather then fit like they are supposed to but for the looks

 

basically the only pros in running a 25mm adaptor is that you have a more broad selection of wheels to choose from. and 4x114 wheels dont sell for as much as 4x100's do. idk why, thats just how it is.

bad thing about running a spacer is you're automatically going to have an extra inch of poke. so if you have a 17x7 +35 wheel, with the spacer it'll end up being a 17x8 +35. meaning chances are you're going to have to do some fender work.


heres my car with 25mm spacers. original wheel specs were 16x7/8 +32, with the adaptors on it put it at 16x8/9 +32. 24k gold dipped Volk GTU's.

 

well i have noticed with a droped fit the rear is tucked in already so with out doing any number crunching there wouldnt be as much or any rubbing compared to the front right.

 

Wheel spacers instead of spending $$$$ on new wheels/rubber? That is, unless you want new wheels!

I like your height... if I lower it can't go much lower (if any) than that. Seems like a nice height and it's looks pretty balanced (front space between tire and wheel well/rear space between... )

A friend had his ride lowered. In photos it looked as if the rear springs lowered more than the front... and lots of Fits look that way after lowering. When I saw it in person, I realized it was an optical illusion, somewhat. Because the rear wheels are buried further back into the wheel wells than the fronts, the shadows above the rear wheels make the stance appear as if it's lower than the front.

Anyway, looks good.

 

not exactly. with the ge's, they're made with a solid rear axle. the rear will not have any natural camber after lowering it so the wheels wont tuck as easy as being said. if anything the front will clear more than the rear.