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took some people's advice and went from a 17 inch motegi 205/40/17 to a 15 inch rota 195/60/15 :

now you just need to lower that bad boy...

im actually trying to avoid lowering it... i already lost a lot of clearance w/ the bumper (more than the pics do justice). ive only bottomed out twice on sorta steep driveways, but it drives me crazy... i think the thicker tires address the wheel space a little. what i really want to do is get some feedback from someone that's lowered their car w/ a low hanging bumper to figure out if i can get a noticeable drop, or if id just be wasting $

I beleive you are wasting your money......... unless you can probably slap an air ride system on it lol

lol they look funny! Maybe when you lower it will look better

Mine are the rare 17" size. I never bottom out even this low, but you might more than I do, since you have a longer nose on that bumper. Maybe buy one of those sheet metal under cover so it doesn't scratch the bumper.

at the car wash I see, wheres the sparkle??? gotta scrub harder next time lol

mx-3_4evr wrote:lol they look funny! Maybe when you lower it will look better

Mine are the rare 17" size. I never bottom out even this low, but you might more than I do, since you have a longer nose on that bumper. Maybe buy one of those sheet metal under cover so it doesn't scratch the bumper.

Those arent gt3's then if they are 17's.

They are Drag dr16's, either way a good wheel. Can you post up or send me more pics of your car? I am interested in that wheel in gold with the polished lip...

Hey...nice rims!
I had the MP5 front bumper on my mx3. It sticks out farther and hangs lower than a stock bumper. With the ground control coil-over sleeves, I was only really able to lower maybe an inch drop, and I drove very carefully, and like you said, only really bad angles would it scrape/bottom out

(off topic, was that you that outbid me on eBay for the CF gas door cover )

(off topic, was that you that outbid me on eBay for the CF gas door cover?)

how'd you know? lol...
anyway, this morning i actually measured my ground clearance and i was looking at 5.75 inches. so i figure if i dropped it with some h&rs id be looking at 4.25 of clearance. anyone have a daily driver w/ similar clearance?

Is that on the front?

I am like 3.5"-4" off the ground from my gs lip... and I am ok

guess id be cool then... solo, how much of a drop is that in the pics?

Hm, not to sure, proly 2.5" from stock.. I am running ground controls on zx2 struts