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Springs, Drops, and Such

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AP1995V6

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Well, Fed Ex delivered ONE of my wheels today. I don't see how that's possible, but I only got one. Being the little kid that I am, I just had to put the damn thing on, and that car will just be immobile until the other 3 come in :-D

Anyways, I noticed that the car really doesn't look very 4x4ish so I measured the gap between the wheel and my fender. Now, I don't know anything about stock springs/heights, which is why I'm posting this, but my gap is 2.5-3". I would assume that's basically stock height, but I thought I would come here to have it verified before I went out and bought springs to have my car dropped 1-1.5" only to find out it had already been dropped.


[I bought the car used so I'm unsure of what exactly is on it as far as aftermarket goes, and I don't know what to look for to identify aftermarket springs since I've not dealt with them. The wheels are 18" and have a 285 tire wrapped around them, if that helps.]
 
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285 on all 4? The fronts are gonna bite hard on every little curve in the road if so. I switched to 265 in front and its bad.
 

AP1995V6

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I have about an inch or more clearance in the tight spot with the wheel locked in either direction. If I hit some monster pot holes, I will expect some rubbing. If all else fails, I'll tamper with that plastic guard and make it work.

Although, since it is 1 wheel, they could have a different size for the fronts. I just ordered the wheel package from Steeda so I put my faith in them to assemble a decent wheel package



EDIT: I just checked their website and its 285/35/18 all around.
 
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It is called tramlining and some performance tires will do it more than others. Which means when your driving the steering will steer it self by following the ruts in the road. Some tires will do it others will not, depending on the tires really.


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AP1995V6

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Ah ok. I thought he may have been talking about that.

I'll just have to find out, I guess. They're Nitto 555 Extreme's or something like that. I don't feel like getting up and looking

I'm just thrilled that I can finally ditch my 15" hubs.
 
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