1997 Ti, Slammed...w/ Pics. Feedback & Questions..

[tiFreak]

that thing looks evil! (the ti, not the puppy)

[Kohote]

All your cars look awesome. I am also a fan of the lowrider look and performance. Have to compliment your taste. Do you have any idea how many inches you dropped the car?

[TurboMeTroy]

Hey, thanks for all the compliments. Very nice..

If I had to guess..I'd say it's lowered about 4" ?
It's pretty low...actually...it's really low.
That said, I had to measure everything and be pretty specific with tire offset, sizes (slightly stretched) to ensure nothing rubs while enjoying a nice, 'spirited' drive..

Ok, ok...more pics coming.

[cali-ti]

what offset are your rims? i guess now that i think about it 205 does seem narrow for 8" rims. they tuck in there very nicely though!

[666 toe]

sweet wheel's on yout ti

[Kohote]

Originally Posted by TurboMeTroy

If I had to guess..I'd say it's lowered about 4" ?

Wow! Did you have to cut a coil or two on the springs to achieve such a low ride height? On the internet I have only been able to find a ~2.5 inch drop, and that was with coilovers?

[cooljess76]

I'm that low on OEM shocks&struts with H&R Race springs from a 1.9L Z3. Currently running 17x8's with 235/40/17's, slightly scraping over speed bumps and driveways, but the car corners like a cat on carpet. I'll be upgrading to Tokico's pretty soon, which will drop me another inch. Definitely in need of a camber correction kit.

Hey Troy, when you get a chance could you do me a favor and measure the clearance between the ground and the front and rear corners of your sideskirts while the car is on level pavement. I'll do the same so we could compare numbers.

[teetime4one]

makes me want to order my rear shocks.
i love the look of your ti...SICK!
i think there should be two standards...low and stock.
you've pulled off the low look perfectly.
right the fcuk on!

[TurboMeTroy]

Sorry such bad quality, it's dirty and dark...I just took the picture about 10 min. ago.

Sorry I haven't had time to measure the clearance or check the offset of the rims, but I believe they were +34, 17x8 w/ the 205/40s. NO rubbing under any driving conditions.

YOu can see the Jetta lip fits decent, with some persuasion..
All black, everything...grill looks a little funny (seeing right thru it) but its just the camera angle...it's supposed to be nice this weekend, I'll clean 'er up and snap some better ones...

Thanks guys!

T

[SDKmann]

I just had an awesome-ness seizure!!!! You've got to warn people before you post something like that! Very cool man, good luck on the build.

[Philly]

jess, i still can't understand how you can go so low with those wheels, and not have severe camber issues and insane tire wear... you must have something other than just springs im not aware of... there is no possible way i could go that low with my style5's or else my rear wheels would be 45 degrees pointing inward.. lol

[cooljess76]

RWD, I rolled my fenders with a block of wood and a sledge hammer, ran 215/40's and it still rubbed a little. I later found that they weren't rubbing on the fenders, but on the top corner of the rear bumper. I took the dremel tool to the plastic on the inside of the rear bumper and the rubbing went away. You're right about the camber issues though, my tires wore pretty badly. I don't recommend my fender rolling technique though. Some paint did chip off, but the wheel arches were rusted already and I'm going to have to repair them anyway.

Troy, if you're worried about your radiator being visible through the grilles, you can take some flat black rustoleum and spray the front of it. Just don't spray it too thick, coat it with a light mist. I've painted stencils on intercoolers before and doesn't affect anything. I just installed a carbon hood on my ti as well, looks good, keep it up!

[gimp]

They make a radiator paint that would work just fine

[marko]

wow.. love that stance - absolutely spot on!
gotta see more hi-res pics of that thing...
cheers.

[thesk8nmidget]

agreed on some high res pictures!!!