I have Matrix springs right now which give the Max about a 2" drop in the front. I am on stock 15" steelies but I have 17" rims enroute to my home and i was wondering if wheel gap would be affected by the bigger size rim. Right now, there is a 1.5 to 2 finger gap from fender to tire. Since i'm getting 17's will the wheel gap become less, or should it stay pretty much the same?

Also, since it is lowered 2"-front, does anyone know of a good camber kit for this kind of drop, or is it possible to get away with stock cambers?Thanbks for all the info.

 

camber kit >> http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaCamberKits

www.tirerack.com and read all their information about wheel size

IMO u should replace your tokico blue (HP) shocks with either agx, illuminas, or koni yellow.

 

I plan on replacing the back ones one day, but money is not flowing all that freely. Only in high school.

 

I went to the links. The camber one was helpful, but I couldnt find what I was looking for at tirerack. They had great info, but I didnt see if the wheel gap would close up more if upgraded to a larger wheel. Does anyone know from experience?

 

Is there not anyone that knows nothing about wheel size and wheel gap, who can answer my question??

 

If the outside diameter of the wheel/tire is the same, your wheel gap will be the same.

-Fellow high schooler

 

Alright I have the spring 2" setup and I just put on 17" 235/45/17 and they were about 1/2 bigger then stock setup. Therefore the gap in the wheel well is decreased slightly. Trust me though its perfect amount. Mine was decreased about 1/2 an inch. I would run camber kits with 2" drop. I did.....

 

Here's the deal with the wheel gap....

It all depends on the tires you get on your new wheels. I mean, if you get a tire that increases the overall diameter of the wheel/tire combo, then, obviously, you will have less wheel gap. However, for better handling and the point of getting larger wheels is to get shorter profile tires so that your overall diameter stays the same. Otherwise, you start throwing off your speedometer and odometer. YOu don't really want to do that. You want to try to stay within 1-1.5%of your original diameter for the best results.

 

Cool, thanks guys. Is it possible to lower the Max 2" and still be able to get it aligned without a new camber kit, or is it impossible/ not recommended.

 

Camber is what I don't know much about yet. I don't know what to tell you on that one. I know that I don't want to lower my car enough to have to mess with it. But that is just me.

 

you can't predict camber it will be diff from car to car....bushing wear...suspension parts tweeked .. ect ect.... my car is at -1.0 left and -1.1 right with the front dropped 2.25" from stock...max allowed neg camber is 1.0 so my car is at or just over the limit....before the drop I had -.6 camber.... in short I will not be adding camber kits at this time .. I am happy with -1.0 ... some neg camber is good... better for the twistys and rember when the front end lifts under accl you gain + camber.... so you get a flatter foot print ...later

 

Can someone explain the ins and outs of camber? I am newb when it comes to that.