can anyone measure or knows the stock SE w/17s from ground to fender? i just got coilovers but just want only a little drop, im measuring 27.5 F, 28 R but it seems just like stock. thanx.

 

http://www.innerbean.com/housecor/sp..._decision.html

But not all car's are the same, and the one in the link is a 5.5g.

 

not to be an ***, but whats it matter what the stock hieght is, just go ahead and set the height the way u want, im assuming u want about an inch drop up front and about .5, thats what most poeple are going for the best way to tell is finger gaps, my se stock was like 4fingers, so to be where ud want go to about 2.5-3 fingers. in front. proba bout 2finger gap in the rears, so put it at about 1.75-2 fingers back there to make it look nice and mean, get the gaps even and the car will look amazing without having to have it on the ground. i knwo this isnt the most scientific method, but i didnt start measurign my hieght till after i got my jic's in. at one point i was at 24inches from the ground to the top of the wheel well. i could have gone lower, but it looked like a lowrider

 

It will be higher in high altitude regions ya know

 

the reason most people lower is for looks, so just set the height so it looks good, no need to base if off of the stock height. i read my jic manual yesterday, it sadi they shoudl come form the factory with 1-1.5 inches lower than stock when u pull them out fo the box

 

set it a little higher than what you want the final product to be, in the first few months the new coilovers will settle and drop even more.

Mine are about 25 1/4" from gorund to fender and it is a perfect height for me. Low enought that it looks great, but it does not scrape everything.

 

That was a good one. And below sea level it will rub....

 

upstate, is the 25 1/4 how high ur car is in ur sig pic? nice, looks like it should have from the factory. i usually ahve my rear a lil higher, gives it a more aggressive stance, imo.

just gotta play with them, adjustablity can be habit forming. i still mess with mine regularly, and ive had them for almost 2 years.

 

Yeah it is. My rear reads 25 1/4 but it looks higher than the front anyway...

people tell me all the time that it looks perfect, nice and aggressive

 

if you wanted to do it "right" then you would test various settings and find out what gave the best PERFORMANCE and handling qualities (and ride).....too low or too stiff can HURT handling, contrary to popular belief.

doing springs just for looks is teh gayness

 

also will note that the "wheel gap" will be different depending on what size tires you are running, since not all 225/50/17's are the same diameter, and sometimes the aspect ratio is changed with different rim/tire combos....not always possible to keep it standard diameter......