Finally lowered

[apollo500]

Been meaning to post this for 3 weeks now, but have not got around to it. Four weeks ago i purchased a set of Endura-Tech coilovers for my s14, ordered a set of 8k front 6k back, but when i picked them up from their Schaumburg, IL office they gave me 9k front, 7k back. Well anyway this is my first set of coilovers ever and I haveto say that they are AWESOME! The handling is great especially at higher speeds. The car is stiffer and much more responsive which i have been expecting. The ride is bumpy but not too bad considering that the roads in and around Chicago are terrible. Here are some pictures which my friend took a couple weeks ago.

[Joe]

1) thats lowered? hahaha

2) your front tires are taller and wider than your rear. wtf? edit: is that staggered wheels? damn dude that tire fitment needs some serious help

[Urabus GodofTraction]

Like the wheels.

Don't like the useless coilovers, or s***ty HID kit.

So, fail.

Also, pinstripe.

[Nali]

Where are the after pictures?

P.S The mustang wheels look surprisingly good on the S14

[apollo500]

1) well i would call 2-2.5 inch drop being lowered... didnt say i slammed it2) Front are 17x8 and back are 18x9, there are no 18x8 bullit wheels so i had to do this set up with my stock suspension. overall the rim+tire height is same front and back

[PEZi]

i've come to the conclusion that a lot of 40's look like monster trucks in pictures by themselves... they need another car there for size reference

[Joe]

1) well i would call 2-2.5 inch drop being lowered... didnt say i slammed it2) Front are 17x8 and back are 18x9, there are no 18x8 bullit wheels so i had to do this set up with my stock suspension. overall the rim+tire height is same front and back

yea you can get a 2 inch drop with springs. you need to go about 2 inches more. and thats STILL not slammed. the quality of your ride isnt gonna change just your ground clearance of which you have like 3 feet of, so youll be fine.

and just because its staggered doesnt mean you have to have piss poor tire fitment

[chitownguy]

Jesus that's a 2 inch drop? I can't imagine what it looked like before, I don't even want to know I have enough nightmares.

[W O T]

Are those mustang rims?

Car looks hot bro good job, lotta haters in here, ever been on real roads before? THEY TEAR YOUR CAR UP PEOPLE, you dont need to hear scrapes to be low

[ScrapMetal]

Wow, some people here are just jealous. Great looking car bro, and the Bullitt wheels look sick on the S14.

[Joe]

Wow, some people here are just jealous. Great looking car bro, and the Bullitt wheels look sick on the S14.

why do people always assume those who criticize are jealous?

its not jealousy that we want him to realize the potential of his car/suspension.

[RagingPanda]

its not jealousy that we want him to realize the potential of his car/suspension.

I didn't know there's a worldwide contest on how stupidly low you could go.

[chitownguy]

Why get coilovers if you're not going to at least get rid of wheel gap? It would look tons better and still handle quite well.

Car looks hot bro good job, lotta haters in here, ever been on real roads before? THEY TEAR YOUR CAR UP PEOPLE, you dont need to hear scrapes to be low

LOL at this guy. I drive a slammed car every day and have no problems.

[W O T]

Not everybody wants to be tucking tires douchebag

[numbnuts240]

i think it's fine where it's at, but the front wheel does look awkward with the taller tire.

Not everybody wants to be tucking tires douchebag

i really hate that look. reduce gap, yes, but tucking tire/wheel and scraping everywhere is the stupidest thing i've ever seen.

[Dattebayo]

Another 240 gen thread that spilled over into gen chat.

We really must teach them where to go. Anyone got a rolled up newspaper?

[numbnuts240]

we should install an invisible fence, much more entertaining.

[Joe]

I didn't know there's a worldwide contest on how stupidly low you could go.

you are completely missing the point

he is obviously doing this for asthetics not performance. so to make it look better going down another 1-2 inches will remove the unsightly wheel gap. also changing his tire profiles to something that actually fits the wheel/car.

nobody said he should be dragging bumper.

[apollo500]

you are completely missing the point

he is obviously doing this for asthetics not performance. so to make it look better going down another 1-2 inches will remove the unsightly wheel gap. also changing his tire profiles to something that actually fits the wheel/car.

nobody said he should be dragging bumper.

1) This rim+tire combo cost me all of $300 with brand new tires, so for that amount it looks great even though the tires are of different height.2) I would slam it if I wanted to replace my front lip every 2 weeks and rip off my oil pan going on Chicago streets during peek road construction season.3) I didn't get coilovers just to lower my car, i got them for adjustability since i will race this car in the future.

[Koshin]

why did you put coilovers on it but you didnt lower it? lol

LOWER YOUR CAR FOO!!!! like really lower it

[Joe]

1) This rim+tire combo cost me all of $300 with brand new tires, so for that amount it looks great even though the tires are of different height.2) I would slam it if I wanted to replace my front lip every 2 weeks and rip off my oil pan going on Chicago streets during peek road construction season.3) I didn't get coilovers just to lower my car, i got them for adjustability since i will race this car in the future.

yea all im gonna say is you should spend the money on practice events, not pointless mods that arent going to help you as a new driver.

trust me. seat time > every single thing you can do to your car.

[adrianfromthecastle]

trust me. seat time > every single thing you can do to your car.

anyways, moved to 240 gen

[Gabes13]

I think it looks decent.

+1 for endura tech

[CSLAVE]

Wow some people are f*****s. " i drive a slammed car every day and have no problems". Congrats!

Dude lives in Chicago where winters destroy the roads, maybe that is as low as he can go.

Beside the f*****ry in this thread nice car. The wheels are a different look but they look good.

[chitownguy]

Wow some people are f*****s. " i drive a slammed car every day and have no problems". Congrats!

Dude lives in Chicago where winters destroy the roads, maybe that is as low as he can go.

Beside the f*****ry in this thread nice car. The wheels are a different look but they look good.

Gee thanks! Guess what? I used to live in Chicago too.

Anyways like Joe said nobody said to slam it just get rid of wheel gap. Like lower it to the point where you barely tuck the top of the tire. But I know he won't do it because he like most of you fools are p****** that are scared of scraping just once in a while.

Also some of you guys seriously need to take a reading comprehension class.

[apollo500]

Of course I could spend $600 and get some good springs and shocks(or get knock offs for $300).... the problem is that THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER IN CHICAGO. The main thing is that my suspension was shot after 112k miles and I needed to replace it. Paying $1100(taxes included) for these brand new coilovers was more rational then getting just springs and shock having to replace them whenever i want to go lower. Also the pictures were a day after the install, so the car sits a little lower now.

[SleepyHB]

I like the color.

[kunihongo]

looks very clean and mint. I can tell by the pinstripe, rubber door guards and fender guards that this car is well kept and maintained. It looks very nice how it is. keep it up

[ChampaignSilviaS14]

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[nos487]

Nice car!