cedosada

Hi,

I've heard both sides good and bad so wanted to know what you guys have to say.

What springs? and how much does it lower it? I want a lower stance to make aftermarket 17's or 18's deeper than stock look good.

What size wheel/tire combo? This would be for newer than 97 so 18's should be good. I may go 17's for lower price tires if it can look good.

Will it cause my tires to be off camber, wear my tires more?

Any pics of lowered Boxters?

Thanks!

cedosada

It looks like wheel and tire changes will require lowering springs which will result in a 2.00 camber at best. That would result in a frequent tire change. I'll probably stick with stock.

ar38070

Lowering springs (H&R, Eibach) will lower the car 1-1.5 inches. This typically results in a maximum front camber of -1.5 degrees. You can adjust the front suspension to take out about half of this and end up with -0.7 to -1.0 degrees. This is not too bad with respect to tire wear.

The rear has more adjustment available. You should be able to get close to -1.5 which is the high end of the stock suspension.

cedosada

Thanks!

I've been thinking about it and I think it looks better lowered.

Will an 11" wide rear and 8.5" wide front fit? 19's or 18's? What's preferred so it doesn't rub.

cedosada

After looking at the Gemballa's page, it looks like 18x10's in the rear and 18x8.5 in the front is still driveable.

ar38070

People have fit up to 245's up front and 285's in the rear. A lot depends on what brand/model of tire, the wheel offset, whether or not the car has been lowered and by how much and the individual car. 225's, 265's should be no problem regardless of whether or not the car has been lowered as long as the wheel offset is correct.

bruinbro

Hi,
I've got a 2000 S with H&R springs which brought it down about 1.3". I kept the OEM shocks (lack of funds) which may be a good thing as I may need coilovers now. Anyway, the rims are Volk TE37's in 8.5 x 18 front and 10.5 x 18 rear. They are shod with Dunlop Super Sport Race tires, 245-35 in front and 285-30 in the rear. I have -1.4 deg camber in front and -2.0 deg in the rear. The current problem is that even though the springs got me more negative camber, lowering the car has now created a slight tire/fenderlip interference problem in the rear under hard cornering/high speed bumps. Rolling the fenders helped, but I think I'm about .25" too low (hence the coilovers). I'm attaching a couple of not so great pics (camera issues) of the setup; PM me if you want the better pics I'm going to take tomorrow.





Bruinbro

Fletcher

How does it ride with the stock shocks and H&R's.

bruinbro

I actually think it is smoother than the stock springs. The tires are very quiet and just seem to "roll" nicely. Can't say too much about handling yet as I have to resolve a rubbing problem with the rear tires on a localized portion of the fenderlip.

Bruinbro

cedosada

Nice setup bruinbro. Do we know if the coilovers will get rid of the rubbing problem? There's so many lowered Boxsters out ther I'm wondering if they all rub.

bruinbro

Since coilovers allow some height adjustment, I'm guessing I can get rid of the rubbing by raising the car a little, plus with camber plates they should give me more negative camber which might squeeze the rubber under the lip. Others have put 285-30/18's on 10.5" rims on their Boxsters, so I think I should be able to do it. Granted, every setup is different, but I truly believe that I am close to making it work.

Bruinbro

cedosada

Bruinbro,

Won't adding more negative camber make your tires wear faster.

Mine is a daily driver of about 70miles round trip so I'm not sure if this is something I should do.

I sure like the look beeter than stock.

bruinbro

Yes, tire wear will be greater. I don't put that many miles on mine, so that is a secondary issue. The wear can be mitigated somewhat by switch the tires from rim to rim to balance the wear on the insides and outsides of the tires. Here is a few more pics.











Bruinbro

Fletcher

Where exactly is it rubbing? What is the rim offset?

bruinbro

The rear tire is rubbing about an inch forward of the fender-rear bumper seam, right about where the "U" in "DUNLOP" is in the closeup pic. This was checked with painters tape and lots of bouncing over bumps and hard cornering. This spot corresponds with the minimum distance between the tire and the fenderlip. The rims are 10.5 x 18 et 40mm and there are no spacers. There is about 2 credit card thicknesses between the tire and the shock tower, so I've got the tire as inboard as it will go without more negative camber. My guess is that I need to raise the body by about .25" and the only way I can think of doing that safely is with coilovers. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. BTW, the fender lips have been rolled.

Bruinbro