35mm Drop On 15's

[mrfil13]

Im thinking of lowering my GT 35mm ut still got the 15" alloys on, what would this be like, i dont want it to low to the ground, will get 17"s at a later date :)

Cheers, plus what oil do people use for the GT, cheers again

[daktari]

Im thinking of lowering my GT 35mm ut still got the 15" alloys on, what would this be like, i dont want it to low to the ground, will get 17"s at a later date :)

Cheers, plus what oil do people use for the GT, cheers again

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I`ve got a 40mm drop on 16`s and have no probs apart from BIG speed humps which need a bit of respect.

[mrfil13]

cool, its very tempting :)

[daktari]

cool, its very tempting :)

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It`s very !Removed! bumpy

[GT4 BOOSTER]

15's on a 35 mm drop is very very low. 17's on 35mm drop is ideal.

[cookci]

i think you'l find the overall diameter is the same though! keep your tyres pumped up to 38PSI and you'l be fine

[andrewl41]

Surely as cookci says, 15's 16's 17's it makes no difference to the actualy ride hight of the car as you should be altering the tyre profile to keep the diameter of the wheel/tyre combo the same to ensure your speedo still reads corectly.

[bradders]

i have a 40mm spax drop, and indeed it is very low

if i am correct, 17 inch wheels and 40 profile tyres will give near enough the same rolling radius = same ground clearance

i would recommend new shocks though to stiffen it up nicely. while you are there a GT4 rear brace helps out nicely too.

btw i've got a set of brand new original toyota rear shockers for sale. pm me if interested ;)

[LORD_ED]

had my gt dropped 40mm on standard 15s and now no difference in ride height with 16s it dosnt matter as long as u sort out ur tyro profiles

[mais183]

hello all, i have a 1989 gt gen 4, and am also thinking of bigger better wheels, and lowering.....after reading the opinions of everyone, i understand that by working out profile of tyre this will compensate for wheel size difference, so as to eliminate speedometer errors, but this wont change ride height........so if i then lower it by 30-40mm it will be quite low, hmmmm this will be easy enuff job i think?

wot sort off problems could i encounter?

cheers :D

[Chinchilla_Bob]

This doesn't answer the lowering questions but is rather handy for those who have thought about what the effect of over sized alloys and tyre profiles has on the cars speedo.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[Cubic Incubi]

30mm on 16's is fine with me.

[waterskidan]

Hi there mate i have an imported generation 6 Toyota Celica with the goggle lights on the front. Its a japanese import SS-II 180brake the car has 15" toyota alloys wheels with a 55 profile tyre. it also has TRD lowering springs and shocks on it and the spec is

40mm on the front

and 30mm on the back the car drives lovely providing you havent got a bad back and it really makes a difference to your handling on the road so go ahead youll be dead impressed cya Dan

[OptionMoto]

Hi there mate i have an imported generation 6 Toyota Celica with the goggle lights on the front. Its a japanese import SS-II 180brake the car has 15" toyota alloys wheels with a 55 profile tyre. it also has TRD lowering springs and shocks on it and the spec is

40mm on the front

and 30mm on the back the car drives lovely providing you havent got a bad back and it really makes a difference to your handling on the road so go ahead youll be dead impressed cya Dan

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you could also go for Tein S pro springs on standard shocks, if your only going 40mm max...but best to change both shocks and springs to feel the comfort...or else you may find your self bouncing a tad bit.