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Old Oct 16, 2020 | 03:40 PM
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For those you guys who has stock suspension and stock 18 wheels, what is the height from the ground to the fenders? I just installed BC Racing coilovers and before I purchased them I knew that I only wanted a inch drop all around. But I forgot to measure the height from the fender to the ground. Right now my height for the front is 24.5 inches and the rear is 25 inches. That’s too low for me especially going both up and down my driveway I’m scraping my front lip no matter what I do.
I know I measured it when I was stock but like 2 or 3 months ago and I believe it was like around 27 inches but since it was so long ago I don’t fully remember.
I’m thinking that tomorrow I’m going to raise all 4 corners up by at least 1 inch maybe 1.5 inches but ideally I want to do the 1 inch drop from stock that I always wanted


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Your request should be from the center cap to the fender lip, thus removing tire size from the equation.
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Your request should be from the center cap to the fender lip, thus removing tire size from the equation.
That makes more sense, I just got my answer although it is the measurement from the ground to fender but it is 27 inches just like how I remembered it on mine. The car looks pretty nice sitting this low and I wish I could keep it like this but it’s scraping on every driveway. Destroying my carbon fiber lip
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I did 20 years of low. I'm over it! Even now at the speeds I drive it hits the bump stops, so no point in taking more away and making it ride harsh AND bottom out, much less drag bits on asphalt.
No level ground here ATM or I'd throw a tape up there for you.
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