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Old 10-17-05, 05:32 AM
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Hey guys finally got my bilstein pss coilovers installed on my gs4 (impression write up to come). I still have the factory 17's on for now (getting 19s at some point). Right now I have a 3 finger gap all around. I adjusted the coilovers 12 turns up front and 8 turns in the back from the settings from bilstein. Is a three finger gap all around too high? Or should I drop it to 2 fingers or less. Also, should the adjustment be the same front and rear? Thanks guys
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with 17", i had three fingers up front and two fingers in the back. you can drop it more but it will start eating up tires due to camber.

another option is to go with a larger tire profile, called a fat setup to fill in the fender gap.

keep in mind that your car will settle in. it takes about 2 weeks of driving. once setted in, it will be a bit lower and the shocks will firm up a bit.

it's good to get larger rims to fill up the fender gap.
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I will definetly get some 19's. Pehaps, i should just leave it for now and not lower it. Thanks
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