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Beautiful sedan you have. Amazing fitment and clean clean clean!!
So i went ahead and just pulled the trigger on some stance coilovers and I was curious what other parts I might as well upgrade when they go to do that work. Any idea what other parts I should do? I have seen ball joints, tie rod ends, new bushings, but I am still fairly new to the car and have never done suspension work nor what parts are good. I am going to try 245/40(45)/19's and 275(285)/35(40)/19's but I am just not sure how everything works still. It is extremely hard to not what will work/not work and looking online just runs me through the ringer in my head just trying to make sure everything fits,works, doesn't scrape etc etc. For sure not going to slam it but I will probably go fairly conservative on the drop just looking to get a more aggressive look. Any parts that are just a no-brainer?
You have been extremely helpful blnewt, thanks man! See your name all over.
Thanks for the kind words Zack
As far as coilovers and being slammed, most coilovers w/ the exception of Tein Basis drop pretty low even at the highest settings. It won't be slammed but not real conservative either. I would recommend at the minimum a rear camber/toe kit as you typically can't get rear toe in spec without it, and having toe out of spec is a tire killer. Ideally getting the complete F&R camber set is best (I've been running that way from the start). This will allow you to easily get your alignment proper and you can even set caster (I prefer it higher to eliminate or reduce any wander). Rear kits (SPC brand) run about $150, fronts about $400, the rear toe slot needs to be elongated to allow more travel from the new toe bolts, but this is pretty easy w/ a dremel & wafer wheel)
That's a complete F&R kit, you won't need toe arms unless you remove the lower control arms (aka spring buckets) if your coilovers are the "true type", The toe bolts w/ the elongated slot will adjust toe back to spec. if you run the traditional OEM type rear suspension (springs separate from the shocks).
If you are getting the "true coilover" setup you can still use the OEM spring buckets w/ that toe bolt setup as well.
The tires on that width/offset won't be a problem but you MUST confirm brake clearance w/ wheel vendor, even some wheels w/ aggressive offsets still have clearance problems depending on design, backspacing, etc.
These are the specs of the wheels from fitment industries. The guy from ESR said it was agains't policy for them to say whether they would fit or not but said it shoulnd't be a problem so I purchased them, but again still very new to all of this so I have no clue.
These are the specs of the wheels from fitment industries. The guy from ESR said it was agains't policy for them to say whether they would fit or not but said it shoulnd't be a problem so I purchased them, but again still very new to all of this so I have no clue.
Here's a sedan w/ the same ESR wheels & specs and they clear the brakes so you're good to go! https://www.fitmentindustries.com/wh...tein-coilovers
You should get hub adapter rings to eliminate or reduce possible vibration issues, here's a set on ebay https://www.ebay.com/i/263431621462?chn=ps
And be sure to get new conical/tapered seat lug nuts, your OEM "mag-style" lug nuts won't work there. I like the Gorilla sets FWIW.
About to go 18x10 +38 all square on a sport sedan. Should I go square on the tires too or do something like 255/40 275/40 ?? I'm lowered on stance coilovers, (spl camber too). I'm hoping theres no awkward gap going with a 40 series tire, but wasn't sure if 45's would be too bulky. Appreciate you guys!
American Racing AR924 Wheels on a 2010 Coupe Sport
I'm finally getting around to working on my 2012 G37xS Coupe. Time for tires, so instead of bumping the upgrade out, I've decided to take the plunge. Will be putting on the full coilovers that are sitting on the shelf soon with SPL arms and links FR and RR. Tires will be 255/35 FR and 295/30 RR. I prefer the split 5 spoke style and came across the AR924 in 20 x 9 +35 FR and 20 x10.5 +45 RR. I know that the offsets will work, but American Racing advised my local tire shop that the fronts will not clear my OEM sport brakes. I find that hard to believe since I went up to 20" wheel diameter. Does anyone have experience with these wheels in 20" on a sport brake setup? Thanks for any help that can be provided.
My longer term plan is to install the full set of GTR calipers and rotors I have sitting in the garage, but this will probably require new hats along with the caliper adapters, and I just don't have the time right now.
Last edited by jthibodeau89; 09-06-2019 at 02:11 PM.
Read several pages back but couldn't find my exact setup so hopefully, this is a quick answer. I've got a squared setup on my xS sedan of 19x8.5 +43 with 255/40 tires as I like a meatier look. +43 is obviously a bit tucked so the plan was for a 20mm spacer. After seeing the car lowered (BCs), I figured that might be a bit aggressive so I traded for 15mm. Will it look OK with 15mm squared? Or should I go back to 20mm for the rear? I assume I won't have any rubbing issues given I'm running -2 to -3 camber all around. TIA!
06-23-2019, 01:44 PM
