How to measure

[martinr69]

Ok I am wanting to lower my 05 stang but I don't want to go to low. Now the tires that are on there now are 245-45-17. The Eibach spring are 1.6 front and 2.0 rear.. How would I measure to see where the stang will sit with the springs on...

 

[JeremyH]

Umm a tape measue... the drop measurement is how much closer the fender will be to the tire. That 2" rear drop is alot, you will definetly be hitting the bump stops.

 

[martinr69]

Umm a tape measue... the drop measurement is how much closer the fender will be to the tire. That 2" rear drop is alot, you will definetly be hitting the bump stops.

So even with the 245-40-17 on there this thing would be on the ground. So my best but would go with a 1.5 lowering kit.. Plus I was looking at getting new tires so I was going back to the 255-45-17

 

[JeremyH]

I have frpp k springs. 1.5" in the rear woth 285/35/18 it was to low and i scraped alot so iw ent to a 285/40/18 and that helped

 

[jroc07gt]

usually you measure from the center of the wheel to the edge of your fender. then subtract the estimated 1.6" to give you a ball park of where it will come down to.

 

[NotQuik]

this second i have 245-45-17's off my 96 mustang on the s197 and with the prokit which isn't quite as low as the sportlines i've been scraping the x-pipe with only me in the car.

 

[jroc07gt]

yea you gotta realize that 245 45 17s lower the car 1" while making the wheel gap bigger