How low should I go?

IbanezFreak87 · 09-29-2008, 09:33 PM

So I'm thinking about how low I should go on my FD.

Right now it looks like its a 4x4. lol

and I kinda wanna just drop the bitch 2.5 inches, but I'm wondering how that would look...

anyone got any pics of low rx7's?

I searched.. but came up with a minimal amount of pictures..

Whizbang · 09-29-2008, 09:47 PM

2.5 is kinda extreme. Lowering it too low will make the car handle like ass

IbanezFreak87 · 09-29-2008, 09:49 PM

Um.. i don't track it.. and I love low cars.. more like SLAMMED cars.

and this fd is higher than my rsx so I figure i should lower it. lol

Whizbang · 09-29-2008, 10:19 PM

but i would bet the rx7 as it is would out handle your RSX

Brent · 09-29-2008, 11:50 PM

just throw some koni's or tokico's on with either some H&R Springs or Eibach Springs. It will lower it about an inch and improve handling... whether you track it or not. This is not the car to "slam". There have been plenty of people over the years that have lowered their FD too much and rubbed through the fender liner and wiring and gave the car quite a few issues. Also, you are going to drag your shit all over the place. If you just worked several 50 hour weeks to get a new clutch, plan on working alot more once you rip the sway bar off, bang up the exhaust, tranny, and engine as well. Here is what mine looks like when it had Tokico's and Eibach's:

IbanezFreak87 · 09-30-2008, 04:20 AM

^ ooo thats nice.

yes I've read about the wiring issue. I don't want to be THAT low. Cuz i don't need the problems,

But I already have bilstein coilover, just don't know how low i wanna go.

Miata_mx5 · 10-02-2008, 02:16 AM

That is what i call low.

Race, or street, i like my cars slammed. Like said about you will rub if you don't have your fenders pulled and rolled. Also you need the right alignment parts to do it. You will bang up the exhaust a little.

That being said, for me, i don't mind all that.

Scraping a little is fun too. (I scrape the exhaust on my 32 when i go over some speed bumps LOL!)

How low you want to go depends on wheel size, what suspension, alignment parts to do you have (to handle the lowness), how much of a stretch you have on the tire, if any etc...

Too many variables.

IbanezFreak87 · 10-02-2008, 04:35 AM

haha, ok so I'm getting her back tonight.. She will be as low as the coilovers allow.
I hope she looks alright.. since I got these big as 40 tires

Will post pictures ASAP!!

THANKS GUYS!

TehMonkay · 10-02-2008, 02:48 PM

Rocker panel 5" from ground.

JStrib · 10-16-2008, 10:26 PM

Yeah, we actually just had to solder about 15 wires in my buddy's harness because the previous owner dropped the car miserably AND put it on 19's...Ate up the harness a little I'd say...

09-29-2008, 09:33 PM	#1
IbanezFreak87 The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	How low should I go? So I'm thinking about how low I should go on my FD. Right now it looks like its a 4x4. lol and I kinda wanna just drop the bitch 2.5 inches, but I'm wondering how that would look... anyone got any pics of low rx7's? I searched.. but came up with a minimal amount of pictures.. Last edited by IbanezFreak87; 09-29-2008 at 09:35 PM..

09-29-2008, 09:47 PM	#2
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp iTrader: (5) Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 20	2.5 is kinda extreme. Lowering it too low will make the car handle like ass __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

09-29-2008, 10:19 PM	#4
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp iTrader: (5) Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 20	but i would bet the rx7 as it is would out handle your RSX __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

09-29-2008, 11:50 PM	#5
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX iTrader: (4) Posts: 839 Rep Power: 17	just throw some koni's or tokico's on with either some H&R Springs or Eibach Springs. It will lower it about an inch and improve handling... whether you track it or not. This is not the car to "slam". There have been plenty of people over the years that have lowered their FD too much and rubbed through the fender liner and wiring and gave the car quite a few issues. Also, you are going to drag your shit all over the place. If you just worked several 50 hour weeks to get a new clutch, plan on working alot more once you rip the sway bar off, bang up the exhaust, tranny, and engine as well. Here is what mine looks like when it had Tokico's and Eibach's: __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM

10-02-2008, 02:16 AM	#7
Miata_mx5 Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Irvine, Southern California iTrader: (0) Posts: 99 Rep Power: 17	That is what i call low. Race, or street, i like my cars slammed. Like said about you will rub if you don't have your fenders pulled and rolled. Also you need the right alignment parts to do it. You will bang up the exhaust a little. That being said, for me, i don't mind all that. Scraping a little is fun too. (I scrape the exhaust on my 32 when i go over some speed bumps LOL!) How low you want to go depends on wheel size, what suspension, alignment parts to do you have (to handle the lowness), how much of a stretch you have on the tire, if any etc... Too many variables. __________________ Endless USA My Livejournal Blog Last edited by Miata_mx5; 10-02-2008 at 02:21 AM..

09-29-2008, 09:49 PM	#3
IbanezFreak87 The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Um.. i don't track it.. and I love low cars.. more like SLAMMED cars. and this fd is higher than my rsx so I figure i should lower it. lol

09-30-2008, 04:20 AM	#6
IbanezFreak87 The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	^ ooo thats nice. yes I've read about the wiring issue. I don't want to be THAT low. Cuz i don't need the problems, But I already have bilstein coilover, just don't know how low i wanna go.

10-02-2008, 04:35 AM	#8
IbanezFreak87 The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	haha, ok so I'm getting her back tonight.. She will be as low as the coilovers allow. I hope she looks alright.. since I got these big as 40 tires Will post pictures ASAP!! THANKS GUYS!

10-02-2008, 02:48 PM	#9
TehMonkay Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisville, KY iTrader: (0) Posts: 302 Rep Power: 17	Rocker panel 5" from ground. __________________ My car blows up everytime I start it, it's rotary

10-16-2008, 10:26 PM	#10
JStrib I went full rotard. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay St. Louis, MS iTrader: (0) Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, we actually just had to solder about 15 wires in my buddy's harness because the previous owner dropped the car miserably AND put it on 19's...Ate up the harness a little I'd say... __________________ '94 Chaste White RX7 - Stock ports. Stock turbos. All bolt ons. Shooting for low 11's.