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Car is a 2012 coupe, with 18/19 TSW Nurburgring wheels, 265/35/18 front, 305/30/19 rears. As it sits now there is a lot of wheel gap, i swear i think the PO raised the car a little bit. How low can I go on stock bolts without having to worry about rubbing? Id like to be able to drop it 1" all around at minimum
Mine is the gray one..
Last edited by Badmotorf1nger; 06-13-2018 at 01:12 PM.
Might get an inch up front, maybe, but I doubt if you will see an inch in the rear.
By dropping all the way on the bolts you will encounter other issues.
I had tire rubbing on the rear fender liners when hitting the deeper dips in the freeways and the front end will have less clearance for road debris if you happen to encounter any.
Less shock travel, I have the Koni FSD units and this likely contributed to my issues.
Ya it looks good but a price is to be payed.
You now have lower profile tires so it increased the gap.
The thing about those tsw wheels is they are cut to fit c5 and c6. They don't stick out far enough for c5 and stick out too much for c6. You can try lowering all the way on stock bolts, which should lower it about 1/2". Just keep an eye on it, it may rub on big bumps or dips.
The thing about those tsw wheels is they are cut to fit c5 and c6. They don't stick out far enough for c5 and stick out too much for c6. You can try lowering all the way on stock bolts, which should lower it about 1/2". Just keep an eye on it, it may rub on big bumps or dips.
yeah i was reading that.. i dont wanna slam it, just get rid of some of the gap.. even a half inch would be something
just so i have this correct, you turn the bolts counterclockwise to lower, and clockwise to raise the car?
Yes....counterclockwise lowers, the closer the bolt rubber pad gets to the leaf spring the lower the car.
Have an alignment after. This is always recommended but I raised my front some 4-5 turns and checked the alignment and it changed very little, not worth messing with.
Mine is lowered all the way and the bushings are cut off (except the last part). TSW interlagos. Rears only rub on SERIOUS bumps. Really almost never rubs while driving. Having it this low, speedbumps and inclines are difficult, but I love how it looks. Might raise it just a little.
Green line is where my bolts are cut.
Last edited by camarokidz28; 06-19-2018 at 01:13 PM.
Mine is lowered all the way and the bushings are cut off (except the last part). TSW interlagos. Rears only rub on SERIOUS bumps. Really almost never rubs while driving. Having it this low, speedbumps and inclines are difficult, but I love how it looks. Might raise it just a little.
You'll be fine lowering all the way on stock bolts.
I have 18/19 Cray Spiders with similar offsets to your TSWs, though 275 F/295 R tires. I am lowered all the way on stock bolts, and I am not even close to rubbing. I'd like to go lower, but I do not want to cut the bushings and I can't see spending $2-3K for coilovers.
06-13-2018, 01:11 PM
question about lowering - tsw wheels
