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I apologize if this is in the wrong section or for not searching hard enough.

I am in search for the lowest setting coilovers on the market. I cannot find anything that can lower the car to tuck my 18's. I have a set of d2 coilovers and I have them on the lowest setting. I also used the preload springs to lower the car even more, doing so has made the car a little bouncy.

Does anyone have experience with coilovers that can put the car very low? Anyone have any suggestions for coilovers. Brands? models?

Something close to this

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I am in search for the lowest setting coilovers on the market. I cannot find anything that can lower the car to tuck my 18's. I have a set of d2 coilovers and I have them on the lowest setting. I also used the preload springs to lower the car even more, doing so has made the car a little bouncy.

D1GP-Rd8-213.jpg

You know that handling, grip, ride will all be horrible at that height right? Since you mentioned its a bit bouncy i'm thinking you might care about ride quality.

IMO you would only lower that far for aesthetic reasons on a dedicated show car.

Just get air bags and lay rails....

Moat of the coilover suspensions on the market should tuck an 18 if adjusted right.

But do you want just the tyre tucking, or the actual wheel?

On the f2f, you will have to wind the thread right down into the reciver, then drop the spring seat rings as well.

And make sure the threaded bodies are in the right locations on the car.

bc br coilovers have lots of thread, fairly sure my sill panels would have been on the ground have i not wound them up before installing them.

Thanks for the suggestion I will look into those coilovers.

Just get air bags and lay rails....

Moat of the coilover suspensions on the market should tuck an 18 if adjusted right.

But do you want just the tyre tucking, or the actual wheel?

On the f2f, you will have to wind the thread right down into the reciver, then drop the spring seat rings as well.

And make sure the threaded bodies are in the right locations on the car.

I dont think I want to go to airbags. I am just looking to tuck the tire.

Could the problem be that I am running z32 coilovers? I heard they are identical. The rears are also shorter on z32 i would think the front would be as well.

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