just trying to help a brotha out and I learn that I'm color blind.

Thanks RX8club.com!

 

always measure from the bottom (or top) of the rim lip to the fender....not ground.

 

Uh...if you're on flat, level ground, I don't see how that is anymore accurate The way most professionals do it is from the fender lip to the wheel center or even the ground or flat level point where the car is resting, not the rim lip. Essentially it's the same thing.

Either way, you do realize when the tire is on the car and you measure it from the ground or the rim itself whether center or lip, they're no more accurate to one another in theory from what I see; this is because the tire is setting the wheel height and your suspension setting along with your tire sets your ride height. If you let air out of your tire, it will measure the same difference between before and after you let the air out from the fender to the ground and between the fender and the rim unless the ground is uneven to check between front and rear.

If someone else has some points as to why they should vary in difference between adjustments then please do tell.

 

no, top/bottom/center of rim only. never to the ground. you can see it however you like. but it's always from the fender to the rim...not to the ground.

 

Tell me this; if your ground is level for front and rear, how does it matter measuring it to the ground?

http://www.aa1car.com/library/ride2h.htm

There should be no difference. I'm not trying to see it how I like, I'm trying to realistically see how it matters.

 

because, the rim is bolted to the hub assembly, which is a constant. there isn't a variation. when you measure to the ground, how flat do you think the ground is?? tire diameter also comes into play. when you measure to the ground, that's more of vehicle ground clearance, great, but this is a the aggressive wheel fitment thread. we're more concerned of the wheels. i'm not saying you're wrong, but for this thread, measuring from the wheel to the fender is your best bet.

 

Which is why I said when the ground is level. The ground is constant also and if you measure from fender to wheel and fender to ground when the ground is level, you will see between adjustments the difference is the same.

Um...the diameter effects the rim position, and it also effects the ride height. Thus when you change it, it equally changes the distance between the fender to rim and fender to ground since it's only changing it by radius values, not diameter. From the hub to its contact point which is, the ground hence radius.

This technical talk was about people saying it should be one way of measuring without questioning it and is why I brought it up since there are multiple ways to measure it properly.

Actually for this thread they don't care how you measure it. They want pics and not technical mumbo jumbo as I've been going into details on so I'll stop talking about it Sorry for the derail.

 

Nicely done. Good to see some new additions to this thread.

 

hahaha, ok fine fine. whatever works for you then. some dudes like to sit down to ****, i prefer standing up...works either way, right? :D

 

now that the argument is outta the way i measured from the ground to the fender and the fronts are 25 1/4 inches and the rears are 25 1/2 inches

 

I've got a 2 inch drop in the back and 2.5 inch drop in the front. What would I have to do to get 18x10's to fit all the way around?
Thanks in advance!

 

You skipped the whole part of tire size, offset, camber, rolling fenders, and/or pulling fenders.

 

18x10 +25 with a 255/35 fits with a 2" drop all around with a slight roll in the rear and no roll in the front. major camber though.

 

basically everything that was needed to form a legitimate question...

 

What're your camber specs F/R?

 

-3 front and -3.5 rear. Going to roll the rear some more and roll the front. When I get my coilovers and drop it another inch to inch and a half, I'll get it realigned and should end up around -2.5 up front and -2.75 to -3 in the rear.

 

I get to post on here for once haha 18X9 +20

 

Yes, enough of the pointless arguing, finally another pic

Now lower-r!

 

Seriously ^ +1. Majority of the cars in this thread will look 100x better if it was lower.

 

A Fate, got the rotas ordered from your guys! Thanks for the input! Best bang for the buck (knock on wood) Too bad they're on back order. These are gonna be the longest 30 days! Flat Black baby!

 

Yeah I had to wait almost a month for the GT Orange's. I caught them right as they got ready to order the wheels from overseas

 

Lowerd RX8's huh????

 

yup it's low alright

 

way too low. something happen?

 

Yeah your suspension geometry is completely fucked being that low..