Not at all, actually. I don't have the exact numbers handy, but the rear is just a little below the top of the adjustment range, and the front is close to the middle of the recommended adjustment range. I can dig out my measurements this afternoon, but both ends are within recommended range.

 

lovin it

 

Oh my! You've made me want to play with myself looking at your car... All kidding aside, I will be putting some PSS9s with 20mm spacers over the winter, as well as new tires. Probably the V12 as well... You're setup is exactly what I'm looking for!

You're car is sooooooo sexy lowered like that! Nice work!

Thanks for the pictures!

 

Awesome, thanks! If you ever do get a chance to check the measurements, can you let me know how much thread is visible from the lowest perch to the bottom of the shock? It's hard to measure from the top when the shock is on the car. I've been doing all my adjustments from bottom measurements.

I'd like my ride height in the rear to be a little higher to give a bit more of a wheel gap. Maybe my agressive track alignment has something to do with it (-2.5).

 

Thanks for the compliments. I'm out of town this week and she is home in the garage. Can get some measurements for you, but I believe there is 4-5 mm left to adjust up in the back. 15-40mm back? Can't be sure, will try to get the numbers when I get back.

 

I just raised the ride height for winter. I raised the fronts 10mm to 61mm (measured from the bottom of the lowest shock collar to the last thread on the bottom) and the rears 5mm to a total of 41mm (measured the same way)

I'm definitely higher than the recommended adjustment range, but have no problems on the road. I bet that narrow adjustment range is for maximum performance, something which I don't need during the winter. I just need ground clearance

 

I live in Savannah, GA, winter clearance is not an issue for me. The car is also only an intermittent driver, with traffic in the morning, and mpg being roughly the same, I just take the old beat up pathfinder to work most days. I do track days and autocross as often as able, so I figured best to stay in that adjustment range. When I swap out tires from this weekend out tomorrow, I will grab the measurements.

 

you need to measure from the center of the wheel up to the fender lip edge

if you change the ride height then you also changed the alignment

 

True for ride height that is the way to measure, however the bilstein recommended adjustment range has you measure from top of spring perch to the center of the lower shock mount.

Took measurements today while swapping on the street wheels, and the front measurement is 245 from bottom of perches to center of the bolt, and in the rear its 95 from bottom of perches to center of bolt.

Ride height measurement is 13 1/8" in the rear and 12 3/4" in the front.

 

hey, great looking R3
I have an 11 red R3, and am in the Atlanta-area
you're in Savannah- maybe we can try and organize a Ga meeting of rx8s/r3s, after
the holidays
where do you get yours serviced?

 

Thank you both. I have been happy with it, but you know how it is, there's always one more thing to do. It is certainly no show car, and that's why there are no real closeups. It spends almost as many miles on the track as it does on the street, so it has a little bit of track rash here and there, but what an awesome car for the track.

I do my own servicing on the car, and will actually be up at Road Atlanta for a track weekend on 2-4 Dec, if you aren't busy you could come see us. See the regional thread for GARX8Club.com. In full disclosure, at this point its a group of track hos more than anything else, not much in the way of show cars/street cruising.

 

Have had a few requests for pics of the car with the RPF1s on it. Here they are, only use them at the track so excuse the numbers. Also, keep in mind that I am running 255/40/17s, so they are a little shorter than stock size and although the car is actually closer to the ground with them on, there is more visual wheel gap.







Chris