I'm running 18's ,should i bother lowering my car? PICS Inside

[dinamix]

should I bother lowering the car ? Im looking to drop around 2.5inches ..
I will be sacrificing ride comfort and major rubbage if i do. half of me says yes to lowering the other half says no.


can anyone with photoshop please help lowering my car?
I just wanted to see if it would make a big difference. running 18"s take some of the wheel gap away


TIA

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2967/ikeyaris.jpg

[TRDMarty]

Stace is EVERYTHING!!!

LOWER IT & You'll love it even more.

You'll find yourself always looking back at your car when walking away.
Even more than you probably already do.

[TheRealEnth]

It looks badass... But you are looking at major rubbage like you said... are you sure you can handle that?

[supmet]

errr rub isn't the right term for a 2.5 inch drop on 18s... more like grind, or destroy your wheel wells/tires. A reasonable 1.5 inch drop would probably only have slight rubbing.

[contraband831]

I ran Tanabe DF's with my trd 18's i had minimal rubbing on the inside plastic liner, but it all depends on your offset and tire size.

my specs:
18x7.5
offset: 42mm
tires: 215-35-18
springs: tanabe DF's (1.6-1.8?)
stock shocks and struts

[DandiDani]

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my hubby got 18's on his 07' sedan and its lowered. It
does look a lot better. sometimes rubs:eek:...but he says
it cuz we need diff tires and once we get diff tires we
should be okay:thumbup:

[cali yaris]

^ true and some camber bolts wouldn't hurt either.

[JumpmanYaris]

not so much into the camber, I just hate the way it looks with the wheels leaning or tilted all I need is thinner tires and I guess I should be good

[ChinoCharles]

Dude, that color is HOT. Haven't seen that on a liftback yet.

[blacksandiegovitz]

errr rub isn't the right term for a 2.5 inch drop on 18s... more like grind, or destroy your wheel wells/tires. A reasonable 1.5 inch drop would probably only have slight rubbing.

No true one bit bro :biggrin: I have 18"x7.5 wide with 215/35 tires and stock camber and honestly from a stock measurement my from is about -5/6" lower in the front and at least -7" lower in than stock in the rear , granted Im on coilover , Im just saying a Hard "stanced" yaris can be done with very minimal damage(if any) and you're only gonna rub the fender liner .

[06silveryaris]

I have 17's on a 2" drop and it only rubs when full turn

[M4One]

I've got a question for you. Do you plan on driving your Yaris in the winter? I remember last winter in Vancouver and how I had trouble at times going through the snow in the side streets stock. My buddy has a lowered Yaris and he pretty much told me not to bother lowering mine because of that reason. With Echo's photoshop job, it does look pretty good. Maybe for others that are lowered they had an easier time driving through the snow.

[dinamix]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/echo_hrs2/lowerit.gif

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/echo_hrs2/ikeyaris.jpg

Cheers

wow..that was quick..thanx dude your awesome!

[dinamix]

I've got a question for you. Do you plan on driving your Yaris in the winter? I remember last winter in Vancouver and how I had trouble at times going through the snow in the side streets stock. My buddy has a lowered Yaris and he pretty much told me not to bother lowering mine because of that reason. With Echo's photoshop job, it does look pretty good. Maybe for others that are lowered they had an easier time driving through the snow.

i'll have my spare 14" winters tires(blizzaks)on by then..ground clearance might be an issue..other than that my tires should be good..

Dude, that color is HOT. Haven't seen that on a liftback yet.

yeah it was an 09 canadian color..pretty common with the other models..magnetic grey mettalic is the name

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my hubby got 18's on his 07' sedan and its lowered. It
does look a lot better. sometimes rubs:eek:...but he says
it cuz we need diff tires and once we get diff tires we
should be okay:thumbup:

Im runng 35 series.. i think your hubby has 50 series on his..he should get some thinner tires
It looks badass... But you are looking at major rubbage like you said... are you sure you can handle that?
Ill have to stay away from u-turns..lol

Stace is EVERYTHING!!!

LOWER IT & You'll love it even more.

You'll find yourself always looking back at your car when walking away.
Even more than you probably already do.

you know me so well..lol

[eTiMaGo]

drop it like it's hot.. Unless you like the wannabe mini-Escalade look... I've got 18's and coilovers:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/691356/cars/Yaris%20May%2009/Yaris-May-09-001.jpg

Yes, rubbing is a small price to pay. But it's really not that often while driving "normally", and there always some solutions to reduce it if it gets out of hand

[DandiDani]

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