My 2011 Vitz

[TerenceCruz]

Originally Posted by sheekeebut

If you want the clean look, why not get rid of the HD lip, and take off those mud guards? Slammed like that, you're not tossing up mud at anyone!

And you'll have some sexy flowing lines, especially with that baby-bottom smooth rear windshield.

And you'll even show some hint of (hopefully) badass tire tread to frame the rear nicely.

And it costs you nothing.

Hell, some (not me) would go as far as paint match the guards (rear faces of course) and then slapping them back on.

Hahaha baby-bottom smooth made me crack up. I don't know though, I like the HD lip and mudguards. Once I get the wheels on, I will try to avoid camber as well too. We'll see once I get the rubber. 195/45s on some 8.5 inch wide wheels should be a nice stretch and I should be sitting pretty nicely. All that's left to take care of is the dent on the driver side quarter panel, which isn't that bad, and the scrape/dent on the driver side sideskirt (that one is bad lol) I was thinking about buying the whole piece on the driver side if i can and just replacing it. Idk, whichever is cheaper I suppose lol.

[ezhacker1]

Take a pic for me of the packaging once you find it lol.

[TerenceCruz]

Originally Posted by ezhacker1

Take a pic for me of the packaging once you find it lol.

Haha I still have it man, I'll send a pic of it through facebook when I get the chance.

[MiSFiTx87]

Was able to find the 1 inch plug at Lowes but no o ring.
is there a how to on to remove the wiper motor and everything else

[TerenceCruz]

Originally Posted by MiSFiTx87

Was able to find the 1 inch plug at Lowes but no o ring.
is there a how to on to remove the wiper motor and everything else

All you basically have to do is take off the plastic cover on your trunk by pulling carefully on the side, it'll just snap off one by one until you get to the other side. Then unplug the motor, it's a white plug you just squeeze on the side then pull off. Then I believe there are four 10mm nuts you have to remove then the motor will just come off. I got the 0 ring from the dollar store lol. It was a box full of different sizes.

[MiSFiTx87]

Originally Posted by TerenceCruz

All you basically have to do is take off the plastic cover on your trunk by pulling carefully on the side, it'll just snap off one by one until you get to the other side. Then unplug the motor, it's a white plug you just squeeze on the side then pull off. Then I believe there are four 10mm nuts you have to remove then the motor will just come off. I got the 0 ring from the dollar store lol. It was a box full of different sizes.

thanks again Terence, was a struggle removing the plastic cover lol but i finally got it off, need to find a o-ring or get some silicon to seal around it

[TerenceCruz]

Originally Posted by MiSFiTx87

thanks again Terence, was a struggle removing the plastic cover lol but i finally got it off, need to find a o-ring or get some silicon to seal around it

No problem man. And yeah, luckily I had already removed that cover once in order to do that standing wiper mod. But, the wiper delete was definitely a good choice Silicon would be a good idea too, I might do the same.

[nobodywise]

Sorry, might have missed it but what are the spring rates for the coilovers you're running now? Thinking about getting some for my sedan

I love the back of my car, the front... not so much

[TerenceCruz]

Originally Posted by nobodywise

Sorry, might have missed it but what are the spring rates for the coilovers you're running now? Thinking about getting some for my sedan

I love the back of my car, the front... not so much

I believe they are 6k in the front and 3k in the rear. Much too soft in my opinion. I will be ordering short/stiffer springs for the rear soon. The fronts can go pretty low on the Megan coils, but I'm only on the springs in the rear, took off the locks/perches already. Still not as low as I want to go though. If I were to do everything over again, I would have been a little more patient, saved another $150 or so and bought BC extreme low coilovers. You should get coils though, sedans look dope slammed.

[nobodywise]

Originally Posted by TerenceCruz

I believe they are 6k in the front and 3k in the rear. Much too soft in my opinion. I will be ordering short/stiffer springs for the rear soon. The fronts can go pretty low on the Megan coils, but I'm only on the springs in the rear, took off the locks/perches already. Still not as low as I want to go though. If I were to do everything over again, I would have been a little more patient, saved another $150 or so and bought BC extreme low coilovers. You should get coils though, sedans look dope slammed.

Oh, only got the front set of coilovers? Yeah planning to get megans too but now you're scaring me a bit

I already have on lotek springs on it and it's about a 1.9 drop

I love the back of my car, the front... not so much

[nobodywise]

Still not low enough for my though haha

I love the back of my car, the front... not so much

[TerenceCruz]

Originally Posted by nobodywise

Still not low enough for my though haha

I love the back of my car, the front... not so much

Oh sorry the way I typed it made it seem like I only got the front coilovers haha. I have the full coil overs, front and rear. But, the rear coils didn't go as low as I'd like to. As I'm sure you know the rear spring is independent from the shock. That's why I said I'm only on the springs in the rear cause I took off the locks/perches that came with the coils to get the maximum drop. I want to get shorter/stiffer springs though so I can put the locks and perches back on to be able to adjust my height as I please again. Plus, it looks like you have bigger rims so that should fill the gap nicely if you feel like the Megans don't have a low enough drop for you.

[TerenceCruz]

@aspro - Thanks a lot man!

[TerenceCruz]

Got the crew banner on! #Sus_Spec Okay, no more new posts from me until I get my wheels mounted ;)

20140919_185035 by TerenceJCruz92, on Flickr

[TerenceCruz]

Does anyone know the diameter of the rear springs on Megan Racing coilovers? I found some shorter, stiffer springs for my rear, just want to make sure it'll fit. I know our springs are independent from the shocks, but still lol

[ezhacker1]

65mm inner diameter should be the standard. I have 6in 8k springs all around.

[TerenceCruz]

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've updated this. Just doing more research and saving money before I do any more mods. These are a couple of items I am looking for in order to finally put my wheels on:

1) -3 OR -5 camber shims from RealCamber. I don't know which yet, if -3 is enough to fit some 16x8.5 +25 offset wheels wrapped in 195/45s I would rather stick with that so I don't burn through tires as fast.

2) 6" 10k springs for the front, and 5" 8k springs for the rear for my Megan Racing coilovers. Want to add stiffer and shorter springs so I can go lower and get tighter fitment.

I am paypal ready, please comment below if you have any of these items! Thank you very much. Also, just wondering, do any of you guys know which lug nuts I'd need to buy to work with some BBS RS reps? Preferably with a lock. (I know they're reps, but I still don't want to worry about them getting stolen. Haha) Thanks everyone!

- Terence

[ezhacker1]

just get some gorilla lock nuts. either ones with 1 lock nut, or all 4 lock nuts, or just basic type where a socket adapter is needed to remove.

As for springs, there is a diminishing return on getting stiffer springs as it relates to ride height. Did you already calculate the drop with those spring specs?