I recently got 16x7 Enkei J10 4x100 4x4.5 42. wheels and Nitto 205/50R16 for my 2009 fit, a car that i am very fond of (lot of memories), though my wife is the primary driver of that car now. I am wondering is there any room to lower that car if I got TEIN Street Advance Z Coilovers. I dont have any good reason for doing it besides having a slight urge to try it. Right now it has stock suspension.

I tried searching through forum. Did not quite get the exact answer. Gemini says it should be ok to go down an inch or so. But I am not sure? I dont want it rub especially with her driving it as a regular use car. Dealt with rubbing, body mount chop on my 4R. Don't want to get into with this car. If there is already a thread on it, kindly just point me to it.

Many thanks in advance
Deep

 

Hey there!
Recently picked up Buddyclub P1s in 4x100 16x7 +45 with Indy500's mounted (205/50/r16 sq setup). I was wondering the same question as you since I already have swift springs installed on my car. I'll be test fitting this evening and will update you shortly if I rub or have any issues

 

Post pictures!

 

Thank you. Looking forward to it.

 

update: it got way to cold in northern Alberta to test fit, however I’ll be sure to post pictures when test fitting is done

 

My car is lowered on 16x7 +38 with 195/50/16 RE71RS. I had enough rubbing that I rolled the fenders, but the 195 RE71RS are probably wider than many 195/50

 

was the rubbing due to the offset?

 

It was rubbing on the fender, so yes.

i would however note that the car never once rubbed on different 195/50/16 tires (General GMax AS05), only on wider, 200 tw extreme summer tires.

also important to note that my wheels are also 4mm more aggressive.

 

Hey there! Finally got around to test fitting the wheels and tires mentioned before, and they are perfect! Flush, no rubbing at full load and full lock. I would upload a photo but It won't load into here. If you'd like to see an actual visual let me know and we can figure something out lol

 

Interesting, I am running 205/50R16 Kumho tires on 16x7 et45 wheels and with very mild lowering from RSR Down springs they rubbed like crazy even though they seemed like they fit ok static in my driveway. I wound up rolling my fenders and now no issues but the down springs were too low for me and rode like garbage so I went to coilovers.

 

Thank you for the update. I am wondering how much lowering you have with your swift ? With Teins I think 0.9 to 1" is the minimum you start with if I remember correctly.

 

BTW wanted to ask where do folks get fenders rolled ? I have seen pictures of people doing it. Is it something folks do on their driveway/garage or you need to get it done professionally?

 

The gallery thing here does not work for uploading image?

 

Swift Springs
16x7 +45 sq
205/50/r16
sits flush with the fender.

no rubbing under full load and lock, about a fingers gap between the tire and fender.

let me know if you have anymore questions

 

Wow. nice. love the white on white. Do you know how much lowered is your car now? What coilover/shocks you are using along with those Swift springs?
Gemini tells me these springs lower GE08 by 1.2 inch i think. Not sure if that is right.

Many thanks for sharing

 

rear drops 1inch and the front 1.2 inches. However it does vary and these numbers are just a general idea. I’m on stock shocks

 

cool. is this what you have
https://silvers-na.com/products/swif...CKIFz-6_w0xygQ
may be be cheaper option for me than full on coil over. lol
How is the ride quality on streets compared to full stock?

Also I am assuming you did all the work yourself?

thanks!

 

There is a whole huge thread on swift springs for the GE8:

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...gs-thread.html

I would also ask you not to use Gemini or other AI for something so easily searchable. It is so highly consumptive for absolutely zero benefit.

 

Perfect. Will be stuck there for a while. thank you :-)

 

That looks good! I love that white on white.