Ok not really. I do want to lower it to the max without losing all steering functionality. What spring/rim/tire combo would you recommend (on a budget)?

 

Please try looking in the Wheel/tire section. Or searching some keywords like "size, rims, offset, springs, lowest" whatever your mind can conjure that relates to your question....

 

thanks

 

What a broad question.

 

I understand how it could be answered in any number of ways, I'm just asking what YOU would do (or have done). People are so pretentious around here.

 

sorry...I just tried helping ya buddy :/

 

I could've asked how to get my car to 200HP

I'll be more specific, if I keep my stock rims and tires and want to lower the rear by about 1.8"-2" and the front by about 1"-1.2", what springs would you recommend?

 

Eibach Sportline springs, a 16 or 15 inch wheel with the lowest profile tire you can find. Or do a nice tire stretch. Or both.

 

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...your-pics.html

You can also get coilovers so that you can adjust the height to your liking with the added dampening to deal with the lowering.

 

Added the thread to my favorites. Thanks... for real!

 

D2 coilovers son

 

Eibach Sportlines are going to take you as low as you can practically drive. Any lower and you're gonna destroy your car eventually. And they're only ~$200.

 

You won't lose steering functionality, but it will alter it a little bit.

 

just my 2 cents. I went on an epic quest to lower my last car. As far as performance, I found the closer it I got stock ride hight, the more competitive my times were. And please remember that alot of these race or performance oriented parts do make the car extremely trying/manageable for a daily driver. If this is your daily driver that you rely on for getting to and from work year round, I don't recommend going extreme with drop or spring rates. keep with the progressive springs and from the well respected brands.

If its only look that you are concerned about, save up for coilovers, and adjust the height when you are going for show drop vs daily use. you have to pay to play, its worth it in the end if thats what your aiming for.

 

interesting story but definitely cannot be taken as a rule of thumb

What kind of car was it? If it was something already neutrally handling/setup well from the factory then yes any uniformed alterations can totally screw it up.

 

I'm sorry for what may be an ignorant question. but why would anyone want to lower your Fit? I can barely get out of my driveway w/o scraping already.

 

if you can scrape a stock height fit then something is wrong lol

 

unless you have a steep driveway

The benefits of lowering a car are many. The only downside is reduced maneuverability and the increased potential of hitting something.

Benefits:
Lower center of gravity
Reduced body roll
Increased response
Lower aerodynamic drag

 

Fit's look horrible at stock height. And you must have a mountain for a driveway. My drive way is steep and I've never scraped my Fit anywhere and I'm lowered almost 2 inches planning on going lower.

 

thats why you drive up one wheel at a time at an angle.. when you're lowered you do steep driveways and speedbumps at an angle... people scrape because they go 4x4 style head on