Have you or are you considering lowering your Fit? I want to get 17" wheels for my fit too and also wanted to lower it 3/4 to 1''. Does anyone out there think that would cause a problem? Please be kind to the rookie. Thanks

 

If it doesn't rub with the stock suspension, it won't rub when you lower it.

 

so ludexr does it rub??

 

How about a side shot???

 

600+ miles, no rubbing and 17" do not stick out past the fender.

 

I’m thinking of lowering the Fit, but not sure. Hate to use my Fit as a Snow Plow

 

I have the same concern...if I lower my Fit, it will become a snow plough in the winter...last thing I need is to replace the front lip/bumper.

 

drop that thing man lol

 

IF YOU LIVE WHERE it snows dont drop it, i had a slammed protege5 and it was terror in the winter. It was a 2" drop.

 

I had the H&R springs on my Protege 5, it was a nightmare when there was an average amount of snowfall here in Calgary...

 

 

lol...that's great

 

205/40/17s

 

Meh, I've got a 240sx with about 1.75" drop + Apex i N1 duals exhaust ( 3" single to 2.5" dual, which hangs pretty low) and I've gotten around pretty good the last 4 years with it. You just have to be smart and know your car's limitations. If you try driving on 4" of unplowed snow you probably aren't going to get very far in anything short of a truck.

My $0.02

 

Hey you live in omaha, you know what its like. And when you need to get to work no amount of snow can stop me. Im just saying my P5 was difficult to get around in the snow.

 

Hey thanks for the comment. I decided to change it up, and made the car a little differnt. I raised it up about 56 inches and throw on some 42"s laying around. Here is a picture

 

If you are concerned about lowering the Fit and having clearance issues, then get coilovers instead of just lwoering springs. Coilovers allow you to raise and lower the vehicle to your tastes and to fine tune the suspension. www.Ground-Control.com makes excellent coilovers and they use Eibach srpings which are the best in the world. I am sure they will develope a coilover for the new Fit.

GWD

 

Hey thanks for the comment. I decided to change it up, and made the car a little differnt. I raised it up about 56 inches and throw on some 42"s laying around. Here is a picture

 

lol@ bootleg photochop

 

nice chop^^^^^