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I just bought my car (93 touring) and no mention was ever made about it being lowered but I assume it is because it rubs like hell with the stock sized tires and rims. Does this mean its lowered or is it the aftermarket rims (different backspacing is all I can figure) the rims are 16" tsw's and the tires are dunlop sp 900's or something like that in the stock size.

GsrSol

Right! I know I had mad driving skills right after I turned 16.

WaLieN

Stock height for me -- I kinda like the stock height of the FD. Though, I wouldn't mind slightly higher rate springs.

the_glass_man

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The front is fine, but the rear looks like it has been jacked up. The look is more obvious with the addition of upgraded plus sized low profile tires.

FD3RotorTurbo

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I loward mine a 1.25" in the front and 1.5" in the back

ptrhahn

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I'm at about 25" fender height front, 25.25" rear w/ GC coilovers. I run 275/40, 235/45 17" tires that account for the slight difference.

it looks just about perfect, with nearly zero gap, but not such that it looks like a show car either. No rubbing w/ 500/400 spring rates.

My standard Sears floor jack BARELY clears the pinch weld along the side.

Montego

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Mine is stock height, but my car is begging to be lowered. I have 17's on there and that creates the fender gap from hell.

rotary-tt

Funny how times have changed. When I was young, jacked up was 'cool'. It gave you the drag car look and was necessary for '60 series' tires. You put 'ladder bars' on the back leaf sprints and cranked up the torsion bars in the front

I'm keeping my FD 'jacked up' stock look. It will come back in style one day. Maybe I'll put in some spacers and raise it some more I've kept my old Yamaha receiver (silver) from the early 80's when for 20 yrs receivers went all black. Now silver is back in style

GsrSol

Well I was going to lower mine a tad more but I just measured it and the front is just a hair under 24" and the rear is 24 1/4". It's probably around 25" in my sig.

Wargasm

My car rides on stock rims/tires and it is about 25 1/4 inches front and rear to the fender lip. No rubbing or hitting on things, but I am careful.

Brian

crazyrx7

Here is a couple of pics of my car.

R.K.

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Another.

R.K.

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And another.

R.K.

WanKeL FD RX-7

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crazyrx7 : Sweet ride sweet girl too

Senna

it's been mentioned long ago BUT can't believe you drove you car on the BEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet ride BTW!

MakoDHardie

on sort of a side note here....

Does anyone know how much ride height difference there is between new and broken in upper mounts? I just installed new front upper mounts on my car tonight since the bump stops and dust boots were slaughtered on my original set. What about break-in time on the upper mounts?.....as in how long it will take for the spring to seat into the bottom of the upper mount enough so that the imprint stops.

SVT Squasher

Lowerd 2' tires aer very close to fenders, had to roll front fenders. Feels like Im getting up off the ground when I get out of my FD.

alberto_mg

I replaced those also when I re-did my suspension recently. Given the depth of the indentation from holding the old spring, I'd say its worth 1/4". Mine have been on for a few months now and I don't notice any difference in height since installing. I might be taking mine apart to check something out soon and will report back if I remember.

MakoDHardie

I'm still trying to figure that out in my head and calculate about the same thing for amount of preload that the car will be able to sag to when under weight....

I may look at both and make measurements.... it'd be a pain, but if other people wanted to know, I'd check it out just so that someone doesn't have to later...

Are there any noticable handling characteristics that make newer upper mounts better? As far as I can tell, the rubber only gets stiffer as it gets older. And unless the upper mounts are falling apart, would there be another reason they should be changed out?

alberto_mg

didn't notice a change in handling. but the suspension did get quieter over bumps b/c of the new rubber parts.

a rotary mechanic once said they should also be changed out b/c when they get real hard and brittle with age, you risk the strut piston thing in the middle busting through there and tapping the hood.

MakoDHardie

Ha ha.....that's hilarious. I just woke up from a nap and had the same thought..... Its probably better over bumps.... I'm either stupid and good at figuring things out, or else I'm smart and just really slow... Speaking of new rubber parts, I have a bag of 6 pillow ball bushings from Mazda that I have to installed..... anybody wanna let me use their hydraulic press this weekend?

1RedR1and1RedPEP

25.25 at fender. all four corners 18x10s with 650/ 500 lb. springs

spoolin1012

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I'm unhappy with my drop, wish it could sit a little lower.