v8eater

I have a Fd with 17x9 front and 17x10 in the rear tire size is 225-45 front and 255-40 rear. The only thing I know about the offset is 11.43 off 45 in the rear. Coming into my drive way they seem to bend my front fenders out on the car. I have gab supers on the car with eibach springs. The car is just to low for me. I was thinking of some Tanabes over the Tein flex because the shocks are already going to drop the car down and I need ajustment to raise alittle over stock or stock. Tanabes will do that. The flex will not adjust much over stock. I have about 350 RWHP and it will be street driven. What do you guys think? I will be also be getting some new tires but dont know what size. Any possive things about Tanabe? any suggeston on set up?

DamonB

Your car is too low. You have dropped springs on the car and it's bottoming out; only solution is to raise the car. It's no fault of the Gabs, just put stock length springs on the car and you'll be fine.

Switching to coilovers can help you too but that's throwing way too much money at the problem IMO.

ptrhahn

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To add to DamonB's post, you may very well be too low, but pulling out the lips on the front fenders is a problem with FDs with upgraded wheels regardless... The front fender wells are small, and the factory wheel/tires were 25" diameter on a +52 offset. Once you factor in that almost no aftermarket wheels are going to come with that high an offset, and are likely to have either a wider or slightly taller tire (or both), you can get lip pulling (and wearing of the plastic liners) no matter what. Its just a reality of lowered FDs with upgraded wheels.

First thing to do is roll the fenders. Second is make sure your wheels aren't turned when you hit a transition like a driveway that compresses the suspension.