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I assume the pic opf the red car next to the cop car is what we're talking about... look how low the front is compared to the rear. Eibachs are too low in the front IMO, and not enough in the rear... when I had them, i ran them on the highest perch up front (koni), and the middle perch in the rear to attempt to even the car out... and I could even have used the lower perch in the rear. When I went to GC's, I set the front fender heights 1/4" higher in the front than before, and almost 3/4" lower in the rear, and the rears are still 1/4" higher!! (note I also have taller wheels in the back too).

IMHO, this is the problem w/ the Eibachs, and the cause of alot of front end rubbing when using them... note the RBs only lower the front .65", and the rear more like 1.35".

 

If that's the case I may change to the RB's in the near future. I do like how low the car is, but if the RB can get me the same handling characteristics without the rubbing, I'll probably switch. I'll see what happens when I move my battery first though because its the left side that rubs anyways.

 

I thought the RBs were great w/ R1 shocks.

FWIW, even with the taller 235/45/17 tires, the drivers-side front fender on my car was only 24.625" off the ground w/ the Eibachs. while the passenger rear was 25.625 w/ 275/40/17 (and using middle koni perch). If you don't have koni's, its even worse...

Those heights just aren't right. Now i'm at 25" all around (or thereabouts, it isn't corner ballanced) w/ the GC's.

 

I'm nearly there with H&R Springs:

LF: 25
RF: 25-1/8
LR: 25-1/4
RR: 25-1/2

 

NO! Read the current RB spring threads. You'll get rubbing with RBs up front because their spring rate is no different from stock spring rates (according to howard coleman's measurements of the stock springs and Rx7 Store's published spring rate data for RB springs). My guess is the current RB spring is a different spring rate than the old RB spring that Peter had? Right now the H&R seems to be the best spring for stock-style shocks. PianoProdigy seems to be having trouble with H&R, but there's a question of whether his suspension is in need of attention (rubber pieces, front sway bar mounts, etc.).

 

My experience with RBs between 1997 and 1999 were that they sagged over time on the drivers side. They were too soft and caused minor rubbing with stock sized wheels/tires. Gave a harsh ride on the streets. The sagging and rough ride were the 2 major reasons why I switched to H&Rs in 2000. Have not any trouble with the H&Rs over the 4+ years I've had them.

 

rear shot, sorry for the bad pic lol

 

Nice cars, Rage. Where was this pic taken. Backdrop looks rather "ritzy"?



I'm half expecting Jennifer Aniston to appear in the backdrop LOL

 

hey crazy canuck, any pics of that widebody fc?

 

widebody fc? what are u talking about? if its his avatar its the feed fd btw, pic was taken in front of my friends condo.

 

That is correct, Feed FD.

 

Pretty front bumper. That's why mine is sitting in my storage room awaiting installation when I get back to SC.

 

the "gunmetal" that you guys are referring to...is that the "mercury silver"??

below is a pic with titanium silver on the left....mercury silver on the right.

also...where did you guys order yours from? Macken? Importhookup?

 

Mercury Silver looks MUCH BETTER! Amazing how finish can make all the difference!

I think the gunmetal is Cossie's CE28N's color (almost a charcoal grey?)

Does the Mercury Silver come with that cool "VR" center cap as standard?

Can we get 9.5 x 18, 47-mm offset fronts and 10.5 x 18, 45-mm offset rears in Mercury Silver? This would the ultimate in rubber width for max contact patch (I said the dirty word..."contact patch" LOL )

 

I dont think mine is Mercury silver. My color is listed as gunmetal I believe.

 

You may have to get the LE-28s to get that color though. I'm not completely sure.

 

Ok, I got that pic from the S2000 forum where they had a group buy. I read the rest of the the thread.

Apparently, the LE28n comes in the GUNMETAL with polished lip. The mercury silver can NOT be put on the LE model, that is only available in the gunmetal (I think) and polished lip. They said specifically that the mercury silver was NOT an option for the LE series.

However, someone mentioned previously that if we go with a "solid color" than those sizes, the 18x9.5f, 18x10.5r are available.

MANNY! Let's group buy! I want to orders these ASAP

 

I do know that you can get the bronze finish also with the le-28 because that was what I was deciding between.

 

So the Mercury Silver finish can be had in 9.5 x 18, 47-mm offset front and 10.5 x 18, 45-mm rear?

 

Used to be that you could only get the CE28 in Mercury silver in the standard 8.5/9.5 combo becuse it was a "limited edition" color. That may have changed now.

The CE28s come in bronze, titanium silver (the flatter silver pictured above) and solid gunmetal (dark grey, like Cossies)

All "LE" series volks are the ones with the polished lips... LE 28s are gunmetal, or titanium silver w/ polished lips.

 

Ahh...well if Mercury Silver becomes available in the wider widths...well...we'll need to start up a group buy on those

 

damn!

ptrhahn is correct. I called a couple of dealers. The Mercury Silver is NOT available in the 10.5 size...it would be a special order run that would need 10 orders minimum!

I might have to pull the "jimlab" and get a polish or custom finish after purchasing the wheel...or look for other wheels....Man this sucks....after finally deciding on the wheels I wanted

 

it should be a combination of offset and pad height, i dunno anything about pad height but you need a 42 offset or lower probably to get the reverse bow effect, im still trying to figure that out because i want that real bad and im considering the CE's a lot in 18"x 8.5/9.5

...wonder if +38 will fit without rolling or rubbing...haha yeah right

 

Cool?

 

Alright. Time to bring this back from the dead. I'm getting new wheels .