Lowering on Speedlines!

[andy_017]

Ive just bought a nova 1.2 k reg spin and am looking into putting speedlines on the car and lowering it. This is the second nova i have owned, on the first i had a 60mm drop on 195/45/15 monzas and the car was fine even with 5 people in, im just wondering whether i would get away with 60mm if my new car is on 195/40/16 speedlines as all the novas ive seen on these wheels seem to have only been lowered 40mm. Also would i need any arch work doing to accomadate these wheels. Which do you people think looks better on speedlines 60 - 40 mm drop!?! cheers andy.:confused:

[Benn]

60mm is fine,
me and keith robinsons are both 80mm-+

[nova~norm]

my last nova was also 80 with speedlines

[Adam]

You might have to grind/roll the arch lip slightly.
I'd doubt they will fit 100% without rubbing the lip sometimes with standard arches.

[craig green]

Ive had the speedlines & 15" Monzas (et49) on a GSi & the speedlines didnt take up any more noticeable width. You say 40 profile on the 16"? Unnecessary I reckon unless you really do have the cash. 45 is the norm.

I had plenty of clearance with either on -45mm drop.

[Adam]

Depends a lot on the car too.
They could rub on one car and be fine on another.

My et49 15s catch the arch lip occasionally.

[burgo]

Depends a lot on the car too.
They could rub on one car and be fine on another.

My et49 15s catch the arch lip occasionally.

exactly the only way of knowing for sure is to try it

[novamadcars]

i have 195 /50/15 on my cav gsi rims my cars not lowered and it catches the arch sometimes

[womble sri]

i had speedlines on my sri with 60 mm springs and shocks, no archwork and it never rubbed just bottomed out!

[andy_017]

cheers guys now all i need to do is get the wheels and the drop onto the car. Would you suggest if am going for a 60mm drop to change the dampers etc aswell as ive been told a drop that low will ruin the standard shock absorbers.cheers andy!

[burgo]

uprated shocks is always a gd idea but it all depends one what you can afford

[chris gsi]

i would put a full kit on as the standard shocks are most likely to be worn out

[Benn]

Depends a lot on the car too.
They could rub on one car and be fine on another.

My et49 15s catch the arch lip occasionally.
i'll give ad that,mine used to rub on the inner arch at the top where mines low,keiths is about that same if not a tiny bit lower and hes not had any probs...

[Lee H]

Mine rub on the inside top and the outer lip with a 60mm drop, have ground the lip back but they still rub even with nobody in the back, guess every car is different. Also catch on the skirts and pop them off sometimes.

[Adam]

Yep.
You will probably notice that usually one side has more clearence between the lip and the wheel, because of movement in the rear beam etc.