grandma car ?

[**PoshPepper**]

ok this is kind of a dumb question but I was thinking... If I lower the car it will be about 1.7 inches lower to the ground ... But if I buy 18' inch tires wont that cancel out the lowering of it because the car will sit 2 inches higher then it is now on my 16's?

^^^ no because your 18" tires will have a smaller side wall..hopefully lol

And in addition to the lower sidewall on your tires, the "gap" between your tire and fenders will lessen, thus making your car look lower...

I had 20s w/ TRD springs and my car sat almost as high as stock but it didnt look nearly as high because I had no wheel/fender gap...

[Sebas007]

ok this is kind of a dumb question but I was thinking... If I lower the car it will be about 1.7 inches lower to the ground ... But if I buy 18' inch tires wont that cancel out the lowering of it because the car will sit 2 inches higher then it is now on my 16's?

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

You have to keep the same overall diamter...as possible

[bassthrive]

Stainless, I did rims before suspension, and let me tell you, a plus one or plus two upgrade in your wheel size will make your wheel well gap look A LOT bigger!

Now I chose 17's out of necessity (NY potholes, grrr!!!). If I had to do it again, I would probably still go with 17's even though I live down in FL where we have some very smooth roads and dont have to worry about the snow.

Springs and struts was one of the best mods I have done. Not only did the tein drop reduce squat and lean, got rid of the ugly wheel well gap and give the car an aggressive stance/rake; it made my rims look bigger! Compared to my neighbor who owns a 1999 Solara I4 on 18" rims, my rims look way larger. He was shocked to hear that I was rolling 17's. He thought they were at least 18". Food for thought.

my other mods...
20% tint all around
17" rims
tein springs / tokico struts
clear corners
trunk debadge
apex'i world sport cat-back exhaust
cp-e intake and maf customizer
4 ga ground wires
infinity kappa perfect speakers, 10" sub, clarion mp3 h/u
custom dash lighting

[unbalancedwood]

Well ive done tint and lowering to my car, it looks soo much better, even with stock rims! two very simple exterior mods. Ive got a few others that i wanna do, but like me & car audio, i always want to change it up.

[SPF 0]

Your friends probably meant "Grandma Car" in the context of the deep south, which would put the driver in her mid to late thirties/early forties.

[Vi3tT3kNiqz]

for springs go with teins. it gives u a more aggressive stance since the front will be lower than the back. eibachs makes ur car look like a frog. the front will be higher than the back

my gen2 has eibach front sits lower than the back....no froggy here. lol

I was talking about the gen 1. i dont have a gen 2 so i dont know. lol

[phillyclaude]

I have a black gen 1 also, and I've heard the grandma comments too. I love my car, but lets be honest - who do you see driving solaras? Either the driver is in his 20s, or like 65

[Midias]

I see a lot of older women (40's- 50's) in gen 2's not so much for gen 1

[PXLpainter]

Welcome and good luck with all your mod ideas. Trust me - once you get started, you'll find ways to get other things done too - it's an addiction!

[Sebas007]

Midas

I say the "car age sector" like (young car, grandma car, etc..) (haha sorry for my lack of vocabulary) can just be justified by the way you drive it !!

Pontiac Firefly sport with young blood flooring the I-3 engine isn't more sportive than a granny in a my black Gen 2 !

[Texas Tornado]

I have a black gen 1 also, and I've heard the grandma comments too. I love my car, but lets be honest - who do you see driving solaras? Either the driver is in his 20s, or like 65

Welcome Stainless, you're gonna love modding your car, I absolutely love it.

I guess I'm in that near to end crowd, guess you could call me gramps ROFLOL

[woa_its_j3ff]

I have a black gen 1 also, and I've heard the grandma comments too. I love my car, but lets be honest - who do you see driving solaras? Either the driver is in his 20s, or like 65

I see some cool youngn's like me in their 19's (turning 20) in their solaras

[blaK]

Welcome


Just 5% tint and you'll be fine.