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Old 06-05-2011 | 04:02 PM
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Why Does Our Belly Pan Sit So Low???

i am so pissed.... i just got low profile tires and with the setting i had it was way to low. So i had to raise the car about finger1/2 and i raised the rear so its a finger gap.. I hate it so much its making me mad.. I just dont want to crack the oil pan but i am about to lower the rear again a little. i just cant stand wheel gap.. my tire specs are 225/45/18 245/40/18
Old 06-05-2011 | 04:06 PM
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dont get low profile tires next time then. problem solved.

Those tire specs aren't "low pro"
Old 06-05-2011 | 04:15 PM
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They are though, thats what it says lol....... i am just pissed rite now
Old 06-05-2011 | 10:54 PM
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Those tire specs couples with 18s make the car lower than it would otherwise be b say on 19s... So if you are also eliminating any wheel gap, you will scrape quite a bit since the wheel base is so long.
Old 06-05-2011 | 11:01 PM
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Lower oil pan = lower engine = lower center of gravity = better handling.

You can't have everything.
Old 06-05-2011 | 11:17 PM
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your rite but damm this wheel gap is killing me lol, but will see what happens god damm 18s lol
Old 06-05-2011 | 11:32 PM
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your 45 series tires are 1" smaller diameter so it's 1/2" lower to the ground to start. Sounds like you don't like tire gap so even with normal tires you're probably liking a 1.5"-2" drop. You need to add another 1/2" for the smaller tires showing more gap. In total you are probably 2.5"-3" lower than stock which is pretty freaking low. Go back to 50 series or stock 19's and you can raise it up a full inch and keep the same gap.
Old 06-05-2011 | 11:51 PM
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you should've stuck w/ the 225/50/18's
Old 06-06-2011 | 12:14 AM
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yeah i should have!!!!!! uhmm ill figure something out....... i am thinking of just getting 2 differnt tires in the front

uhm what you guys think of 245/50/18 tires in the front and have the 245.40.18 in the rears let me know now. i want more clearance in the front
Old 06-06-2011 | 01:20 AM
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go w/ 245/45/18 then instead of 245/50/18... thats too big
Old 06-06-2011 | 02:20 PM
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245/45 up front and 245/40 in the back will look whacked. They are over 1" different diameter. Rear will be low profile while the front will have a lot more sidewall.
Old 06-06-2011 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by colburs
245/45 up front and 245/40 in the back will look whacked. They are over 1" different diameter. Rear will be low profile while the front will have a lot more sidewall.
^^^agreed
Old 06-06-2011 | 02:39 PM
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You're going to hit a lot of other things underneath the car before you hit the oil pan.
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i hear you guys but are you awd guys who are lowered having the same problem???
Old 08-24-2011 | 03:02 PM
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Saying those tires are low profile is like you saying you're slammed. Oh wait, you already do that.



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