please give some comment, ride height Options

[sonar]

i just changed a 16" wheels, my original is 14", after i changed to 16", it has less fender gap compare to when my 14" is on... is it normal ? it only left 1.5inch of fender gap now.do i still need to lower it?

[MoralWarfare]

dude, did you make sure your tire size went down accordingly?

[sonar]

my original tire size is 195/70 R14, now im using 205/55 R16, is it ok?

[macavely]

put the 16 next to the 14 and they should be the same hight if not you need new tires so that your speedo its off wack ..

[3TST]

Looks like you had the wrong tire size to begin with unless the coupe was different.
The US '94-'99 ST had the following standard size:
185 x 70 x 14 - 24.20” (615mm) overall diameter.
The European '94-'99 ST had the following standard size:
195 x 65 x 14 - 23.98” (609mm) overall diameter.
The US/European '94-'99 GT had the following standard size:
205 x 55 x 15 - 23.88” (607mm) overall diameter.

Your speedometer is calibrated/setup with relation to the overall diameter.
(No, I don't know whether this can be re-calibrated).
Also, matching of overall diameter when changing wheel and tire sizes is necessary to ensure ride height and gearing remain the same...that's the "official" line.

You can play with tire sizes but you have to be aware of the above.
For example, I have a 1.6" drop and I will be running 215 x 45 x 17 - 24.66” (625mm) overall diameter.
This gets rid of the gap between the upper part of the fender and the tire, without any rubbing, but means that my ride height is different, gearing is out and speedo reads wrong.
...but what the hell - handling is superb and it looks great!

Check out the Tire Size calculator on the http://www.tirerack.com site.

This post has been edited by 3TST: Mar 20, 2004 - 7:31 AM

[Jeremy1210]

The tires on your 16's should be 205/50/16. The 55 is for the 15" wheels

So I think you bought the wrong size. IF the place you bought it at told you to buy these, thats their bust and you need to get the right size

Jeremy

[sonar]

i just put my 14" beside my 16". both of them have the same height... is it good or bad? if i change to 205/50 R16, it will be lower (smaller in diameter) than the original 14" wheels.

[mikew04]

Thats good. They should be the same height.

[marcusk]

50s to 55s would hardly matter anyway...you can almost get that much of a difference just by having your tire psi off.

[sonar]

if i put on a eibach pro kit, will it lower more than 1" ? will there be any problem like the "speedo lag" happens? i think my speedo doesnt read correctly now...