No lower than 1.5?, question about lowering my car Options

[EpUnderDog]

Hey, i have a 95 celica Gt and i just put 18's on it and theres about a 3 inch gap from my tire and my wheel barrel. So i wanna lower it, and i called this locally owned place and they definately know what they're talkin about. But they said that you arent suppossed to lower my kind of car more than 1.5 inch's or u can do damage and possibly bottom out. Would it make a difference since i got bigger rims tho? I think my car is about an inch or so higher than the stock height now that i got the 18s instead of the 15's. So would that meen that i could safely lower it about 2inches or so? Please reply back i would really appreciate it. Thanks

[Jussimple]

You can drop it just fine. Our 6gens come stock with Mcphierson struts so you can save some cash and use the stock ones. You'll still get a 5.5 inch clearence in the front and more all around. If its just looks don't worry at all but if you go any lower you'll start playing with camber kits. Bottoming out is a rooky thing, you'll get used to the drop after a bit and then you'll be able to tell where to go and not to go.

Now if its performence your looking for then go for the whole shabang like sway bars and strut bars to reduce chasi flex and incease turn stability. In short go where ever you pockets take you, which is the rule of thumb around here.

J