Fender gap for daily driving

Akshaya · 09-12-2018, 10:40 PM

Calling all fitment gurus. I just installed my KW V3’s and rear adjustable camber arms yesterday and made an appointment to have my wheel alignment and four corner balance done on Monday. I spoke to the tech who will be doing it and he said that he needed to know specifically how much I want to have the car lowered. So my question is, how low did everyone set their coils to (either in terms of inches of wheel gap to distance from the ground to fender). I wanted to get rid of some of the fender gap, but still keep it streetable. Would anyone mind sharing some pictures and maybe measuring their ride high out? Thanks all!

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danegrey · 09-13-2018, 08:53 AM

that's a good question, I can go down and measure, but the shop I had do it, said what do I want it to look like and I said not real low and not too high and they seem to have gotten it right. where do you want the measurement taken from

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I hope this helps....

Akshaya · 09-13-2018, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danegrey

that's a good question, I can go down and measure, but the shop I had do it, said what do I want it to look like and I said not real low and not too high and they seem to have gotten it right. where do you want the measurement taken from

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I hope this helps....

Oh wow that looks great! Really anywhere. I mentioned the tire gap and ground to the fender when I talked to him! It’s fun to said something super similar but he said that he needs specifics because he didn’t want to corner balance the car and then I not like the height of it. Oh well

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Akshaya · 09-13-2018, 08:59 AM

Oh one Thing I didn’t mention originally, I do have 20mm spacers all around. Not sure that it will make a huge difference but just in case

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danegrey · 09-13-2018, 10:36 AM

not sure about spacers, since I do not have spacers
my tires are front - 265/35/19 rear - 295/30/19
I did go out and tried to measure (it was worth a good laugh)
Wheels are basically at the bottom of the outside fender. really could not get a good measurement or even tell you where to measure was from.
The rear tires were just a bit higher than the back.

Also this my DD, the only time I have problems are speed humps and some scrapping on inclines / driveways... overall I am pleased with it.

I have KW V1 on the car

Hope it helps... let me know, I get take some close up pics after work...

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danegrey · 09-13-2018, 07:43 PM

Here is a pic of front and rear,
hope it helps

rear.jpg
Rear

front.jpg
front

Akshaya · 09-13-2018, 08:06 PM

Loving the replies! I think kw recommends measuring from the center of the hub to the top of the fender!

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Akshaya · 09-16-2018, 07:03 PM

Well, thanks for everyone that helped out! The cars been picked up and is going out for the corner balancing and wheel alignment!

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OptionZero · 09-17-2018, 02:57 PM

take off those dumbass fender arches

you'll gain clearance

Akshaya · 09-17-2018, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

take off those dumbass fender arches

you'll gain clearance

Yeah that was the next step. I noticed the tabs get in the way a bit, especially with the spacers. Not a huge fan of them. Always seemed like an afterthought to me.

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Zbrah · 09-17-2018, 03:20 PM

Take two fingers put them together and that’s about the size of a gap on my Z with swift springs. Gives the car a low aggressive stance but still daily friendly. But if you have baseball mitts for hands then consider using one finger only.

09-12-2018, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Akshaya Base Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 153 Drives: 15 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 9	Fender gap for daily driving Calling all fitment gurus. I just installed my KW V3’s and rear adjustable camber arms yesterday and made an appointment to have my wheel alignment and four corner balance done on Monday. I spoke to the tech who will be doing it and he said that he needed to know specifically how much I want to have the car lowered. So my question is, how low did everyone set their coils to (either in terms of inches of wheel gap to distance from the ground to fender). I wanted to get rid of some of the fender gap, but still keep it streetable. Would anyone mind sharing some pictures and maybe measuring their ride high out? Thanks all! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-13-2018, 10:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,190 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 649540	not sure about spacers, since I do not have spacers my tires are front - 265/35/19 rear - 295/30/19 I did go out and tried to measure (it was worth a good laugh) Wheels are basically at the bottom of the outside fender. really could not get a good measurement or even tell you where to measure was from. The rear tires were just a bit higher than the back. Also this my DD, the only time I have problems are speed humps and some scrapping on inclines / driveways... overall I am pleased with it. I have KW V1 on the car Hope it helps... let me know, I get take some close up pics after work... I __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

09-13-2018, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,190 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 649540	Here is a pic of front and rear, hope it helps rear.jpg Rear front.jpg front __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

09-17-2018, 02:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,235 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	take off those dumbass fender arches you'll gain clearance __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

09-17-2018, 03:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5452	Take two fingers put them together and that’s about the size of a gap on my Z with swift springs. Gives the car a low aggressive stance but still daily friendly. But if you have baseball mitts for hands then consider using one finger only. __________________

09-13-2018, 08:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Akshaya Base Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 153 Drives: 15 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 9	Oh one Thing I didn’t mention originally, I do have 20mm spacers all around. Not sure that it will make a huge difference but just in case Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-13-2018, 08:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Akshaya Base Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 153 Drives: 15 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 9	Loving the replies! I think kw recommends measuring from the center of the hub to the top of the fender! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-16-2018, 07:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Akshaya Base Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 153 Drives: 15 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 9	Well, thanks for everyone that helped out! The cars been picked up and is going out for the corner balancing and wheel alignment! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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