Originally Posted by Astro_Train

Here is are two threads you should read..

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...art-evo-x.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...installed.html


What I recommend... If you are just going for a nice functional drop without breaking the bank, I say go with either Swifts or GTWorx springs... the reason is simple.. they offer the best bang for the buck and spring rates that compliment the stock shocks well if not better than any other spring out there.. and you already have Bilsteins so even better.

I have this set up on my MR and running RE30 18x9.5 +22 and 265/35s with no rubbing issues what so ever. You can even run a 275 at that offset and size. This will give you a nice meaty look. If you go to a 10.5 inch rim you will likely have to roll fenders with a 275 and I do not recommend it unless you want to run a 285/30 but you are crossing into a territory where it requires work which costs more money only to get another 10 mm of tire. Some people like this because it gives you more poke a slightly more aggressive look. I am against running a bunch of camber as it only eats your tires and looks kinda dumb as you are trying to fit wider lower offset wheels sizes without really getting any other performance benefit than the set up above. Again this is taking into account that you don't want to spend any more money than you need to.

I can take a couple of pics of my set up or just search for some Xs running this spec. To me its a perfect balance between function and form, efficiency, tire longevity and cost.

Originally Posted by JoeyBoy

Not a bad idea, I will keep this in mind if I feel like lowering before I can set aside dough for coils

You mind posting those pics?

Originally Posted by ladiesman442

Okay napalm enema, don't know when you decided to chime in with stuff that dosent even make sense, at least Dewey has a decent argument that somewhat makes sense. Nowhere did I suggest a $4 purchase or running cheap parts on my cat simply suggesting that taking my 40,000 car out on a gravel roads or anything other then shuttle runs of my mountain bike at this point in its lifetime is not financially smart, as for you Dewey I guess somewhere my intentions where Misinterpreted because as I said before I'm not solely going for looks In fact this is first thing out of all my current modifications that even involve looks, and don't even say Mazdaspeed because that just has every high school dropouts wet dream written all over it . Personally I like the more street oriented look, I'm sorry the terms I used were more "ricey" but That's just what I'm into, the reason I asked for the feedback is so I could get the proper sizes and springs or required to do so without sacrificing my handling

Originally Posted by Astro_Train

Here is are two threads you should read..

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...art-evo-x.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...installed.html


What I recommend... If you are just going for a nice functional drop without breaking the bank, I say go with either Swifts or GTWorx springs... the reason is simple.. they offer the best bang for the buck and spring rates that compliment the stock shocks well if not better than any other spring out there.. and you already have Bilsteins so even better.

I have this set up on my MR and running RE30 18x9.5 +22 and 265/35s with no rubbing issues what so ever. You can even run a 275 at that offset and size. This will give you a nice meaty look. If you go to a 10.5 inch rim you will likely have to roll fenders with a 275 and I do not recommend it unless you want to run a 285/30 but you are crossing into a territory where it requires work which costs more money only to get another 10 mm of tire. Some people like this because it gives you more poke a slightly more aggressive look. I am against running a bunch of camber as it only eats your tires and looks kinda dumb as you are trying to fit wider lower offset wheels sizes without really getting any other performance benefit than the set up above. Again this is taking into account that you don't want to spend any more money than you need to.

I can take a couple of pics of my set up or just search for some Xs running this spec. To me its a perfect balance between function and form, efficiency, tire longevity and cost.

Originally Posted by SoloSpeed101

Holy hell, what happened to this thread?????



OP, I think your inquiry is valid and it did not sound stupid at all.

Fortunately, for you and me, there were some good ideas given in this thread.

Ignore all the trolls and focus on the good ideas that were thrown at you in this thread or other threads.

Those example photos you posted do look really good.



Astro_Train, you have piqued my interest. Are you running any spacers at all to not rub?

Can you post a photo of your car? Maybe a side profile and a front/side angle view?

The RE30 is my all-time favorite wheel and my goal is to find a mag blue set in good condition, with the same specs that you gave.

Originally Posted by Astro_Train

I actually have the RE30 Club Sport IIs. They are a darker gray but look almost dark blueish in certain light conditions.. hard to explain. Anyhow.. I got them over the standard RE30 as they are an updated version of them, slightly lighter and about $500 cheaper. The only drawback is you cannot pick a color.

At this offset and size they require no spacers to clear the Brembos up front. No rubbing with 3 people in the car... I had "meaty friend" sit in the back seat and rode around for a good hour and no rubbing even at full lock.

I had the RE30 Club Sport 1 on my Evo 8 and they required a 5 mm spacer up front to clear the Brembos. Thread below is my thread when I put them on.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...per-re30s.html

I will post some pics at different angles on Saturday of the current set up on my X when I take some pics. Weather here hasn't been cooperating and car is in the garage nice and clean.