17" rims and ride height?, does make it easier to get under the car! Options

[tadink]

hey all -

I've put some 17" rims on the car and am not that happy with the increased ride height. Running 205/50 17's on the front and 255/40 17's on the rear - sorry no pix as she is up on jackstands <again> at the moment....

There have been some others who have posted up pix with the taller 17" rims, what are you all doing to get the car back down on her lines? The rear height adjustment is pretty straightforward, but the front needs adjustable height options = $$$$

what's the current line of thinking here? can you post some pix of your cars as they sit?

thx

td

[shoguneagle]

Ride level in final essence makes the car look good or bad. I think there are other considerations that do affect and have to be considered which include suspensions, tires, body stressing, etc.

My questions involve what was on the car prior to the 17inch rims and tires. In addition, type of front and rear suspensions, springs, torsion bars, sway bars, .shocks, etc make important considerations into the basic problem you have defined.

The size of the tires in front seem to be ok and should give some tire movement in the side walls; the rear seems a little too much and will not give any side wall movement.

I am running 205/55-17 Cup II in front (7 inch width); Rear has 235/50-17 Cup II (9 inch width). I am running increased sidewall to provide me a softer surpension/ride; I need more flexibility for an otherwise stiff suspension. Profile level is a little high in the rear but I can live with it.

Steve