Lowered with stock rims: need measurement

[gheba_nsx]

Could you please measure your height from the ground to the upper point in the fender around the wheel? Both front and rear.

THANKS A LOT!

 

[andrea]

Ciao Gheba
Here there is mine
Front:60 CM
Rear: 65 CM


Ciao
Andrea

 

[gheba_nsx]

Thanks Andrea, which lowering hardware do you have? Bilstein & Eibach if I remember correctely?

Anyone else, I am trying to figure out an average since I think I went too low...

 

[andrea]

Yes I have Bilstein and eibach I tough the best road combination.
and your car how much is it front and rear


Andrea

 

[gheba_nsx]

I will measure tonight! But I imagine 1-2 cm lower than yours... so I will have to raise it a little!

Anyone else, please?

 

[andrea]

How many Km have your suspension?

Maybe its beacause of that they don't pump more

 

[gheba_nsx]

No, my springs (Ventura) are 25'000km old and the shocks (Bilstein) are 15'000km old... I think it is because of this combo and the OEM wheels that I am bottoming everywhere!!!

 

[andrea]

Do you the stock position ring on bilstein?

Andrea

 

[nsxtasy]

My '91 is stock ride height. I measured before and after installing the Bilsteins, and the ride height remained the same. I measured from the flat ground to the bottom of the tabs for the four jacking points (not the ones in the middle). All four were between 4.5 and 4.75 inches (114.3 to 120.65 mm).


[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 22 July 2002).]

 

[heretic]

gheba_nsx

i run Bilstein & Eibach
stock:fr 25.375
fl 25.125
rr 26.250
rl 26.500
after:fr 24.250
fl 24.000
rr 25.375
rl 25.625
front is down about 1.125
rear is down about .875
hope this helps
98T r\t #28

 

[gheba_nsx]

Thanks everybody, now I'll go downstairs and measure mine!

Ken, did you use the stock height on the Bilsetin, am I correct? Shouldn't this lower the car of 1/4 of an inch? And 3/4 for the "lowered position" setting?

Heretic, thanks a lot! Your height is what I am looking for I guess...

Andrea, I am using the stock position setting in the Bilstein at the moment. You too?
Isn't your car to high in the back? The stock difference is 3cm, you have 5cm. I kind of like this! Some NSX sits lower than other in the back...

 

[gheba_nsx]

Ok, I have the mesurement: front 59cm (23.2in) and rear 64cm (25.2in).

It seems a little too low, I am now think of using the lower perch for the Bilstein and going to the stock springs instead of the Ventura. Any opinions?

 

[andrea]

You are like me only 1 cm

I think that must to order eibach spring I think its better then Ventura or maybe you can try with the bilstein ring to put in lower position with stock spring
You must try how you feel better the car

Andrea

 

[nsxtasy]

Originally posted by gheba_nsx:
Ken, did you use the stock height on the Bilsetin, am I correct? Shouldn't this lower the car of 1/4 of an inch? And 3/4 for the "lowered position" setting?

I used the stock height setting, and there was no measurable change in height (I was measuring to the nearest 1/16 inch).

 

[gheba_nsx]

Ok, I raised the car (now I have Bilstein on lower perch and OEM springs), the new height is: 61.5 cm (24.2 inch) and 66.4 (26.1).

Honestly? I like the car much better!

The wheel gap is noticeably bigger but it looks cleaner (and low anyway)!

The handling is similar (I guess, since I only drove 200km with them) but the ride is a little softer.

 

[gheba_nsx]

After 6 months and about 2'000 miles I saw that the car dropped 1cm. This is interesting since the OEM spring I reinstalled had about 50'000 miles on it. I do not know why it settled down...

 

[NSX Prime]

andrea - No images in signatures on this site please. Thanks.

[This message has been edited by NSX Prime (edited 13 January 2003).]

 

[nsxtasy]

BTW, for measuring ride height, note that there is a standard measurement available on page 18-6 of the '91 service manual which is also available on this site.

 

[gheba_nsx]

Lud, Andrea's post was about 6 months old. I was playing" back to the future" with the thread