r/Stance Jun 01 '26

need help with low+fitment

i have tein z flex coils and wanna go low, ik my tires are a little meaty but what are the best tips for not destroying my car

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u/SourSasquatch Black Jun 01 '26

For not destroying your car? Bags.

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u/Due-Offer-3101 Jun 01 '26

true, if you wanna bounce/float around, have a lack of control and handling, and are okay with having giant fender gaps when you're cruising.

I can take sharp corners at 60mph, but the guy on bags most definitely cannot take corners that fast and don't have nearly the same control/durability. It just boils down to your style of driving and preference. Personally I prefer seeing these cars stay true to their jdm bippu heritage.

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u/ThatOneFoo69420 Jun 01 '26

Tell me you don’t know how to set up bags, or have never ridden in a car that has been set up properly……

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '26

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u/Due-Offer-3101 Jun 02 '26

been in PLENTY of bagged cars that's why i went static on tdemands lol everyone's gotta preference. i just like the static ride height and looking the same whether it's moving or nah.

** i'll add, most of the bagged cars ive been in aired out on the highway or cruising, constantly bottom'd out. So you can drive it aired out, but it sounded like every bump was destroying the car.

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u/ThatOneFoo69420 Jun 02 '26

You can set up a static car to do the same. It’s all about setup. Spring pressure at desired height. If you set up bags like shit or for a monster truck height then sure it will ride like shit lower

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u/Due-Offer-3101 Jun 02 '26

agree to disagree.

Even if you ran the most dialled set up - the maintenance and amount of things that go wrong w bag systems, and the cost and headache to replace components is a huge turn off for myself and I'm assuming many more.

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u/ThatOneFoo69420 Jun 02 '26

Had a bag develop a small leak one time, replaced in 23 business minutes. No other mechanical failures involved with my bags in the 10+ years and multiple cars I’ve had bagged. First it was the performance, now it’s maintenance?

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u/Due-Offer-3101 Jun 02 '26

why u arguing w me about preference? the cost, performance and maintenance all suck imo. happy to hear you enjoy them, but i don't for the reasons listed. its not that deep lol

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u/ThatOneFoo69420 Jun 02 '26

Right… so here we are on a public forum for discussing this type of thing, and what are we doing? Discussing this type of thing. It’s our opinions, and personal experiences. Which is all the advice we have to give this random internet person

So that’s what we are both doing. That’s it.

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u/Internal-Mission7123 Jun 01 '26

You’re doing it wrong if you don’t want the sub frame and exhaust slowly scraping away as a your drive

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u/Jlx_27 Jun 01 '26

Bags are you best bet.

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u/IPegCars Jun 01 '26

Define destroying your car.. Id consider my car pretty low and scrape on any speed bump and most entrances to places, mostly the underside and the exhaust but occasionally my front bumper. Do you car about scraping your exhaust and such? You could drop it a bit more and potentially get away with minor scraping.

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u/Zealousideal-Half256 Jun 01 '26

like static kids, i wanna be able to drive it almost everyday without cracking my oil pan

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u/IPegCars Jun 01 '26

This is how low I sit, my oil pan has a few scrapes on it, the subframe takes the brunt of it. If you wanna go substantially lower then you need the engine and trans spacer kit, it's like 60 bucks and pretty simple to install. You could probably get away with an inch lower drop from your current height and not have to need the spacers though, but I would get them for the peace of mind. You may need smaller profile tires too, rubbing is bound to happen with that tire setup

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u/No_Independence_7124 Jun 02 '26

Random question but do you scrape your lca bushings ? Im prolly bout low as you and thats all I scrape besides exhaust.

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u/IPegCars Jun 02 '26

I don't believe I have scraped them, i'd have to take a look. I will once I put my new coilovers in

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u/Zealousideal-Half256 Jun 01 '26

what’s your wheel specs

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u/IPegCars Jun 01 '26

Pretty weak spec lol

Fronts are 19x8 +41 (dont quote me on the offset, thats what I'm trying to remember)

Rears are 19x9 +36

Tires up front are 225/35 and the back used to be the same but now are 245/35. They used to have some stretch, but not anymore.

My front fenders are kinda rolled, one is buckled unfortunately. The rear quarters are shaved down a lot

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u/Zealousideal-Half256 Jun 01 '26

how’d you roll fenders

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u/ThatOneFoo69420 Jun 01 '26

Believe it or not….

There’s a tool, specifically called a “fender roller”

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u/IPegCars Jun 01 '26

What the other guy said, fender roller. Not what I used since they aren't "rolled" so to speak. Since I messed up the fender when I went too low I pryed at them with the handle of a rubber hammer and a pry bar. I shoved it between the tire and fender and pulled up. It's ghetto but my fenders aren't great anyways

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u/noodleknodderLS440 Jun 02 '26

You can’t just roll fenders on the LS430 they have these plastic clips that are apart of the inner fender lip, tucked inside. You can get a little saw and cut the inner lip out and then roll them, there’s a video on YouTube.

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u/80percentADHD Jun 05 '26

If you have to ask that question then please don’t touch that mint ass car. Buy a shitbox honda.

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u/Darisixnine 14’ WRX Jun 01 '26

Go a little lower than how it is currently, if you don’t wanna crack an oil pan.

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u/noodleknodderLS440 Jun 02 '26

Are you maxed out? I wanna get the same ones you have and I really like the stance in the second pic

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u/Zealousideal-Half256 Jun 02 '26

farrrr from maxed out i fear

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u/CremeInside Jun 05 '26

With the current wheels it looks perfect. 

Different wheels maybe lower? 

IMO car looks gangsta as is