05/28/2026
I’m begging you to read this before dropping your ride height!
The first sin excessive tire rub. Getting wheels that are too big and tires that are too fat won’t only look out of place, but that rub is going to KILL your wallet. If your tires constantly rub against your fender, they’ll eventually get gouges and wear streaks making the tire unusable and unsafe to drive on.
The second sin is excessive stretch. The sidewall loses its ability to flex predictably, your bead seating becomes sketchy, and you lose lateral grip. Leave the rubber band look to the squatted truck bros…
The third sin is forced fitment. Spacers are fine and can help you with your fitment, but if you’re needing 70mm spacers to get your wheels to fit, you need to just get new wheels. Pulled fenders, rilled lips, stretched tires, all for a tacky aesthetic that looks out of place. Just get the right sized wheels and tires for your need.
The fourth sin is camber specifically for the look. No one needs -20º camber, sorry. Camber should be an outcome of your build, not what your build is focused on. If you have an intentionally track built car, or something that needs camber because of how much load you put on the suspension, then yes, -3º to -10º works perfect. Other than that, it’s just cosplay.
And the final sin is significantly dropping your ride height without any supporting mods. Yes, always lower your car, but if you’re just throwing on coilovers and adjusting it to the lowest possible thread, your car is going to ride TERRIBLY, plus you’ll run in to genuine maintenance problems. Uncontrollable unsprung weight is a KILLER and can cause things like bump steer, or worse if you’re dropping your car below the chassis’ acceptable range without changing other suspension components like control arms, or sway bars.
Drop your car. But do it right.