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Lowered on Novitec springs and spacers

Discussion in 'Detailing & Showroom' started by humdizzle, Mar 29, 2017.

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  1. humdizzle

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    #1 humdizzle, Mar 29, 2017
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    Nice aggressive drop. haven't had much scraping but i've also had lowered cars in my past. For anyone thinking about it just do it. 15mm spacers front and 20mm rear. In my opinion the car should have looked like this from the start. cost for everything including labor was about 3500
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  2. Freddan

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    #2 Freddan, Mar 29, 2017
    that is nice! makes huge difference also getting the Wheel further out.

    thanks for sharing
     
  3. Drock28

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    #3 Drock28, Mar 30, 2017
    looks very nice..

    the 458 shocks are not adjustable..?
     
  4. Einsteiger

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    #4 Einsteiger, Mar 30, 2017
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    Well done indeed. ;)
     
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    #5 SizzleChest, Mar 30, 2017
    Very nice. Looks fantastic!
     
  6. Caeruleus11

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    #6 Caeruleus11, Mar 30, 2017
    Beautiful!
     
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    #7 slm, Mar 31, 2017
    Vince is The Man!!!
     
  8. humdizzle

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    #8 humdizzle, Apr 2, 2017
    they are but ideally you want stiffer springs if you are lowering the car. otherwise you will get a bouncy ride over bumps.
     
  9. FiveLiterEater96

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    #9 FiveLiterEater96, Apr 2, 2017
    Whats with the mirror within the mirror? Is visibility that bad in the 458?

    Car looks incredible nonetheless. Nice choice!
     
  10. humdizzle

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    #10 humdizzle, Apr 2, 2017
    im not sure the car came with them. i tried taking them off but i didn't want to risk braking the mirror. im not sure how they stick on
     
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    #11 FiveLiterEater96, Apr 2, 2017
    Warm them up with a heat gun and they'll probably pull right off.
     
  12. Einsteiger

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    #12 Einsteiger, Apr 3, 2017
    Before I put a heat gun near those mirrors, I would start with a hair dryer. They stick on with a patch of adhesive tape. Heat it up some and if you have some nylon fishing line, get behind the mirror edge and saw back n forth to loosen the sticky. Even dental floss would likely work.
     
  13. saraojo

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    #13 saraojo, Apr 27, 2017
    That's one nice setup
     
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    #14 goachild2000, May 3, 2017
    How is the ride quality compared to stock?
     
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    #15 ernie, May 4, 2017
    looks good
     
  16. humdizzle

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    #16 humdizzle, May 5, 2017
    it is stiffer. comfort mode feels like normal mode now. surprisingly not much problem with clearance or scraping.
     
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    #17 RonnieRenaldi, May 12, 2017
    Looks great, perfect stance!
     
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    #18 Gofast430, Jun 21, 2017
    Stock 458 Springs ARE adjustable up to 1.5"
     
  19. 360Tom

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    #19 360Tom, Jun 22, 2017
    The car looks amazing. Great photos.
     
  20. Tarek307

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    #20 Tarek307, Nov 10, 2020
    Hi, i know this is an old thread, but for the 15mm 20mm spacers did you have to use extended wheel bolts or did you just use the standard that were already on the car? thanks
     
  21. mdrums

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    #21 mdrums, Nov 23, 2020
    You will need extended extended wheel bolts. If you get the Hill Engineering spacers from Ricambi America there are packages with spacers and proper sized bolts. Hill spacers are the best in the industry too.
     
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    #22 Tarek307, Nov 23, 2020
    Yup, i got the package from Ricambi.
     
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    #23 justsomeguy458, Oct 18, 2023
    Did you do this with a 458? I just lowered mine this past weekend and there's not enough threads to adjust it 1.5". I spun the rears down with only a few threads left and the drop was less than 1". The front have more threads but I dropped the front and rear the same so the car would sit level. All-in-all, I got just shy of 1" lower.
     

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