RCE Black + Lowering plate? Bad idea?

Future/GDB/Driver · 06-14-2008, 12:07 PM

How far off will this throw the geometry off?

If i were to go yellow's then it's a drop of 23mm and 20mm but the car will have less wheel gap in the back than it does in the front, so it'll look like a saggy butt.

So the other option was to get Blacks with RCE lowering plates. Which effectively make the drop 25mm and 10mm.

I'm sure maybe someone has experimented with both.

I almost prefer the look of the Black with lowering plate to the yellows with non-lowering plates.

***Draco-REX*** · 06-14-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Future/GDB/Driver

How far off will this throw the geometry off?

If i were to go yellow's then it's a drop of 23mm and 20mm but the car will have less wheel gap in the back than it does in the front, so it'll look like a saggy butt.

So the other option was to get Blacks with RCE lowering plates. Which effectively make the drop 25mm and 10mm.

I'm sure maybe someone has experimented with both.

I almost prefer the look of the Black with lowering plate to the yellows with non-lowering plates.

I'm runing Blacks with lowering plates. I really like the combo from both an appearance and handling point of view.

Lowering the STI at all will start to change the geometry because the Roll Center drops 2.6 times faster than the center of gravity. But really, the drop in the roll center height isn't a huge deal in this situation unless you regularly drive at 9/10ths. You will notice a little more body roll, but a lot of it can be dialed out with the camber plates and a roll center kit like the Whiteline RCA.

Future/GDB/Driver · 06-14-2008, 01:30 PM

Draco how is the lip holding up?

***Draco-REX*** · 06-14-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Future/GDB/Driver

Draco how is the lip holding up?

It looks really bad because I haven't properly screwed it in at the back. The paint's chipping, but otherwise it's holding up fine. It's a cheap Chinese knockoff of the Chargespeed V2 lip. I bought it specificly to take the brunt of any hits to protect my bumper. ANd it does that job perfectly.

KiR DieseL · 06-14-2008, 07:58 PM

Im going with cobbs and lowering plates.... Soon as i get the plates in the mail ill install em and see how it comes out. Should be interesting

06-14-2008, 12:07 PM	#1
Future/GDB/Driver Junior STI Driver Car: 2007 SWP STi Location: Miami Posts: 63 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	RCE Black + Lowering plate? Bad idea? How far off will this throw the geometry off? If i were to go yellow's then it's a drop of 23mm and 20mm but the car will have less wheel gap in the back than it does in the front, so it'll look like a saggy butt. So the other option was to get Blacks with RCE lowering plates. Which effectively make the drop 25mm and 10mm. I'm sure maybe someone has experimented with both. I almost prefer the look of the Black with lowering plate to the yellows with non-lowering plates. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

06-14-2008, 01:30 PM	#3
Future/GDB/Driver Junior STI Driver Car: 2007 SWP STi Location: Miami Posts: 63 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: RCE Black + Lowering plate? Bad idea? Draco how is the lip holding up?

06-14-2008, 07:58 PM	#5
KiR DieseL Silver Member Car: Aspen White 06 STi Fav Mod: Teh Mature Diffuser Will Return! Location: Queens NYC Posts: 2,717 Join Date: Feb 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: RCE Black + Lowering plate? Bad idea? Im going with cobbs and lowering plates.... Soon as i get the plates in the mail ill install em and see how it comes out. Should be interesting This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.