Lowering a Neon
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RE: Lowering a Neon
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Yea my older brother works at a garage and they charge 50 an hour just for labor...but on the plus side i get all my upgrades and stuff put on for free at home cause he can borrow engine pullers and all that good stuff...
On a different note i just bought new 16" wheels that i will be putting on in the spring and i just needed to know what i will need to get the speedometer accurate cause i know with larger tires the speedometer wont be accurate what would i need to buy or adjust??
thanks!
Yea my older brother works at a garage and they charge 50 an hour just for labor...but on the plus side i get all my upgrades and stuff put on for free at home cause he can borrow engine pullers and all that good stuff...
On a different note i just bought new 16" wheels that i will be putting on in the spring and i just needed to know what i will need to get the speedometer accurate cause i know with larger tires the speedometer wont be accurate what would i need to buy or adjust??
thanks!
So, basically you'll be getting lower profile tires as they will closely match your stock tire size.
Grand Champion
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From: 45th parallel, MI
RE: Lowering a Neon
They have these online already....no need to measure your stock rims w/tires.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
You put your stock settings in there and then the new size you're going to. Then you can change it to get it as close to the stock rim/tire diameter which will keep your speedometer reading the same.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
You put your stock settings in there and then the new size you're going to. Then you can change it to get it as close to the stock rim/tire diameter which will keep your speedometer reading the same.
Grand Champion
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From: 45th parallel, MI
RE: Lowering a Neon
Like crazy said...if you want a smooth ride, I repeat "DO NOT LOWER YOUR CAR". Your lowered car no matter what strut/spring combo you go with it will always be a rougher ride than stock.