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sackofcheese

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FL5 fenders are rolled from the factory, should easily hold 285 but honestly there is diminishing returns. more unsprung weight and tramlining.
I can almost guarantee there are plenty of cornering grip gains to be worth going to a 285/30/18. If there wasn't why do the serious track guys fit 285s to the FK8? With all of the chassis stiffening improvements from Honda its an almost shoe-in for stickier wider rubber. Unsprung weight wise is fairly marginal if you downsize to an 18'' wheel too since the tire weighs only 4 lbs more. Tramlining will happen, but worth the tradeoff as someone that takes autocross a little too seriously
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Zero7

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end up ordering Eibach Sportline...should be here today.
but car still at detailer till next week...
will post pictures as soon as install is complete...
plan to do install myself 😁 :crazy:
I guess you will take it for a full geometry set-up afterwards?
 


JDM_DOHC_SiR

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Would you happen to know the before and after specs on the alignment ? Would be nice to see how much the camber changed with the drop:thumbsup:
 


FK8JIN

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How much of a drop was this front/back?
 

jtrader

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