Lowering the IX, for now

[ThatOneGuy97]

Hello there, I have been around the forum here for a while just never posted. this was all done a few months ago and now its cold outside and im bored so i figured id post some fun ix stuff! hope you enjoy!!!sorry about the cell phone pics btw.

took these the day i brought her home. ugly wheels and all




then these goodies came in the mail and it was a new ballgame.

catching some zzzz with her shoes off


and how it looked when it was all done. i am a fan. love to here some opinions.


thinking about some drop hats and some spacers in the rear still. and obviously a bunch of other shit. IX POWER

[FunfGan]

Looks good!

[Vtec?lol]

now slap big turbo on thiz and make vidz of donutz in parking lot!

[Isostar13]

Looks great! Nice job. Are those bilstein HDs and H&R Sports?

[nando]

you can't do drop hats on an ix, nor would you want to. you'd literally be riding on the gland nuts.

[AlpinaB3]

Looks pretty good, i got bilstein HD with h&r for rwd all around in my IX. Keep us posted.

[owwwch]

nice. not being sarcastic, but did you lower it yet?

im sure you did, but i would like to see one slammed for once..

[325ix]

nice. not being sarcastic, but did you lower it yet?

im sure you did, but i would like to see one slammed for once..

Why? That's not the point of an ix.

Also, your tires look like they have next to no sidewall.

[ThatOneGuy97]

Looks great! Nice job. Are those bilstein HDs and H&R Sports?

bilstein HDs in front but then they are koni yellows in back. and yes H&Rs springs. They dont have much else on the market that they recommend for the ix

[ThatOneGuy97]

you can't do drop hats on an ix, nor would you want to. you'd literally be riding on the gland nuts.

I am aware that it is not the best for a few things on the car to do drop hats but im ignoring that. and i have spoke with a guy on eurowerks a few times who has an ix with drop hats and he said it worked fine... hmmm i will ask him for the details

[nando]

It's not a matter of "not a good idea". it will not fit. period.

drop hats work on RWD cars because the bearing is below the plane of the strut tower. there's like 2" of room for the drop hats to fit into above the bottom of the bearings.

on the ix, the bearing is inverted, and the upper spring perch is pretty much flush with the bottom of the strut tower. there's maybe 1/4" of room from the top of the spring perch to the bottom of the bearing plate.

Will. Not. Work.

ignore me at your own peril - whoever you spoke to was either mistaken or full of it.

also, that still ignores my other comment. even if you could lower it say, another inch, with drop hats, you would quite *literally* ride the car on the gland nuts. Not the bump stops, thel gland nuts. there would be zero travel. It would be easier to weld the strut tubes directly to the bearings. With only H&R sports and bilsteins, you already don't have enough travel.

if you want to stance your car you bought the wrong one.

[ThatOneGuy97]

Took these today. just a little update. Just a few small things
New headlight covers
New badges
New ski rack

[ThatOneGuy97]

It's not a matter of "not a good idea". it will not fit. period.

drop hats work on RWD cars because the bearing is below the plane of the strut tower. there's like 2" of room for the drop hats to fit into above the bottom of the bearings.

on the ix, the bearing is inverted, and the upper spring perch is pretty much flush with the bottom of the strut tower. there's maybe 1/4" of room from the top of the spring perch to the bottom of the bearing plate.

Will. Not. Work.

ignore me at your own peril - whoever you spoke to was either mistaken or full of it.

also, that still ignores my other comment. even if you could lower it say, another inch, with drop hats, you would quite *literally* ride the car on the gland nuts. Not the bump stops, thel gland nuts. there would be zero travel. It would be easier to weld the strut tubes directly to the bearings. With only H&R sports and bilsteins, you already don't have enough travel.

if you want to stance your car you bought the wrong one.

Alright man... just what i was told, no reason to get so bent

[jP4]

What's the wheel and tire setup -- 16" T1, 25 offset, tire size? Looking good man.

[CrusherCurtis]

89.....PB swap time