17's

[TreFlip999]

just curious cause its been bugging me...i have 17's on my p5...everyone keeps telling me they look too small for the car...does anyone else think so?

 

[jomoyo069]

they look fine

 

[mryellermp5]

just lower ur P5 and all will be good

just curious cause its been bugging me...i have 17's on my p5...everyone keeps telling me they look too small for the car...does anyone else think so?

 

[Tasty]

Yeah, you don't look dropped. The wheel gap can ruin a good set of wheels.

 

[TreFlip999]

i know its buggin the hell out of me...what is the best drop kit you guys recommend?

 

[TreFlip999]

just lower ur P5 and all will be good

hey what kind of paint and stuff did you use to black out your headlights and where did you get it?

 

[chaosProtege]

dude, its your car...who cares what other ppl think. as long as you like it. i think it looks good. i sport my 16's proudly. (sig not updated, lol)

 

[TreFlip999]

dude, its your car...who cares what other ppl think. as long as you like it. i think it looks good. i sport my 16's proudly. (sig not updated, lol)

thats true....dont sugar coat it lol(idhitit)

 

[rednecks_r_us]

hey what kind of paint and stuff did you use to black out your headlights and where did you get it?

On my first set of headlights (before the guardrail) I had a flat black paint called "trim black" on the current set of headlights I have high gloss black with blue mica.

My old side markers were painted with night shades translucient paint.

As for lowering your car Eibach springs are tried & true. If you don't want a really low drop then look into a set if MSP springs.

 

[clicknext]

Looks fine. They look small because of the lip, and because they're black. Rims without a visible lip tend to look a lot bigger.

 

[JoshP5]

hey what kind of paint and stuff did you use to black out your headlights and where did you get it?

Check this.

You can buy everything you need at Home Depot. Including an oven.

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Check this.

You can buy everything you need at Home Depot. Including an oven.

ROFL

 

[Thekid760]

If you don't want a really low drop then look into a set if MSP springs.

I have MSP Springs on my P5 and the drop is very subtle, I love it.

Stock ride height w/ 195/50/16's:

Dropped w/ MSP Springs and 205/45/16's:

 

[TreFlip999]

I have MSP Springs on my P5 and the drop is very subtle, I love it.

Stock ride height w/ 195/50/16's:

Dropped w/ MSP Springs and 205/45/16's:

about how much exactly is the drop inch wise?

 

[Thekid760]

about .75"

 

[rednecks_r_us]

about how much exactly is the drop inch wise?

MSP springs lower the P5 somewhere in the range of 3/4th of an inch where the Eibach is 1.5/1.8

 

[TreFlip999]

how do they compare as handling and stuff?

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Better than the Protege5 springs but softer than the eibachs.

For streetability they are awesome. sporty but still tame. They don't knock the fillings out of your mouth when you hit any bumps.

 

[TreFlip999]

Better than the Protege5 springs but softer than the eibachs.

For streetability they are awesome. sporty but still tame. They don't knock the fillings out of your mouth when you hit any bumps.

so you reccommend the MSP springs? they fit just fine on P5's? what do they usuaslly run as far as $$

 

[rednecks_r_us]

I knew a guy that had them on his old P5 and he loved them.

check the forsale threads here. You should be able to find somebody with a MSP that changed to some coil overs or got eibachs them selves.