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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by number_six, Jul 26, 2014.

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  1. number_six

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    #1 number_six, Jul 26, 2014
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    After tracking the car 4 times I decided to adjust the suspension and alignment. In aggressive track driving, I found the car to understeer quite a bit, and it scrubbed all the tread off the outside shoulders of the front tires after just four days. The car has the front lift on it, so I needed new springs in order to lower the car.

    I don't have any track driving impressions of the new setup yet, but thought I'd post a couple of pictures. I'm happy to have shrunk the gaps between wheels and fenders. I always thought they were too big.

    I'll post some driving impressions after my next track day.
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  2. not4one

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    #2 not4one, Jul 26, 2014
    Looks really great...good that you have the lifter. Oh, and if it takes 4 days of track to trash the tires, you're not going hard enough! :) A couple of hours should pretty much finish them off.
     
  3. 458trofeo

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    #3 458trofeo, Jul 26, 2014
    lower! ;)
     
  4. spyderman

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    #4 spyderman, Jul 26, 2014
    The lowering is perfect. Any lower and it's gets a little getto and the risk that you will bottom on road undulations goes up incrementally!

    But I would recommend that you get spacers installed for the wheels look a little too inboard in some of the pictures.
     
  5. rmitchell248

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    #5 rmitchell248, Jul 26, 2014
    What springs did you go with?


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  6. 458trofeo

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    #6 458trofeo, Jul 27, 2014
    +1 on all points :)
     
  7. 458trofeo

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    #7 458trofeo, Jul 27, 2014
    I would recommend the Novitec springs, they give a lot of flexibility to the
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  8. rrobert222

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    #8 rrobert222, Jul 27, 2014
    Looks awesome. .
     
  9. Stevenb

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    #9 Stevenb, Jul 27, 2014
    +1 All the way until no leaf has room!
     
  10. Witt458

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    #10 Witt458, Jul 27, 2014
    Looks great!
     
  11. 458trofeo

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    #11 458trofeo, Jul 27, 2014
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    Ja voll, not happy until she scrapes the asphalt :)
    btw GMG race cats are ready to go, will have them put on when back in town in September, rufe dich an! :)
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  12. FLU

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    #12 FLU, Jul 27, 2014
    friggin awesome! I'll have to do that too when I get my car. TY for the pics.
     
  13. number_six

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    #13 number_six, Jul 27, 2014
    Yep, both our local tracks have quite a lot of elevation change, so lowering too far runs the chance of bottoming the car out at several parts of the tracks.

    I was thinking about spacers but concerned it may cause rubbing on the fenders. I'll talk to the dealer about it. Can anyone recommend a brand of spacer or are they all the same?
     
  14. Caeruleus11

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    #14 Caeruleus11, Jul 27, 2014
    Looks great. I agree on spacers. Try 15mm from novatec.
     
  15. 458trofeo

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    #15 458trofeo, Jul 27, 2014
    +1
    to the OP: you can even go 20mm on all fours with your degree of lowering
    best
     
  16. SSR

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    #16 SSR, Jul 27, 2014
    For me its incredible that Ferrari delivers the 458 with such ride height (off road look) it looks 100 % better.
     
  17. ring007

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    #17 ring007, Jul 27, 2014


    What springs did you use?
     
  18. synergy

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    #18 synergy, Jul 27, 2014
    Yeah agree, the car looks so high in its OEM form. Novitec springs are the way to go!
     
  19. DoctorV8

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    #19 DoctorV8, Jul 27, 2014
    My fronts are toast too. What kind alignment settings did you go with? How does the ride quality differ from stock?
     
  20. SSR

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    #20 SSR, Jul 27, 2014
    If you just want to lower 10-15mm use oem and realign to factory specs.

    I have Eibach in the scud and NR in FF and F12 and they all feel ok but I know people that lowered the car with oem springs and they are ok.
    If you want to make the suspension a little bit more stiff use Longacre spring rubbers they have different rattings.
     

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