458 Lowered 458 Italia Photos

So I've seen a few threads about lowering the 458. While there are pictures, most of what I've seen have shown before/afters from different times of day, different angles, just generally poor quality, etc.

I wanted to share with the community the best photos I could get from my car. Unfortunately they're at slightly different times of day, but it is what it is.

I lowered mine 20mm (0.75") which I think is a decent amount. It may be able to handle another 5mm or so but I'm going to leave it as is.

Before album: https://imgur.com/a/pCdUNGv
After album: https://imgur.com/a/kGeildX

And a few good pics:

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Hopefully this will help someone someday.

 

Thank you! I installed Novitec springs and set the ride height to about 20mm lower than stock. My car has the front axle lifter so you have to use aftermarket springs like Novitec. You can't adjust the factory springs.

 

I can tell you that the handling was not adversely affected. I haven't really driven it much except around town so I can't report too much on the at-the-limit characteristics. The primary purpose of lowering was for aesthetics. Any handling benefits is a nice bonus.

 

Novitec springs are adjustable. You can go very low and basically "slam" the car but I wouldn't recommend that. I think the 20mm area is the perfect balance of good looks and performance/scrape avoidance.

 

No spacers. Yet. I have them on my M3 and like them there. Maybe I’ll do them soon.

 

Nice. Yeah looks good. Maybe 30mm+ for yours. I think they can handle a good amount of drop without looking "slammed".

 

I'm fairly certain the spring rate is progressive. To account for the lowered ride height the spring rate increases as the springs compress.