Well, the itch has begun. I would like to fill the fender gap some on my 07 V8V. I have read some on the spacers, and lowering kits. my car is completely stock with the 19's, not sport pack. I would just like to get rid of the gap. it seems as if some of the spacers kits require extra work and others are direct bolt on? The springs are fairly standard. Just wanting to get some opinions here. if you have them installed, ride quality? handling? Did you install yourself? are they worth it? Thanks in advance for any info, its well appreciated.

 

If you are willing to upgrade wheels I would recommend just upgrading wheels with the correct offset to fill the wheel gap. If you just want spacers you can do that it just requires a bit of labor as you have to put in all new wheel stud bolts to accomodate for the thick spacers

VelocityAP new springs are probably going to be your best bet, they should be released here shortly in the next few weeks (if you can wait a little bit).

 

My '07 V8V, OEM 19" wheels, slightly wider tires compared to the originals (so 245 and 285, I think), standard non-sports pack suspension. Pic is from yesterday.



Ride is firm but I don't find it uncomfortable and have no problem with it. Clearance can be an issue because the car is so low. Handling is superb on both street and track. They're absolutely worth it as long as you don't mind the clearance issue (ride height).

If the ride height is too low, contact Stuart (VelocityAP) as he's getting ready to offer some that don't drop the car so much.

 

telum01, which springs do you have the h&r?

 

I think we should be good to go on the new Springs in about 1 week.

 

Looking forward to seeing these! I love the stance of my car and the way it handles on good pavement, but the cringe factor can be a bit much sometimes

 

This is my 2007 with spacers & S wheels. Goodwood Green





This is my 2013 S British Racing Green

It's funny because the color of the 07 reproduced like BRG while the color of the 13 reproduced like Goodwood Green...

 

Awesome, can't wait to get a rear set of the springs (if possible)!

I agree cringe factor of a low chin is too much for me on these Texas roads! I just want the rear *** to sit down more and look more hunkered down in a squatted position, the stock suspension makes the rear sit too high IMO.

 

^^ won't it look like it's doing a wheelie?

 

The rear on my car for some reason sits higher, if it's 0.5-0.75 inch drop in rear I actually think it will balance the car out better. Also, because I am running such an aggressive offset I do not want to risk rubbing on the fronts so I would like to try just the rears first, once it settles I can see where they sit and how the car feels.

 

You are a brave man to want to lower a Aston Martin as these cars are already easy enough to bottom out on driveways. If you do end up lowering it make sure you get the alignment checked out. It doesn't take much to upset the suspension geometry on any car.

 

I livw in knoxville, tn so the roads are fairly decent here. i just love the look of them, especially with a litle drop and the wells filled out. they look amazing!

 

Hey guys, just measured the ride height on both front and rear on my stock suspension V8V, and my suspicions were correct, the rear does sit exactly 0.5" higher than the front in both overall ride height and wheel gap.

Stock front height (from ground to top center of fender): 26 7/8"
Stock rear height (same) : 27 5/8"

So by getting just the rear springs you will better balance out both the look and ride height while also getting the rear to squat more for a much better look.

 

Doesn't the front sit slightly lower on purpose for aerodynamic reasons?

IE - making sure the front end doesn't lift at speed. I'm not sure I would be comfortable with the idea of dropping just the rear of a car.

 

The bottom of the car has a full aerodynamic tray so downforce would not be an issue. If anything the reason it is probably done is purely for aesthetic reasons to give the car a bit of a "raked" look. To me though it just makes the car look unbalanced.