Originally posted by PDXSVT:tires or tires/wheels that effectively increase the OVERALL diameter of the tire. Of course, that 2nd choice would mean bad things: for each 1/2 inch you closed the gap, you'd also be raising your car that same 1/2 inch.
I never thought of this before, but that is exactly why my car seems to have such a bad-a$$ stance with my 15" rims:
Granted, theres an extra 10mm offset too to push the wheels out a bit, but not putting 17's on keeps the car real low to the ground, and she handles REAL well
Also, since those rims in that pic are only 15" rims and weigh less than stock rims (IIRC about 16lbs each compared to the stock 22lbs) the car feels alot quicker in the summer when I have these rims on (i use my stock rims for winter wheels)
EDIT: not to mention that even with only 15" rims and the BAT handling kit, my wheel gap is nearly perfect:
