So after much deliberation I finally installed some Mina Gallery springs and exhaust on my 11' XKR. Just like my NSX and other cars I've lowered the ride seems to have actually improved. More controlled and less bounce. The stance is perfect, just needs some aggressive wheels to fill the arches now!

The exhaust sound is about has close to perfection for a svelte GT as you can get. The hardcore in me may want for more noise later but for now it seems to suit the car fine. It has a "finished" deep tone and absolutely no drone. If I decide I want more sound I can replace the center resonators with stainless straight pipes for relatively cheap.

Here are some before and after pics so far. Excuse the crappy cell phone camera!

Before:

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During:

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After:

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Here are some video clips:

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The car looks and sounds fantastic.

The Garage looks to be quite a 'fun' place to loiter.

PS, you have really brightened my day, apart from the Jag, video 3 shows that I'm not the only one with crappy weather, and yet, you are in Texas!

Thanks for posting.

 

Is there another piece to the exhaust that finishes it? It looks too short in your install pictures.

Did you have the 1200 RPM drone on the stock exhaust? I'd like to get the Mina, but don't want drone to get worse which is what I am reading on some threads will happen.

Your car looks great!

 

Yeah... that looks awesome. Crap. Guess its time to start looking for a shop that I trust to install springs.

 

Ooo -- neat. Now on to the wheels. Looks like you need 10mm or more there, especially out front. Add it all in rubber too! I'm really looking forward to seeing that stuff.

 

No drone. And the underside pics were before the tips were installed.

 

I can't wait to see it with a sweet set of wheels. Glad you're doing this, it gives me a clearer vision for the car. I can clearly see 21's aren't necessary with it lowered. 20's will be just fine.

 

Beautiful! I have installed the Mina chrome hood and side vents on my 07 XKR. And, I ordered MRR Design GT1 chrome rims (20 in) to round it out. (Pics to follow as soon as I'm allowed...) such a beautiful vehicle. Truly the hottest GT car in production today. I didn't elect to lower her just yet, hoping that moving to the 20 in option satisfies my thirst. Again, great choices on your girl. Can't wait to see your wheels. Although my taste trends to the shiney vs blacked look, its hard to go wrong either way.

 

Man that looks and sounds awesome, I don't need to get the mod fever again like I did with my NSX though as the wife may leave me but you are getting me stirred up

 

DpDondero, 20's alone won't fill the fender gap. Mine has 20's. Drubnitz, I too modded my NSX's but never too much. I usually do wheels, drop, exhaust - that's it. And it's enough to make the car feel and look more exotic. I may do pulley and tune but I'm not drag racing so if it'll void my warranty it isn't quite that serious.

It's really a shame most XK owners are so conservative because the car truly has some of the purest most organic lines of any car I've seen. A clean drop and wheels makes the car so timelessly elegant while being uber muscular and imposing all at the same time. I'm so sure wheels will make this one of my all time favorite looking cars!

 

Doesn't need the drop and wheels to nail that look according to some!

 

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but with 5.7 inches of clearance on my XKR at this point, I can't imagine driving and manuevering about with anything lower. With the 20 inch wheels/tires, I think my XKR is uber wunderbar!! JMHO
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Bruce H. It doesn't need mods to look that way to ANY of us not just some! If we didn't feel so we wouldn't have bought it right! I suppose I mean enhancement of what it already has.

 

The XK is one of the few cars I could consider driving without lowering it. I said consider. It's one of those things where once you try it, you don't want to not have it. The car doesn't look right with wide aftermarket wheels without a drop.....and I always, always change wheels. I just can't wait to see which wheels Evoking gets. Maybe he'll pm me his choice.

 

This car is promising to be one of the coolests ones

 

So what was the total drop? Looking at your wheel wells, it appears you have completely eliminated the gap between the top of the wheel and the fender lip - and maybe even a little more?

Is it possible to drop the height about half of what you did?

 

Hey Evoking I meant to ask you... have you been happy with that paint sealant stuff you had installed? When I got my hail damage repaired, they pitched me on having it put on. I'm definitely having a little trouble keeping swirls out of the paint... I'm trying to decide if I just want to deal with it and give the car a light polish a couple times a year, or try something like the sealant. I think their price was something like 250$ or so (which is supposed to last 6 months I believe). Kind of steep but I'd think about it if it really does protect the clearcoat.

Your car looks great... looking forward to see what you choose for wheels. When you say the ride is better, do you mean you really don't feel additional harshness in the ride at all (over decent roads, obviously)?

 

Beautiful!

 

Now looks worse in my humble opinion.....too low

It was beautiful to start with.