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hello to all got a cordy that is running on oz polaris 17s with a et of 37 had some avo shocks and springs fitted which lowered it and now it looks gorg but it seems to be rubbing Alot someone i spoke to said that i needed an offset(et) of 38 but my mm shouldnt make any diff but there appears to be rubbing on the nearside according to the mechanic that fitted it the tyre is catching on the plastic shit by the battery tray anyone else had this probs if so how to fix all help gratefully received
quinch:cheers: :cheers:
Is the camber set right?
also - whip the wheel off & have a quick look at the rubbing
what width tyres & rim do you have? and what height?
sorry - this isn't some intergation!
M
height is appently 35mm lowerer than standard as for camber dont know tyre size 205 40 17
get the camber checked as that could cause it - the garage that fitted it should have done it - does it look like the wheels are upright & not pointing in too much or out too much from the front?
it should only rub a little on -40mm and a small bit of cutting is needed - but only a little.
so - it is rubbing on the top - not the sides? just double checking
M
which bit should i cut ? apprently it rubs just a little on just the nearside in side bit! p.s wot camber should it have
Kev Hall
15-05-2002, 11:00
You will need to cut the bulge's on the plastic inner arch lining, this normally solves rubbing problems, although I have a slight rubbing on full lock running 17/40/205 on an et38 offset lowered approx 40mm. As for camber I'm not sure what it's set to off the top of my head. Hope this helps.
hopkinsgm
15-05-2002, 12:49
Camber settings can be a bit of a personal preference thing, but should be no more than 1.5deg -ve (looks like /-\ seen from front) for road use - any more and you'll get through tyres at an alarming rate. I think standard setting is 0.5deg -ve but could be wrong.
Can't see 1mm error in offset causing a problem, but just a couple of things that haven't been touched on yet:
a) what wheel size? 17" diameter can be fine, and I don't see ET37 offset causing headaches but no mention has been made of rim width yet? 7J should be OK, but a 7.5J could be a problem and don't consider anything wider.
b) what brand of tyres are you using? Not all 205/40R17's are the same size, despite all nominally having 205mm tread width...
G
If the offset is less than 38mm it will push the outer edge of the rim further out, i.e. a 35mm ofset will have the outer edge 3mm closer to the lip of the arch than a 38mm offset.
I understood the MK2 Ibiza /Cordy had a bulge in the inner arch linner that may need attention, otherwise the same wheel/tyre combos fit as the MK3 (20VT style). If thats the case 7" or7.5"X17 will be fine. 38mm is standard offset.
thanks for all the info spoke to the garage he said that it seems a little differcult to set the camber cos all there was to play with was the slack in the hole (tee hee) the wheels are 7 width wots the best way to "loose" the bulge ,grinders are fun but is there any way that you could just warm them and move them havent tried to carry any one in there yet i but had to have there rears bumper sorted grinders and stuff dont rub there anymore looks ok to has anyone with the cordy had probs like this oh and on the front ive got a539 yokos on the back avons zz1 must say that it looks PHAT as hell lovin it
Erm
take it to a garage with a mechanic (no offence)
the camber is adjustable by this 'slack' by a decent amount too
I'd have thought that when we wer messing about with them in March when jason & I did mine we moved his wheel by a good 1.5 inches at the top
the garage it went to said he reckoned that where he had set it would give a approx 1.5 camber to be honest i lotz of faith in him an the garage as they do lotz of rally cars mk2 escort etc also i got V.CONFUSED about the camber etc he did also that there was a certain amount of slack can you get the camber checked at a tyre type place where you get the tracking done ? also just to change direction spoke to a wheel shop today who said that the cordy was never supposed to have any thing lager than an 16" wheel cos of the constructors limitations
Originally posted by QUINCH
also just to change direction spoke to a wheel shop today who said that the cordy was never supposed to have any thing lager than an 16" wheel cos of the constructors limitations
As long as the overall diameter is kept the same it doesn't matter what size it is. The only constraint I can see is width, if it fits great, if not can use it!
hopkinsgm
16-05-2002, 09:03
Originally posted by QUINCH
thanks for all the info spoke to the garage he said that it seems a little differcult to set the camber cos all there was to play with was the slack in the hole...
Errrr..... that's how you adjust the camber on most front wheel drive cars with McPhearson struts. Yes, it can be a ballache to do by time you've slacked the bolt off, moved the strut, tightened it all back up and re-checked the camber, but that's life. Front camber setting of 1.5deg -ve should give very sharp turn-in, but you'll get thru tyres a bit quick.
Anyway, glad you're enjoying your motor,
G
Just noticed this thread - I've slapped 17's on my cordy and never had a single rub or scrape and full lock is no problem. It actually seems to handle better on 17's as it gives the very light PAS a bit of edge - as to them never meant to be run on 17's??!! not much difference from 16's really.
scotty wot offset have you got on them then everyone else said that there has rubbed thought about heating the plastic bulges up and bending them the other way dont know whether it will work yet though also the wheels rub on the inner wing on lock it annoying the hell out of me
aha! i've got a VW 35mm offset.