Lowering/Wheel Combo options.

[CraigW]

As some of you may know my new Oz's are rubbing on the front arches/chassis leg.

Im currently running a 60mm/40mm drop but have no issues at the rear.

With the Oz's on it is sitting like this at the front. (Hope you dont mind me borrowing your photo Crezz. ours is the only one I can find where its sitting close to mine. )

So I have 2 options:

Either go with coilovers and raise the front abit or trim the raised parts on the arch liners and live with the rubbing.

Either way I think I will need to slightly trim the arch liners anyways as Im running a 205 wide tyre.

Im looking forward to everyones input/suggestions.

Craig.

 

[suj]

i voted "leave...."
as crezz's height looks mint (so yours is about the same right)
and when is full lock used? except for parking now and then? (i'd go with trimming the arch liner)

 

[kyle18uk]

I'd leave it mate, what size wheels are they?

 

[OllieL]

I'm guessing they are 17 if you are running a 205?

Ollie

 

[crezz]

16" oz seat sport rims... leave it be, and do a bit of trimage

 

[OllieL]

So how is it scrubbing? Surely the offset is correct? Are they 7J if you are running a 205? I had my car lower than the picture shows running oz superleggera and I didnt have any issues with scrubbing.

Hope you get it sorted either way

Ollie

 

[CraigW]

I think I am going to leave it as I only use full-lock for parking. And even if I got coilovers the arch-liners would still need abit of trimming.

So how is it scrubbing? Surely the offset is correct? Are they 7J if you are running a 205? I had my car lower than the picture shows running oz superleggera and I didnt have any issues with scrubbing.

Hope you get it sorted either way

Ollie

I dont know how its scrubbing, think it could be because the tyres are brand new. They are a 7j wheel and the offset it ET35.

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Theres pictures of the rubbing.

 

[M4TTYF]

id leave it mate im about to put 17s on mine and im worried about mne scrubbing even though the height is standard

 

[Dave_R]

Well my compo's are ET35 16x7J when I had to slamed on collies it rubbed the inner arch so I trimmed back what it rubbed then job done. But I'm using 195/45 16's not 205

 

[kyle18uk]

I've got 16x7s and lowered about 100mm and no scrub at all, I've got 195/40/16s tho.

Could you get some small spacers just to push it 5mm so it doesn't rub? Doesn't look like it's rubbing to much from pics so it may help.

 

[CraigW]

I think Im going to just trim the arch liners abit and leave it at that as I dont use full-lock that often.

If the tyres start wearing more than normal then I will do something about it.

 

[OllieL]

You got any pictures with your wheels on the car?
You could always take your engine out??
Would save you money on petrol, mean the front end is lifted up a bit too

Ollie

 

[suj]

You got any pictures with your wheels on the car?
You could always take your engine out??
Would save you money on petrol, mean the front end is lifted up a bit too

Ollie

haha i like that ollie
or just cut out the bottom and run with it like flintstones

 

[EnGbudd]

Could try putting some 195's on :>

 

[OllieL]

Give that man a coconut!

 

[abhardwaj1990]

I've got 16x7s and lowered about 100mm and no scrub at all, I've got 195/40/16s tho.

Could you get some small spacers just to push it 5mm so it doesn't rub? Doesn't look like it's rubbing to much from pics so it may help.

spacers should fix the problem shouldn't they?

or you try not to full lock and do abit more wheel spinning to wear the tyres abit

 

[EnGbudd]

Give that man a coconut!

I got like 3 now, thanks ollie.

 

[CraigW]

Could try putting some 195's on :>

Did try to do that but I couldnt, had to get the 205's to keep the rolling radius roughly the same.

 

[EnGbudd]

Did try to do that but I couldnt, had to get the 205's to keep the rolling radius roughly the same.

Ah fair enough

 

[EnGbudd]

Thats wierd though because I am running 195's on 7.5j at about 65mm lowered at the front and I get zero scrubbing, I did have it down to 75mm without rubbing also.