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Title: Have a guess what I've just had to do!
Post by: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 12:24: Anyone have a stab at where these came from and why I took them off?

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Post by: vaughn on 18 November 2008, 12:27: wheel arch guards? wheels rubbing?
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Post by: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 12:29: Haha, right first time Vaughn, although I bet you've already do that a few times :wink:
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Post by: Komenda on 18 November 2008, 12:30: Have you just dropped your car on its arse
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Post by: vaughn on 18 November 2008, 12:33: why`s it rubbing mate thought you bought the same size wheels?
Title: Re: Have a guess what I've just had to do!
Post by: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 12:33: Quote from: Komenda on 18 November 2008, 12:30

Have you just dropped your car on its arse

Just dropped another 10mm to try it and then went out for a "spirited drive" :rolleyes: and heard the odd rub against the front arches in some dips I knew would do it if any would. :wink:

Haven't been out in her again yet for a retest, but those Sessanta's knock the socks offf the Conti's easily :cool:
Title: Re: Have a guess what I've just had to do!
Post by: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 12:35: Quote from: vaughn on 18 November 2008, 12:33
why`s it rubbing mate thought you bought the same size wheels?

Gone from 18" x 7.5" width and a 51 offset to an 8" width and a 45 offset, so the wheels poke by an extra 12.5mm.

Mike asked about spacers on the back, but I'm leaving them as they are for the moment to see how they go. :cool:
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Post by: vaughn on 18 November 2008, 12:39: seeing as you`ve took them off i bet you could go another 10mm :grin:
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Post by: illyun on 18 November 2008, 14:45: Quote from: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 12:33
Quote from: Komenda on 18 November 2008, 12:30

Have you just dropped your car on its arse

Just dropped another 10mm to try it and then went out for a "spirited drive" :rolleyes: and heard the odd rub against the front arches in some dips I knew would do it if any would. :wink:

Haven't been out in her again yet for a retest, but those Sessanta's knock the socks offf the Conti's easily :cool:

So how low is it now?
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Post by: [han] on 18 November 2008, 14:47: still not low enough ;D
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Post by: illyun on 18 November 2008, 14:56: Quote from: [han] on 18 November 2008, 14:47
still not low enough ;D

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Post by: joesgti on 18 November 2008, 15:09: THANKYOU HURDY, YOUVE MADE MY NIGHT!!!!

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Post by: Vtec Abuser on 18 November 2008, 20:15: Mine have done it twice John, but only on a hard turn in and where the car has gone down a dip in the road. 99.9% of the time it's fine and hasn't even left as much as a mark anyway.. :smiley:
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Post by: Greenouse on 18 November 2008, 20:28: Let's see some pics of her closer to mother earth then! :nerd:
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Post by: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 23:32: Quote from: Vtec Abuser on 18 November 2008, 20:15
Mine have done it twice John, but only on a hard turn in and where the car has gone down a dip in the road. 99.9% of the time it's fine and hasn't even left as much as a mark anyway.. :smiley:

What offset are yours Ben?

I know you aren't lowered yet, so you probably will only find the odd scrape :wink:
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Post by: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 23:39: Quote from: Greenouse on 18 November 2008, 20:28
Let's see some pics of her closer to mother earth then! :nerd:

Patience my young Padawan...all will be revealed in time

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Post by: tony_danza on 19 November 2008, 11:16: You're going to have to be very careful on the front, I managed to pull the arch out on mine over in Germany on a corner with a lot of compression. As the wheel came back down, it pulled the rolled seam with it, unfolding it... it went back perfectly thanks to a dent-fixing mate - but I think with a wider wheel/bigger track you run a greater risk of making more of a mess of the wing in similar circumstances. Basically our Eibach coilovers are a bit too compliant for the track & hard driving but in turn it makes them comfy for the road.

WALK might help you a bit with the dynamic camber in the corners, but won't on straights. A camber kit like GTI engineering's possibly will, but it'll shred tyres 24/7. KW's Clubsport coilovers have adjustable topmounts so you can dial camber in and out at will. You could also run a slightly narrower tyre?

See it at the top?

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Title: Re: Have a guess what I've just had to do!
Post by: Greenouse on 19 November 2008, 12:40: Quote from: Hurdy on 18 November 2008, 23:39
Quote from: Greenouse on 18 November 2008, 20:28
Let's see some pics of her closer to mother earth then! :nerd:

Patience my young Padawan...all will be revealed in time

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Love those smileys :afro:
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Post by: neg on 19 November 2008, 16:56: LOL, I recognised them straight away as I took mine out and not had a problem since :smiley: