Flame what offset? 20mm at the rear!! 30mm at the front!! :! Are they like ET10 or something? My ET40 with 195/45/15 rubber 6.5 wide rims went down easily that low with JUST arch bolt removal!!

any1 else

i think i'll go for 40-45mm drop....
dealt i'll uprate my shocks though!!!!

I have 15x6.5 wheels with 195-45-15 tyres dropped 50mm at the back and 85mm at the front on spax coilovers. The rears needed pulled out about 20mm each side at the back and the top 2 bolts taken out. The fronts needed pulled out about 30mm each side with the top 2 bolts taken out. I can still get full lock and it doesnt rub (that much!):thumbs:

ther are also rubber mallets which you can get to help the rubbing problem aswell

you only get people who dont understand offsets tell you not to go anything other than et45-49

there is tolerances with wheel & tyre packages

all the advise given in this thread is really good, when i asked about lowering on et 38 all the replies i got were....dont bother lowering and buy new wheels...not very helpful when you've just spent £400 on wheels!!

whitter, your tyres are the problem, u really need 195/45's as these dont have the bulgy tyrewalls like the 195/50's have

im down 60 on et 38 with 195/50/15. had to bang the rear arch out a little as it rubbed with only me in it over large bumps. Now doesnt rub at all

think i had 195/50s

i have got 195/45R15 ET35on my car and lowered 40mm, it rubbed if car fully loaded

think mine are definately 6.5 (195 tyres) so shouldnt be as bad as ICY's

i was -40mm on 7x15 et33 :!:!
rubbed like fck wi jus me in it

how much are uprated shocks nowadays???? cheers

Gambit I was able to have a 3 people in the back of the car with no problems after I smacked the inside arch out a bit & it never rubbed since - maybe I hit it a bit too hard :lol:

I lowered mine 60mm on 195x45x15's which were et38... Had to knock the inside of the rear arches out a bit with a hammer & shave the arch-bolts to stop it all rubbing, as even with no-one in the back going over the slightest bump caused it to rub.

You may be ok with a 45 drop, but I'd still shave the bolts for the rear & front arches & glue the arches on with mastik or something (canae remember what is proper stuff to use)

there 195/45/15's wheel...

how much are uprated shocks nowadays

Are the 6.5" wide or 7" wide rims?

yes you can do it, you wont be able to carry more than two in the back though, and you'll need uprated shocks also

you need to rubber mallet the inner arch, or at the very most stick a spacer on the bottom stub axle bolt that will give the rears a bit of camber

hi all...have'nt got much time to search the web and on this site for a relevant post to answer my questions.

here it is anyway

Q) I have a corsa sri on 15" alloys, 45 series profiles tyres, but with a offset of 35!!!!!! :!
I'm looking to lower my corsa, at last, and wanted to slam it by 45mm
I need to know whether i'll get any rubbing on this setup.

has any1 else done this type of setup....any idea are welcome.....


cheers
Gav

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[Edited on 07-11-2003 by B19 GAV]