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aron
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25th Jun 09 at 15:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'm wondering what the clearance with the front edge of the arches is like on softstars/speedlines at more than lower than 70mm etc

i'd like pictures if possible to show how much arch clearance 16s have. (front and rear?)

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vcorsasport1.6
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you gonna be running them with a 10mm spacer mate or sticking with et49?
gonna be tucked! lol
(sorry no help at all! lol)
brad
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i ran 16" softstars -70mm, it looked like it wouldn't catch, but it cracked all the paintwork on the edges of my arch so it must have caught them
aron
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quote:
Originally posted by vcorsasport1.6
you gonna be running them with a 10mm spacer mate or sticking with et49?
gonna be tucked! lol
(sorry no help at all! lol)
brad


lol brad

basically, they're ET38, but the new wheels are still 16x6.5j so they'll sit 11mm further out than softstars/speedlines... if i know how much clearance ET49 peeps have i can choose tyres accordingly

[Edited on 25-06-2009 by aron]
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This is about 80 on the back, with federal tyres on, they slightly catch but when i had the proxis on the back they didnt catch at all!

not sure about fronts as they are coilovers but if they were lower they would catch, but i think they may stick out a little ferther than standard on the front because of the wilwood disks.

hope this helps








[Edited on 25-06-2009 by rickiek123]
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only a lil bit of rubbage when going fast round bends
Nic Barnes
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loads of clearance on the back
aron
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cheers!

can you get your fingers inside the gap between the face of the wheel and the arch lip?
Nic Barnes
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unsure was years ago. hasnt been that low for ages. i think you could. it wasnt all that close to the arch on the back anyway. not close enough to worry me.
LukeD
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Could easily put finger inside gap :
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Just been outside and measured mine for you. 16" speedlines as above with 195/40 profile tyres and a -100mm drop on the rear there is 19/20mm sized gap between the tyre and the arch

[Edited on 25-06-2009 by shaunmods]
Nic Barnes
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its all about the 117.3mil drop on 45 profile tyres.
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Get a tyre without an alloy protector lip.. a 195 can be 200-208 with them.. I have used 195 tyres that have been 188 & now currently 191..Every mill counts on the rear arches
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thanks guys, top advice

i think i'll actually be able to run my new wheels without scrubbing lolz...

 
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