Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 05:23 pm, by: Shannon Linnan(Qik_barge)
9.5's all round, 245 35 on back.. My car sits a little lower than yours i think at the back... Its already chewed a bit of the rubber on the back, fronts dont seem to be a problem.
Offset looks very wrong, hence your problem. 9.5" in 38 offset or higher shouldn't be anywhere near the guard.
9.5" wide on the front? Rolling the guards won't be all you need to do to fix that problem. The inner linings will all scrub out also. Can't do much about it though.
Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 09:10 pm, by: Shannon Linnan(Qik_barge)
Lew had told me about what offset I would need, but couldn't remember what he'd said, so I mentioned it to the tyre dude.. He fobbed it off, don't worry about that mate.... I didn't think any more of it cos he was s'posed to be the pro... Oh well...
Monday, August 07, 2006 - 07:58 pm, by: Vinh Bui(Hyudsjk)
Murray, that's the exact same problem I have right now. I tend to hear the tyre scraping the wiring loom when I turn left. Doesn't bother me that much, just scared it'll chew through some wires one day.
Monday, August 07, 2006 - 08:07 pm, by: Murray Allen(Rusty)
Are you sure its rubbing on the loom? do you still have the inner guard lining? At any rate, re-route that loom through the engine bay before you do any serious damage to your cars electrics.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 05:37 pm, by: Vinh Bui(Hyudsjk)
Murray, how hard is it to re-route it? I had to remove the guard lining because my front mount piping was pushing it out, causing it to scrub really really badly.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 10:33 pm, by: Murray Allen(Rusty)
all i did was cut the entire loom in half, taping different coloured wires together in bunches, about 3 or 4 bunches in total as some wires are same colour but different stripes. Then simply ran the wires back through the holes they came through, into the engine bay, soldered them back together. heatshrink, then wrapped it in split loom tubing
10" on the rear... what size rubber will you be putting on them? 285 will scrub the guard if you're too low, but 275 doesn't seem to pose a problem on 45 offset in 10" at the rear.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 06:07 pm, by: Eddie Apoderado(Edz)
My car is sitting on Work Meisters S1 3PC at the moment. Rim Size F/R: F:18x9.5 R:18x10.5 Rim Offset F/R: F:+24 R:+24 Tire Size F/R: F:235 R:265 Suspension Setup: Stock
Fronts don't hit the guards at all but they do rub the inner mud guards on full lock. I've got Supra brakes coming in and will probably have to sell them since I don't think they'll fit.
With the rear guards, I had the inner lip of the guard stripped of the plastic piece and hammered back. I'm planning to pump them properly once I get coilovers (hopefully).
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 10:42 pm, by: Aaron Mead(Aaron)
Ive got 275's atm on the 17x9 rims. No dramas at all, but then my car is hardly low.
The fronts are 2mm more outward than James' 18x9, so I might have to back down to 235 instead of 245..
PLanning on going 295 on the rear, but the 285 is a much better fit for the rim. Still, 295 will be good for posing!
Noticed a metallic rub noise over teh last week when turning almost full lock right. DOesnt do it the other way, and I cant see whats rubbing, sounds like a brake pad might be unevenly worn down and is flexing the bare surface...have to get it oin the hoist.