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Old 05-09-2011, 06:50 AM
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Just fitted 330 front hi spec set up with 6 pot calliper. But oz superleggras are hitting calliper any suggestions
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buy different wheels
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Originally Posted by dojj
buy different wheels
What wheels will fit over them
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comps seem to be the ones with the most clearance

ring hispec and ask the dimensions you ned to ask for cleanrace wise as they should be able to tell you what wheels will clear and what will foul

how much do yours hit by, mm's or inches?
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you must have been up early to do that job!
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if you dont want to change wheels get longer wheel studs and fit spacers! i had to with mine fitted 5mm ones!
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Cheers for advice everyone I put three washers on yestetday just to see how much clearence I need its about 10mm

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10mm might be enough to get away with using just a 10mm spacer and the standard wheel nuts/studs
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i would still use longer studs if using spacers - i may need them with mine as my rs7s wont fit over my 330s
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they fit on my car and i have a OFFSET wrong wheels !
i got the tsw ones in gold as a spare set and they fiit to !
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Originally Posted by RS500/364
they fit on my car and i have a OFFSET wrong wheels !
i got the tsw ones in gold as a spare set and they fiit to !
What ET offset do you have? I'm on the lookout for wheels to fit over Focus RS discs with Brembo calipers on a saph.
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Originally Posted by R4N S S
i would still use longer studs if using spacers - i may need them with mine as my rs7s wont fit over my 330s
never in a month of sundays mate, you'll have to change your rims
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Originally Posted by dojj
10mm might be enough to get away with using just a 10mm spacer and the standard wheel nuts/studs
i needed longer ones with 5mm spacers you should be looking for at least 5 threads in the nut
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Update......12mm spacers fitted wheel clears caliper now but wheels are sitting out way to far what offset wheels should I be using as mine are et 37 been told this could be the problem
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the offset won't make a difference, it's the shape and clearance of the rim

i've got a shallower offset on my mondeo rims by 12.5 mm on an et40 instead of an et52.5, but the spokes clear the brakes by 5mm and i would have needed a 15mm spacer on the standard rims
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