after moddin some stuff at the rear to get my rl7's on i fitted my front coilovers and lowered the car on to all four wheels to see if i wanted to keep the wheels white or go silver.check all round and the wheels are catching rear coilovers again

 

There never going to fit just sell them to me

 

the only thing i changed was tyre size mate?

 

What size/offset are the RL7's?

My 7x16's are closer to the coilovers than I would like and I run ET30. The clearance I have is OK, but I wouldn't really want them any closer.

 

they are 8x17 et33
i had got them to fit at the rear but i fitted my front coilovers and for some reason i dont know if its coincedence i checked the rears and they are hitting again.
christian what problem were you having with the your fronts.i seem to have screwed them all the way to the top and the front still wants to go very low

 

I had problems with both the fronts and the rears wanting to go too low. If you had the height adjusted to a sensible level (approx 30mm lower than standard), the suspension knocked when you bounced the car.

Also, on the fronts, we had to mess around with spacers to make the top-mount and bearing assembly work correctly. Although some of the tightness we had in the steering was accountable to the knackered steering column bushes.

I'm yet to use them on the road, but frankly, I want to raise the ride height from where it is now and I suspect they will knock, but we'll see I guess.

I reckon you're stuffed with 8x17", you'll need spacers I should think, then the wheels will be out of the arches I'd guess.

 

even if i do get them to fit without spacers they are gona be mm away from the coilovers which aint to handy.might be time to admit they need to go.took me months to decide on them aswell

 

Im not using coilovers but mine are 7.75" and its close to a standard shock and the rear outer arch so i reckon at 8" your gonna struggle mate. A shame cos it would look the dogs

 

My 8x17 ET35 Comp Mo`s are MM from my coilovers. They arent touching though so I`m happy to leave them for now.

 

they do look great stephen and im not sure what other wheels i want now which is a bummer as the car is nearly done.feel like its one step forward two back

 

what size tyres you have fitted dude?

 

215/40/17 gus.im going out just now for a few hours to have look and play around with them.if they dont look any better they are getting sold.fuck this shit with wheels.

 

hope you manage to sort, they look awesome on the car


mine are et25 with a 3mm spacer on the rear, tyres (235-40) sit only a few mm away from the spring but it wont get any closer so not fussed

i have just put set of tsw's on that are 8j et 35 (fitted with slicks) similar size tyres to yours and they are fine no spacers or anything

good luck

 

did they fit before then without hitting? they are all the same offset aint they?

 

think i have found the problem ronnie.my doing aswell i think.could be doing with an old 4x4 cosworth disc to prove something

 

found the problem.well it was my faultwhen i took a skim of one of the rear bells i havent had it properly in the lathe.meaning the wheel pulled in to the top a bit which was causing it to hit the coilovers.just tried the other side on and its fine.will take the disc to work with me and get one of the engineers to take a thou of it properly.also ordered aome powerflex bushes as there was a small bit of play in the others.fingers crossed

 

fair do's, hope it sorts it, they do say a miss is as good as a mile

 

If only the same could be said of my Focus RS Clutch in my cable-operated MTX Bellhousing. <<< real tears.