i have just bought another mint s2 turbo it is fully polybushed and sits on koni shocks and springs with 17 inch comp mos with 205 45 17 tyres. now the problem is that every time i hit a bump the rear tyres catch on the arch i have stiffened the shocks up to the max but it still does it what can i do to cure the problem cheers.

 

trim the arches is the only big cure really!

 

Roll the arches

 

still got the plastic kit tho, and tht wont roll lol

 

They will if you heat them up. LOL

 

dident want to do either of those anything i can do without hacking the car

 

what about a different tyer size

 

get a more stretched tyre or bring ride height up mate

 

Run 195's not 205's.

 

try 205/40r17's there a lower profile

 

Mine used to do this i just turned 4mm of the face of the disc where the wheel butts up to and this allowed the wheel to sit further back away from my arch

 

i will try these suggestions out cheers guys

 

arches rolled m8,or smaller wheels as said,is the same reason im getting rid of my 17s and going for 16s.anyone intersted pm me.tsw kaylamis,they dont make them anymore.

jamie
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I have those rubber coil spacers on mine and running exactly the same wheel size, no rubbing even with two up.

 

How much space do you have between the wheel inner face and the shock absorber? Sounds like your ET is too small? Should be around 40mm, and the 205 really is the maximum that will go in without hassle.

 

You're on 205/45/17's and on an ERST you need to be on 205/40/17's this will either go a long way towards sorting you out or even cure it alltogether.

 

thought about them i will give these a try what offset do you run

 

sorry tyres are 205/40/17

 

Dont know, but i bought it and it was rubbing the rears so stuck these on problem solved. I will be dropping to 40's at the next tyre change as well.

 

If it's definately catching the rear arch, and not bottoming out on the wheel well, then it's not a question of the tire having too big a diameter, but just sitting too far out.

 

so what offset should the wheels be cheers

 

make sure to check exactly where it is rubbing. i spent ages trimming/rolling my rear arches only to find out 90% of the rubbing was due to contact with the lip of the rear bumper where it sits inside the arch. i trimmed as much of this back as i could without ruining the mounting holes, and problem solved. and mine was sat stupid low on 17x7" rims, 205 40 17 tyres, and i believe et38

 

ET 38mm is pretty much spot on for a 205mm width tyre. The narrower the tyre, the less ET you can run.

 

the wheels are et37 and defo rubbing on the inner arch might get some smaller wheels