S3an

my escos as 18"rondells on it and there are spacers on the front about 5/6mm. does anyone else have spacers on with their rondells? it just has standard brakes on with bilstein suspension. was maybe thinking they were put on to clear the bilsteins.

Rippers

bilstein suspension as in coilovers?

S3an

they are not coil overs. just normal springs and shocks.

Rippers

Yeah prob was to clear the shock then do you know yours wheels ET offset?

S3an

god knows just thought rondells were rondells all same et for a escos

bigpower

Rondells are all ET18

Sometimes when running a 235 tyre they can catch on the front suspension, but most people run 225 tyres. Cant understand why you'd have 6mm spacers?? That would be ET12!!!

Try them without, you should have any problems

G1EN

I am running 225 and use to have 5 mm spacers with KONI's I had to flatten the spring cup with a club hammer to make the tyres clear.... I since taken the spacers off and its been fine.

going coilovers very soon, so thinking off running 235's

dave cos4x4

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just twat the cup with a big hammer Sean.

will do the job.

S3an

the scouse way, i like that.

THE RADMAN

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i used to have 225 with my rondells and they were fine,the bottom cups on my shocks were slightly angled though,maybe they are made like this now? save attacking them with the hammer,lol

Mike Rainbird

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A "tweaked" one .

G1EN

yeh later type cups were design with more of an angle to solve this problem. so if your suspesion is rather new, then id imaging yours are fine.

Take the wheels off and the spacers, put them back and if your can fit the thickness of your finger between the back of the tyre and the cup, you will be fine...

DENNIS

i am glad this one has come up, i run toyo proxy r888 235 40 17 on raceline wheels and the tyre rubs on the front spring cup at speed (120mph + ) dont want to go coilovers as its a road car. its got koni front legs but have been on there for 5 yrs + , are you saying if i just get new legs it will sort it ????

cheers for any help......

Mike Rainbird

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A rubber hammer and carrying out the above mod that I pictured will fix it....

DENNIS

cheers i will get at it

G1EN

you will need a club hammer mate and plenty of strenght, it took me and me mate to make the cups to the specified clearence...

but if your prepared to take the legs off, then you could get them modified so the tyre side of the cup is flat insted of round...

DENNIS

cheers , i will take them off to be repainted anyway, may have them cut/ welded up and repowder coated, will post pics when done if anyone is interested ??????

THE RADMAN

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Ive got my wheels off at the mo,so heres a pic of mine,you can see how the bottom cup is slightly modded,think they must have changed the design slightly as these are about 3 yr old, very close with rondells,but just cleared without the need for spacers

M.A.D.RST

My old escos had Koni adjusrables and the front was running spacers with the Rondells But not on my new one

DENNIS

just out of interest why are most of ya taking off the spacers ???
i understand the ET numbering offsets, is that the only reason ???

like i say only out of interest

Mike Rainbird

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Because unless they are proper hub eccentric ones they can cause all sorts of vibration / wheel judder issues....

DENNIS

cheers i was looking at puting some car specific ones on my car to help with the leg problem . anyone know what ones are best ?????

G1EN

yeh m8, get a cple of pics up when its done