miller318i

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Will 17"x7.5" comp mos fit erst thats lowerd 40mm with no arch rubbing?

rstdave

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Do you know what offset they are as that will make a big difference.....will be tight though, you won't wanna run too wide a tyre. 7's are generallly a much safer bet in terms of rubbing...

miller318i

Thanks for the reply rstdave The exact wheel specification is - 7.5x17, et37 4x108mm pcd with 205/45/17 yokohama parada spec 2 tyres, Also ive got discs on the rear which are about 5mm thicker than the drums. Its to late for 7's mate as ive allready bought them

Twins

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I have the same but et35 ,rear arches are cut away ,fronts untouched

rstdave

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Mmm, seeing as you've already bought them you'll just have to try them, though to be fair they're quite narrow tyres for 7.5's as i run the same size tyres with no rubbing issues on 7 inch rims in the same offset so fingers crossed! I'm still on drums though so to be fair you may well have to get the arches rolled, may catch on the rear.

miller318i

Thanks twins&dave wots the diffrence between et35 & et37 ? Wot springs u got on twins . did they catch alot or just when people in the car

Dragsteer

I had 8 , et 25. 195 tyre struggle little bit, but not much.

rstdave

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et35 will sit 2mm further out in the arches than et37 iirc......i'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong lol

RSandy

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iv just dropped my 17x7.5 et40 MO's on my car, complete with rear disc conversion, and the rears arent scrubbing, altho my new arches were rolled completely back on themselves. fronts are like twins', completely untouched

only thing i will suggest is u drop from the 45 profile to the 40 profile, as that wnt help with clearance at all

and yes, et35 sits 2mm further out from the hub than et37, much like ur et37 sits 3mm further from the hub than my et40

Twins

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Yes just read you have 205/45 i have 205/40 ,i am on a spax sport kit and it is quite low ,i did get rubbing issues now and again so when i did the underneath i cut the arches out

project rs

i run 17x7.5 et35 205/40's and when i had discs on back had slight rubbing 4 up but found that it was more the top screw holding bumper on but have also got full arch roll on all arches

RSandy

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yup, most tyre scrubbing comes from the bumper as u say, around its top screw mount. i havent trimmed my new bumper yet, but my old 1 i cut it as close as i physically could to the mounting screws to remove excess plastic, might have even cut the top screw area out entirely.

muz

I've got some 8x17 ET35's on the way with 205/40/17 tyres. Should be fun then

rstdave

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Why have 8 inch rims and squeeze narrow tyres on them, 205's are fine on 7" rims, will reqire some arch work if you want that 'look'!

muz

They came up cheap lol. I've always ran slightly smaller tyres on my rims. I've got 195's on my 7's at the moment. I've got coilovers as well which will help. I'm ready for some arch work if required.

rstdave

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Grinder at the ready then lol!!

muz

you bet

miller318i

Thanks for all the input fellas, Think ill get arches rolled and give them ago when i get underside finished, should b in the next few weeks or so, Ill let u all know how i get on!