Steve the Plumber

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Right guys,


Bit of a odd one here but, Ive just fitted my Leda front coilovers, and now I find that the uprights/legs are about 2-4mm away from the inside edge of tyre wall, even with the car being in the air and not resting on the wheels yet (running standard 3 door alloys with Toyo R888s)

Now is that normal to be that close from each other?

The way I see it is either; get some wheel spacers to space the front wheel away from the strut case (which i dont want to do) or buy some different make coilovers,(which id rather not unless this will deffo sort the problem out)

Poxy car is getting right on my nerves at the min, I can feel a M5 replacing it at this rate.

Grayson

You can fit nothing more than a sheet of paper between my strut housings and my wheels/tires. As long as your wheel bearings are in good shape, you shouldn't notice the gap change as you lower the car on to its tires. I've never noticed my paint being rubbed off the strut housings after an autocross event on slicks, so I wouldn't anticipate the gap changing in action either.

I suspect you'll be fine. Go for a casual drive, then check the paint on the strut housings. If all is well, go for an aggressive drive, and then check again.

Steve the Plumber

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Thanks for that Grayson, that reassuring and what I wanted to hear.

WongRS

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my standard wheels actually rub the tyre on the coilover on mine

tabetha

I'm pretty sure mine are this close as well.
tabetha