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Bullet Proof SRi
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24th Jan 06 at 23:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fitted my 17s , and lowered 40mm.

wheels are et45, everything is fine apart from the front wheels slightly rub when coming off speed bumps and sometimes f i corner hard.

is this just usual though with having 17s and lowered
John G
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24th Jan 06 at 23:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im 40mm on 17s an i dont rub at all on the front im even lowered 60mm on nova springs at bk an only get scrubbedge with 1 person in bk
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24th Jan 06 at 23:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont have any scrubbage on the back, only the front, but like i say only on some speed bumps and some tight bends. the tyre rubs on the top of the inner arch i think
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24th Jan 06 at 23:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds to me like you need to debolt the inner arch and stick the plastic panel back on with super strong glue, i had to on my old corsa, theres a full description of how do arch mods in faq forum
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24th Jan 06 at 23:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
possibly, however it wont do any damage will it.
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24th Jan 06 at 23:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what springs are you using? are your dampers ok?
Bullet Proof SRi
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24th Jan 06 at 23:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just put on brand new , gmax 40mm springs and dampers, then put my new wheels on
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24th Jan 06 at 23:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmmm very odd Bf Goodwrench sp? tyres by any chance?
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24th Jan 06 at 23:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are the wheels 7.5 " wide?

also, debolt arches

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24th Jan 06 at 23:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
havent debolted arches.

7"wide, 45 offset, kumho ecsda 205/40/17 tyres
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24th Jan 06 at 23:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not sure then mate could be arch linners arnt sitting right, shouldnt have to de bolt the front when down 40mm with 7x17 et45
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24th Jan 06 at 23:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
worth doing though
Bullet Proof SRi
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24th Jan 06 at 23:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
think it could be that, i think they have a few bolts missing.

also, this is the first suspension i have bought b4, the back dampers seem loud i think when the piston moves in and out, or maybe its just me
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25th Jan 06 at 00:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats bloody weird
Bullet Proof SRi
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im just getting used to the 17s and suspension as its only been on for 2 days,

so i am getting used to going over speed bumps slower, the rubbing only occurs when i go over the speed bump to fast and on really sharp turns at speeds.
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25th Jan 06 at 00:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats weird
MR2Mike
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25th Jan 06 at 00:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
that you experiencing probelms with correct offset, only lowered 40mm and only 7" wide. shouldnt have any problems at all.


BTW the ride is ALWAYS wank on 17s, especially when lowered, its crap!
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25th Jan 06 at 00:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the car basically is fine most of the time, just occasional rub
MR2Mike
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25th Jan 06 at 00:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
take all bolts out and bond arches back on.

take it slow over speed bumps and dont fly round bends. there shouldnt be a problem unless your raggin it
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25th Jan 06 at 00:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also what about the noise from the back struts
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25th Jan 06 at 00:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i dont even know if it is a noise, but when going over speed bumps you here the piston moving more than my old standard ones
John G
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does the noise sound like its cumin from the passenger side cos if it is it will b ur exhaust pipe knockin on the rear axle
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get pics up to show how low the wheels are sittin in comparison to the arch,
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ok will do at the weekend, as i want to put piocks on here for the first time anyway
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25th Jan 06 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No need to bond the arches on.

You can get away with trimming off the excess thread on the arch bolts so you can still get the nut on. It stopped mine from rubbing on the front and meant I could still use the original fixings

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