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Post by crazytim on May 20, 2008 22:28:53 GMT 12
just bought these on trademe...comments from various people reckon 5mm spacers are minto so gana give it a go...  gana put em on the wagon (the tg have to be more specific now!!) |
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Post by crazytim on May 21, 2008 20:45:09 GMT 12
picked them up today...friggin love em!! the dude who told me 5mm spacers will sort them has 205/40/17s tho and mine are 215/40/17s making them slitely higher on the sidewall and obviously 10mm wider. Hoping the spacers work and i dont need new tyres altho may be able to swap with sum from my mates tyre shop, tyres are so new you can still see the lil dots across the tread, nankangs but still $180+ to buy each so $800 with new mags is the shizzle!!
Rear tyres appear to be mint clearing all obstructions, fronts hit swaybar and rear of arch. Maybe the spacer will make all the difference.
Can measure up my whiteline swaybars off green chevini, they bend in different places to the standard ones and maybe bash inner guard in a lil if the spacer doesnt quite make it.
Failing that is it possible to modify steering box so the wheels dont lock quite so far? without spacers wheels seem to be dam close to full lock...
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Post by gordo on May 21, 2008 21:07:17 GMT 12
Just need some big brakes to go with those ...
Bit confused which vehicle they're for, however, it sounds like they're a little too hig and/or a little to far to the outside as you've struck a typical problem with Chevettes.
For rallying, they'd cut open the inner guard where it's hitting and reshape them for clearance - this is a real pain as it's double (triple) skinned.
In your position, I think I would build up the stops - IIRC, there's a little pad on the back of the lower wishbone that a piece of the front stub axle contacts, to limit the amount of lock. If I'm right, you 'should' be able to weld a piece of plate onto it to restrict the lock.
You may find a spacer will worsen the interference atr the back and may cause interference to the inner front valence.
I believe you're already running shorter dampers, so there shouldn't be interference on drop between the tyre and the damper.
Hang on, do you mean the inner arch at the back or where it fits up against the chassis rails?
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Post by mikuni on May 22, 2008 14:07:49 GMT 12
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Post by jaygti on May 22, 2008 16:06:39 GMT 12
nuts those wheels are sooo cool they are almost sexual...
You'd definitely need to go wide arch with them though.
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Post by mikuni on May 22, 2008 16:21:50 GMT 12
I think the bigger issue would be trying to get the fronts on. 15x8 at p20 isn't going to work very easily I don't think.
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Post by Jute on May 22, 2008 21:44:12 GMT 12
I want them!! If only they weren't so curbed.. prob far too wide as well...
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Post by bulldog on May 23, 2008 16:23:09 GMT 12
yep theyre too wide and are curbed to buggery. That's not just a scratch repair they're bent also
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Post by crazytim on May 23, 2008 19:53:23 GMT 12
Just need some big brakes to go with those ... Bit confused which vehicle they're for, however, it sounds like they're a little too hig and/or a little to far to the outside as you've struck a typical problem with Chevettes. For rallying, they'd cut open the inner guard where it's hitting and reshape them for clearance - this is a real pain as it's double (triple) skinned. In your position, I think I would build up the stops - IIRC, there's a little pad on the back of the lower wishbone that a piece of the front stub axle contacts, to limit the amount of lock. If I'm right, you 'should' be able to weld a piece of plate onto it to restrict the lock. You may find a spacer will worsen the interference atr the back and may cause interference to the inner front valence. I believe you're already running shorter dampers, so there shouldn't be interference on drop between the tyre and the damper. Hang on, do you mean the inner arch at the back or where it fits up against the chassis rails? bigger brakes...sum day... shorter dampers...will do before its on road... what are they for? the greeny blue tg wagon scrapes only on front full lock in both directions, sway bar @ front and the rear of the front inner guard with wheels turned the other way... very interested in what you mentioned about welding in a 'stopper'...cheers gordo |
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Post by bulldog on May 24, 2008 9:22:49 GMT 12
Barry White it's hard to find good rims for the chevette. Lemme know if anyone finds anything good. I'd love my 13x7 superlites back! two lots of superlites are 4x114 and if you put spacer as well they'll simpy scrape like a bastard.
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Post by gordo on May 24, 2008 18:52:19 GMT 12
Barry White it's hard to find good rims for the chevette. Lemme know if anyone finds anything good. I'd love my 13x7 superlites back! two lots of superlites are 4x114 and if you put spacer as well they'll simpy scrape like a bastard. Got a set of 15x6.5 spoked alloys from BMW I'm not using, with good 205/50 tyres, I'm not using if you want to borrow them - bit heavy on the steering with the quickrack, though, and may be a bit too chunky appearance wise for you. |
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Post by bulldog on May 25, 2008 22:58:42 GMT 12
Thanks gordo I really appreciate the offer but it's not a biggie as I have the standard rostyles and tyres I simply mean i'm finding it hard to get some decent deep dish type 4x100 wheels. Patience Craig....Patience.
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Post by mikuni on Jun 14, 2010 22:55:11 GMT 12
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Post by gordo on Jun 15, 2010 0:32:52 GMT 12
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Post by zep on Jun 15, 2010 10:47:59 GMT 12
I guess the price isn't too bad but I can get them landed personally for less than half that price. |
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