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Tony10
31-05-09, 08:10 PM
Worked on the car for a while on Sat, new avon's fitted however made an error ordered 205/r17/45's 40's were on the car so a bitt of rubbing on big bumps! :wall: Painted the calipers red all round! Refitted the back box was leaking at joint no gasket or compound dry joint very poor show! Washed waxed and polished with turtle wax also put my Stickers on! Enjoyed some ice cream and some sun burn yeah! :icecream:

Mum's dog advertising my car lol!
stamford
31-05-09, 08:50 PM
205/45's were standard fitment, some changed to 215/40, these give the same rolling circumference. The rubbing issue is probably the wheel offset as they are not original alloys.

My 18's rub on heavy bumps or fat passengers! The offset is the reason for me, hey ho!
Tony10
31-05-09, 09:01 PM
Ur right the rubbing is from the arch about 1/2" from the edge of the wheel! however the 40's on the same alloys neveronce rubbed!
stamford
31-05-09, 09:24 PM
Not alot of difference, but then might have been just clearing before. However are the tyres the same make? Tread makeup can differ between manufacturers even if the same size tyre is used.
Maxxed_Ross
31-05-09, 09:32 PM
yeah I found that very thing with my old 18s, the budget tyres that came with the wheels rubbed off the shock turrets on the front of my old ZR so needed a 5mm spacer - but the Yokahama Paradas were fine with no spacers.... and both tyres were supposed to be identical dimensions! Weird!
Tony10
31-05-09, 09:35 PM
I did change from Pirelis to Avons! Ill just have to be bit more easier on the bumps!
Maxxed_Ross
31-05-09, 09:37 PM
did you fit the rear arch lining around the filler neck or is it still just a big hole? I found mine rubbed quite a bit when the arch lining was fitted on big bumps
Tony10
31-05-09, 09:39 PM
sorry ross i dont follow! Its the front thats rubbing!
starfire039
31-05-09, 10:22 PM
looks awesome tony, by the way there's a couple of extreme spoilers on ebay, if you're interested, they're not in xpg though, it's silver...
Maxxed_Ross
31-05-09, 11:41 PM
sorry ross i dont follow! Its the front thats rubbing!

Ah right... ignore me then :tease:
arwilson80
01-06-09, 08:53 AM
I get rubbing quite a lot on bumps... OE tyre size & OE alloys. Maybe i should drive differently. ;)

...Looks like you did some 'hairdressing' on the dog while you were at it. :laugh: