17x10's Wont Fit On The Back Of My R32 Gtst

[fourdoorlove]

I've just gotta set of avs model 6 17x10's to go on the rear of my 32..

turns out i put them on and the inside lip of the rim rubs on my rear hicas powersteering rack (right on the end)

anyone know what i can do to overcome this? spacers, lower control arm change?

everything is stock suspention wise, except a set of JIC coilovers..

anyone know anything about fitting big fat rims, let me know

thanks

[syfon]

I have a set of 18x9.5 on the rear of my car and when I lowered the rear, the camber increased and the inside lip of my rim was rubbing on the lower part of my coil-over suspension.

I solved this by putting on some 8mm spacers and it doesnt rub anymore. However if I want to lower my car any more (and I do), I'll need to get a set of hubcentric spacers (maybe 20mm or so) and that would in effect give the lug nut the same amount of thread to bite onto and push the wheel out of the guard slightly more.

So from my experience, spacers are the answer - if you want anything up yo 10mm you can get them from places like Repco for $30-$45.

[fourdoorlove]

what if i were to get 10mm spacers and rear camber arms? would the problem be solved?

[gazza750]

remember spacers are illegal

get rims with the correct offset

[fourdoorlove]

drift/track car we're talking about here...

[SimonR32]

17 x 10's on a gts-t is a pipe dream under standard rear guards!

[inthisglass]

get rid of hicas?

[bcozican]

i agree get rid of hicus especially if its drift car

u should be running 1 deg or less for drift so you will have to flare gaurds and add small spacer

what offset are they ?

[fourdoorlove]

i agree get rid of hicus especially if its drift car

u should be running 1 deg or less for drift so you will have to flare gaurds and add small spacer

what offset are they ?

they are +45 and my coilovers make them sit a little lower than the guard anyways. but i am going to roll them

at the moment, i have a 5mm spacer in there and they still rub on my hicas power steering rack..

i have the lockbar in place.. so your saying i can take that whole rack out and it will still be okay? even tho the hicas bit is connected to a control arm or something next to the coilover?

[fourdoorlove]

this is what they look like at the moment, with a 5mm spacer in place, still with a bit of room above the tire itself

this is where it is rubbing, on the little pod on the end of the hicas power steering rack

even with the 5mm spacer, it still rubs

can i remove this whole rack entirely?

[fourdoorlove]

17 x 10's on a gts-t is a pipe dream under standard rear guards!

pipe dream?

my mate was running 11's on the rear of his R32 gtst four door with slightly rolled guards without a problem

obviously with different offset than i have

Edited August 14, 2009 by fourdoorlove

[syfon]

holy sh!t that is close lol, even my rim isnt that close lol, but i do have 9.5's

[fourdoorlove]

hmmmm looks like im pulling the grinder out... might grind a little bit back, not too much of course, cant have the whole rack falling apart, see if i can get a few mm's there and maybe add a slightly bigger spacer, again not too big tho

fingers crossed

[Harry-Hotpants]

so dodgy

[br3ndan]

Buy rims that fit.

Spacers.. grinding parts etc is as the person above me said, dodgy...

Rims falling off the car isnt a joke :S

See video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oXGbVqfFMc

Edited August 15, 2009 by br3ndan

[RRob]

That video is awesome.

[fourdoorlove]

thats taking it a bit far i think, that video is a joke if you ask me

ive got plenty of room left on my studs and im only using a 5mm spacer, once i lowered the car back down it didnt rub as the rear camber over compensated for the space between the rim and the hicas, so they fit fine without rubbing

but that is the apsolute maximum size wheel id go with