12-04-2020, 12:03 PM | #1 |
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Heads up to anyone running low + wide in the rear
I'm running oem specs on the stock wheels (437m 245/265) but with an agressive drop and 15mm spacers on all 4 corners. I have always rubbed a tiny bit over large dips but made it a point to check the wheels and tires for any signs of wear or damage and never saw any, so I assumed it was just the tire hitting the top of the fender liner. So anyway fast forward to today...I'm having my wheels powder coated and did an inspection of the fenders in the meantime and just noticed this piece of metal exposed in the rear fender wells. I wanted to warn everyone who is running low and wide to make sure to inspect your wheel wells because this could've eventually blown my rear tire(s) and if that happened at speed...well it could've been bad. We ended up getting a dremel and shaved it down a ton. Just happy I noticed sooner than later. Wanted to share my experience so that it doesn't happen to anyone else.
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It's one of the reasons I went with the 600, 265, and 10mm in the rear. I didn't want to, I wanted absolute flush, but there are always issues.
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Thanks for sharing, takes courage to admit defeat over stuff - this is incredibly helpful.
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Also to reiterate: this is the rear wheels only. The fronts have 0 issues. |
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Also, do you think 15/12 would be rub-free? |
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Glad it's being pointed out again that going too low is not that smart. From my experimenting I figured the 295 mm drop in the front and 600 mm in the rear, no spacers, 235/35/19 fronts and 265/35/19 rears, is the absolute low this car should go. (MPC default lowering). Even so, if driven aggressively, if you really push the car, there is still a chance to rub things. When that happens safety is one of the concerns. The other aspect is that the suspension is effectively jammed in those moments and doesn't work like it should.
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Thanks for the info but to help others knowing the drop and the camber helps in the decision process.
*unless oem specs u are referring to is for the camber also.
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I think I'm at the max camber settings that OEM will allow but I'm not 100% sure. I don't wrench on my car myself so there are things that I don't know/forget. I'll go ahead and make sure I get a copy of the alignment sheet when I get my newly powdercoated wheels mounted.
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