Re: poor mk2 not liking its new shoes....help please! (DanielAdams)
You have too much offset.
You have too much offset.
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Re: poor mk2 not liking its new shoes....help please! (VW-BMW)
"I'm thinking maybe the adapters are too thick and the wheels are sticking too far out even though you don't think so. I'm still trying to get a visual image of what's happening here though."
You might be right, but i want to keep the wheels, have seen them fitted to mk2s before, and want to know how it can be done without rubbing. Rubbing where indicated in red:
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"If you are at standard ride height, I've got to think offset is the only thing that could cause this."
I am at standard ride height, but these are the correct (the only) adapters for these wheels,a nd AFAIK, there is no way of offsetting wheels *further in* is there. I believe there would be risk of fouling the strut if they were any further in anyway. I could be wrong on all the above.
"Are the front or rear wheels rubbing?"
All I've noticed is a "schrrrrrrrrrrrrrK' noise when i go over large bumps, and looking at the car, there is paint being rubbed off in the place indicated on the picture.
Hope someone can help now I have posted extra information
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Dan
"I'm thinking maybe the adapters are too thick and the wheels are sticking too far out even though you don't think so. I'm still trying to get a visual image of what's happening here though."
You might be right, but i want to keep the wheels, have seen them fitted to mk2s before, and want to know how it can be done without rubbing. Rubbing where indicated in red:
"If you are at standard ride height, I've got to think offset is the only thing that could cause this."
I am at standard ride height, but these are the correct (the only) adapters for these wheels,a nd AFAIK, there is no way of offsetting wheels *further in* is there. I believe there would be risk of fouling the strut if they were any further in anyway. I could be wrong on all the above.
"Are the front or rear wheels rubbing?"
All I've noticed is a "schrrrrrrrrrrrrrK' noise when i go over large bumps, and looking at the car, there is paint being rubbed off in the place indicated on the picture.
Hope someone can help now I have posted extra information
Dan
Re: poor mk2 not liking its new shoes....help please! (Evil16vGLI)
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Any idea as to how easy this is? or how long a bodyshop would take to do it? I've been a stupid git and fitted these wheels to my daily driver, making daily driving currently very trying and cautious.
Cheers
Dan
quote:[HR][/HR]"rolling" the fenders is basically bending the inner fender lip (circled in red in your diagram) up and out of the way of the tire giving you another 1/2" or so of clearance.[HR][/HR]
That sounds perfect - a less extreme version of my "grinding" idea!
Any idea as to how easy this is? or how long a bodyshop would take to do it? I've been a stupid git and fitted these wheels to my daily driver, making daily driving currently very trying and cautious.
Cheers
Dan
Re: poor mk2 not liking its new shoes....help please! (Evil16vGLI)
like so:
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like so:
Re: poor mk2 not liking its new shoes....help please! (DanielAdams)
by "front or rear wheels" I meant the front 2 wheels or the rear 2 wheels, not the front or rear of the wheels.
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There is such a thing as a fender rolling tool. It looks like pliers with sheetmetal pieces on the clamping part instead of the jagged edges.
by "front or rear wheels" I meant the front 2 wheels or the rear 2 wheels, not the front or rear of the wheels.
There is such a thing as a fender rolling tool. It looks like pliers with sheetmetal pieces on the clamping part instead of the jagged edges.
Re: poor mk2 not liking its new shoes....help please! (VW-BMW)
by "front or rear wheels" I meant the front 2 wheels or the rear 2 wheels, not the front or rear of the wheels.![]()
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Ooops, my bad. Its the rear wheels, sorry. But if I'm going to get this fancy-schmancy fender-rolling done, I'll just get all four buggers done.
Dan
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