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billy_t15
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13th Jan 11 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

im down around 90mm rear and 80mm front and have et49 with 5 mm spacers but wanting to fit some et30 7j rims

what spacers or what not will i need and will i have trouble
IvIarkgraham
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13th Jan 11 at 19:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

et 30 is too far out and spacers will push it further out
8vcorsa
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13th Jan 11 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

tharts too bad i had et37 and my car was lowered 60mm and that rubbed like mad i had to rip the plastics off and cut the arches
Peebs GSI
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I had et25 on 60mm wen I lowered the car off the ramp the back arches sat on top of the tyres and i had to raise the back end to 40mm I sold those wheels a week later stick with et49 unless u are gonna get your arche stretched they do it here

bandedsteels.com/Arch%20Rolling.html
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quote:
Originally posted by billy_t15
im down around 90mm rear and 80mm front and have et49 with 5 mm spacers but wanting to fit some et30 7j rims

what spacers or what not will i need and will i have trouble


No chance in fitting et30 7j's that low.

I was running -ve camber for my et33 7j bbs wheels only wound down -60 ish on the rear.
I had to use 185/45 profile tyres to get them to clear the arch


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okay cheers

 
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