Bally Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hi When going over even the slightest bumps the rear wheel on my tt jspec rub against the inside of the wheel arches I have 18" wheel on at the minute, I have a pair of KYB rear gas shocks and springs ready to fit next week will this cure it? my thoughts are that the springs/shocks that are on the car will have softened with age?? Also I can only fit about 2 fingers between the top of the rear tyres and the wheel arch is this right as even with new springs/shocks the car body will still move up and down more than this surley?? As always thanks for any replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 What width and offset are the wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bally Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 The tyre are 265/35/18 on the rear not sure about offset they are Rota grid drift wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I can roll the lip for you mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bally Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Thanks for the offer mate I was thinking of dropping down to a 255 which would narrow the tyre 10mm I think that would do the trick?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor69 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I had this after putting runflats on the rear (285's) but luckily I had 5mm spacers on and taking them off cured it......Don't suppose you have spacers on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 The tyre are 265/35/18 on the rear not sure about offset they are Rota grid drift wheels I am running 275/35/18 on mine & even with passengers/heavy luggage in the back the tyres have never touched the arch. Are you sure that it has stock suspension? Do you have a side profile picture of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) Must be a very aggressive offset. My TTE's are 265/35/18 and don't touch. Ever. Edited September 4, 2014 by Benjy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Must be a very aggressive offset. My TTE's are 265/35/20 and don't touch. Ever. It's got your fat arse in the front........... it's virtually doing a handstand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Must be a very aggressive offset. My TTE's are 265/35/20 and don't touch. Ever. You rolling on 20's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 If they are rubbing on the outer wheel arch, swapping the suspension is not going to cure it, post up a pic so we can see how the wheels/tyres are sitting in the wheel arch, they may just need the arches rolling to give enough clearance for the tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 You rolling on 20's My bad. Old ones were 20's. 275/30/20. Rolled arches and -40mm and it rarely scrubbed. My TTE's are infact 265/35/18 and they don't scrub. Gayham. Even doing a handstand on the front wheels, my car's STILL faster than yours... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Gayham. Even doing a handstand on the front wheels, my car's STILL faster than yours... Lol 1)You do realise your name on here is Benji right? 2) I wondered how long it would take you to see this. 3) Well I can't really argue with that can I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 1, When did that happen 2, not long. C, nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 My bad. Old ones were 20's. 275/30/20. Don't you guys find with the fat arse tyres the road noise becomes unbearable or do you just have the music on louder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Don't you guys find with the fat arse tyres the road noise becomes unbearable or do you just have the music on louder? 295 35 19's on my car and it was fine and nope i didn't crank the music up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbt Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Don't you guys find with the fat arse tyres the road noise becomes unbearable or do you just have the music on louder? I can't hear the tyres for the noise of the exhaust lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Buy a decent tyre.. I have some cheap shite on my current wheels (what was on the car when i bought it) and they are noisy as hell, I'm expecting better things from my new decent brand ones. Sound deadening and exhaust helps too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Don't you guys find with the fat arse tyres the road noise becomes unbearable or do you just have the music on louder? No, not when you buy proper tyres. Wanli Ditchfinder Dieyoungs will give terrible road noise, a decent quality tyre shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbt Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 No, not when you buy proper tyres. Wanli Ditchfinder Dieyoungs will give terrible road noise, a decent quality tyre shouldn't. Get that indicator fixed and get to JAE as the carling is waiting for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 295 35 19's on my car and it was fine and nope i didn't crank the music up Was a 30 profile not closer to the OEM rolling radius? I am running a 285 35 19 and was going to go 285 30 19 or back to a 275 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Was a 30 profile not closer to the OEM rolling radius? I am running a 285 35 19 and was going to go 285 30 19 or back to a 275 Yes a 30 profile would be about 12.5 mm nearer the OE rolling radius than using 35 profile on a 295 wide tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Yes a 30 profile would be about 12.5 mm nearer the OE rolling radius than using 35 profile on a 295 wide tyre sorry for the thread Hijack You do it for comfort, thats why I ran a 35 profile , other than the speedo being off a little I dont think it affects handling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bally Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thanks for the replies I will post a picture asap think I am going to roll the lips on rear (can't do any harm either way) as I said there is only 30mm ish between top of tyre and arch which is not enough clearance when the car starts bouncing or when accelerating hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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