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Rear Wheel Clearance
Hi
I fitted my rear wheels last weekend. While I was fitting them I notice that the bottom wishbone and upright have very little clearance between the rims. The rolling chassis touches the rim in places. I have reduced the threaded bar to the shortest length possible, however I have maintained the washers on each end as I assume this retains the bush tubes. I have not get fully tightend the hub nuts. I am hoping that when tightend this will rectify the issue but did not want to use the nyloc until final assembly. Do I need to either? 1) Buy larger rims? 2) Make ali spacers to increase the distance by 5-10 mm? 3) Tighten the hub nuts as the nylocs will not make any diffrence if already self tapped? Has anyome else had similar issues?
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the hub was designed for 15inch alloy wheels. if you want to go smaller you will need to make new bottom wishbones that use rose joints.
failing that, its a hub redesign. its the worst part on the roadster if you want to go racing with 13inch wheels. every problem has a solution its just finding it |
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Spikehaus you have PM
andy |
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Thanks Ash,
I have been trying to find a valid argument to justify spending more DIY money on new rims! That's just what I wanted to hear!
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Any idea it will be appreciated! Regards Axle |
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Hi guys which area of the rear hub/wishbone causes the problem?
I was hoping to use the 14" wheels from my donor especially as i spent so long last week cleaning them up! |
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OOOPS!!!! You will find the lower mount's where the upright fits the wishbone fouls the rim if you try to use anything smaller than 15's. David |
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I have some lovely scuffs around the inside of my 14 inch alloy rims as evidence of this! To get around the problem on a temporary basis, I purchased some ali spacers for about £12- 15. This has allowed me to to complete the rolling chassis until such time that I wish to spend out on the bling bits.
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So does anyone have a picture of the area that hits so i can change the design to suit pls
Ray |
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I really can see what your concern is , as the the car in the book was fitted with the !4".
AXLE
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