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Author Topic: Wheels rubbing after fitting new coilovers.  (Read 1463 times)

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Re: Wheels rubbing after fitting new coilovers.
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2023, 09:31:28 pm »

*correction to the error* - the additional wheel width of 12.7 mm is split in half sending 6.35 mm of the wheel inward and the same outward from the center of the wheel.
Total additional 'wheel' going outward is: 6 mm (change in offset) + 12.7 mm(0.5) = 12.35 mm.

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Re: Wheels rubbing after fitting new coilovers.
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2023, 08:39:46 pm »
i used this website for my new tyres, can compare new wheels and old

https://www.willtheyfit.com/