Spacers and tyre size

Post by **Seattle-squash** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:13 pm

I also run 10/8 with stock wheels + 275/30/19 and not rubbing rear and super minor front left if I hit a giant dip on freeway... But roads are some of the worst I have seen here in Texas. And I thought they were bad in Seattle... So on normal road I should have no rubbing with passengers or not. And I am lowered on coils.

Post by **slowcoach** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:30 pm

toyneg wrote:it's weird how people are experiencing rubbing with 10mm at the back as i run these and have no issues and my car has been lowered to the point where the top of the tyre pretty much sits just under the arch.

different tread designs i would think , would be interesting to know what tyres people run too

Post by **Seattle-squash** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:48 pm

V12's, and here is where I sit!

Post by **sar** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:03 pm

if people are only rubbing on one side at the rear after adding 10mm spacers its possible that the rear subframe has moved/needs aligning.

Post by **Seattle-squash** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:26 pm

sar wrote:if people are only rubbing on one side at the rear after adding 10mm spacers its possible that the rear subframe has moved/needs aligning.

Good call, I had to do this in the front and pretty much fixed it.

Post by **MikeFish** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:30 pm

sar wrote:if people are only rubbing on one side at the rear after adding 10mm spacers its possible that the rear subframe has moved/needs aligning.

Or the camber is out of adjustment.

Post by **hector8** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:10 pm

Where did you all get your spacers??
I am going to go for 8mm front 10mm rears on 255/35/19 Goodyear F1's

Post by **Seattle-squash** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:15 pm

Achtuning(Seattle) and ECS all hub centric! You will be totally fine with that, probably even with 10's on all 4. I went that combo with 275/30/19 and perfect look/ride. Just make sure to get longer lug nuts, F/B. If you have dark wheels ECS sells black lug caps too, cheap.

Post by **Virdee Autos** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 9:51 pm

I have been away so sorry for any delays in getting back to enquiries

And cycleSi I couldn't understand why you had issues as the setup recommended and sold to you was on the many hundreds we have sold with no issues

When you called me, I did offer the 8s at a discounted price. You never got back to me as we agreed you would try putting the 8s on the rear to make sure 100%

And as for me not swapping them or taking them back; would you be happy if I sent you some spacers that were used? Is it feasible for me to restock them!!!!

No need for these words as you could have contacted me to resolve this as I had initially thought you was going to after your first call!

Post by **slowcoach** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:35 am

I went for 10mm all round , no rubbing at all and looks like you could get away with more at the back , would look odd at the front with more than 10mm though.

Post by **Rick_RS4** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:30 pm

sar wrote:if people are only rubbing on one side at the rear after adding 10mm spacers its possible that the rear subframe has moved/needs aligning.

I vote this also

Post by **geordie jay** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:10 pm

Thats interesting coz im running 255/35/20 and when i got a full load in car they sometimes rub.also noticed that on one side the rear wheel arch looks closer to tyre than other side.everything has been checked so just put it down to fuel tank being on that side..so if rear subframe was out would one side sag more than the other?

Post by **Surrey Sam** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:49 pm

Well I'm pretty certain my occasional rubbing is now cured, after some tough B-road blasts today. I personally doubt the sub frame movement theory as they don't just move.

I have SS+ with 8mm Front and 10mm Rear. They rubbed lightly with GY Eagle F1's tyres, even when down to 3mm tread depth. Now that I've swapped to Michelin Pilot Super sport tyres, the rubbing seems to have stopped. I was chatting to Neil at the Boxhill meet today and you can see the GY F1's have marginally more rim protection than the PSS's, I also think the GY F1's squidge more under hard loads as the sidewall is softer than the PSS. So both these factors I think attributed to my personal experience.

Post by **marc1** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:47 pm

Sam it won't just be the lack of rub you are going to benefit from by making the switch to PSS's. Enjoy!

Post by **Surrey Sam** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:21 am

I must say Marc that it's nice to be back on Michelin tyres after two summer seasons on GY F1's.

First impressions are; better road surface feel, increased braking stability, no tyre squeal when pressing on, more grip, improved high speed stability, better damp weather grip. The extra damp/wet weather grip surprised me a little, I was expecting them to be more dry weather focused than the F1's and all previous generations of Pilot Sports I have run before. If they've also resolved the spacer rub issue, then that's the cherry on top.

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