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I'm having a lot of issues getting the rear to sit how I want it to and hoping others' experience can help me out.
The goal is to run my 17x10et30 with a 12mm spacer (et18).
In all of these pics, the front is at 17x10et15. Here is the rear with the et30:
With et30, there is no rubbing. I wanted to make the rear fit more aggressive so I picked up 12mm spacers (et18). The problem, however, is that exiting my driveway and on big bumps, the wheel lip hits directly on the fender. I was only a few days out from Wekfest, so I decreased camber (so tire would hit fender first) and raised the car. Here is the result:
The rear end, however, was MUCH too high for my liking. I really prefer a level car over even fender gaps.
So I added camber arms and pretty much maxed them out, so that the wheel would tuck inside the fender. Sitting still it looks like it has plenty of clearance. The camber is too extreme for my liking, but I was just experimenting.
However, when I went to leave my driveway, the wheel went inside the fender and locked up. Driving, it scraped lip/fender on even small bumps.
Here's another example using a car with exact same specs. At this height/camber, I hit wheel lip on fender. (plus I think this is way too high)
At this height/camber, my wheel scrapes and locks up inside fender.
So, what am I doing wrong? Right now I have the spacers out, but want to put them back in. Do I do more fender work? (they are already nicely rolled and slightly pulled) Is there a magic number for camber?
My fear is that nothing is going to work because my springs are to soft (BC 6k/8k), but I'm interested to see how others have dealt with this problem.
Thanks!
The goal is to run my 17x10et30 with a 12mm spacer (et18).
In all of these pics, the front is at 17x10et15. Here is the rear with the et30:
With et30, there is no rubbing. I wanted to make the rear fit more aggressive so I picked up 12mm spacers (et18). The problem, however, is that exiting my driveway and on big bumps, the wheel lip hits directly on the fender. I was only a few days out from Wekfest, so I decreased camber (so tire would hit fender first) and raised the car. Here is the result:
The rear end, however, was MUCH too high for my liking. I really prefer a level car over even fender gaps.
So I added camber arms and pretty much maxed them out, so that the wheel would tuck inside the fender. Sitting still it looks like it has plenty of clearance. The camber is too extreme for my liking, but I was just experimenting.
However, when I went to leave my driveway, the wheel went inside the fender and locked up. Driving, it scraped lip/fender on even small bumps.
Here's another example using a car with exact same specs. At this height/camber, I hit wheel lip on fender. (plus I think this is way too high)
At this height/camber, my wheel scrapes and locks up inside fender.
So, what am I doing wrong? Right now I have the spacers out, but want to put them back in. Do I do more fender work? (they are already nicely rolled and slightly pulled) Is there a magic number for camber?
My fear is that nothing is going to work because my springs are to soft (BC 6k/8k), but I'm interested to see how others have dealt with this problem.
Thanks!
thanks for the detailed reply
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