I have a vauxhall corsa k reg,with a body kit with a set of 205/40/17 tyres on my 17inch rims and they keep rubbing badly in my arches.i have also lowered it by 60mm.can any one help me ???? as i am lost.do i need to get smaller wheels?? if so do you know what size i would need,as i have not got a clue, or do i need to higher my car ???i would be so grateful if some one could answer this for me.
2006-08-31 00:28:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
In my day we raised em didn't lower em, don't have a clue
2006-08-31 02:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by cinderjo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the redesign of the car, you have lowered it too much for the wheels/tires you have mounted. If the space the tire operates in appears adequate, then the body is being allowed to move too much when you drive. Weak springs will allow the suspension to move a greater amount but I would suspect you have weak macphearson struts that are not supressing the bounce well enough. Try changing the struts to a stiff, competition type strut to reduce your body travel. This will harden the ride as well so beware! A performance anti-sway bar would help with body roll as well.
Smaller wheels will cost you big $ as you will have to replace the tires as well as the wheel... you can try to put different tires on the wheels you've got to gain more clearance. Decipher the tire measurements and you can select a different tire that will reduce the diameter of your tire enough to gain the clearance you need...
205/40r17 means:
The tread width is 205mm across the tire.
The sidewall is 40% of the treadwidth (205x.40=82mm)
Of course the 17 means the tire has an inner diameter to fit a 17 INCH rim. (431.8mm)
Adding up to determine diameter of the tire/wheel, you have:
82mm (1st sidewall) + 82mm (2nd sidewall) + 431.8 (wheel)
Overall diameter = 595.8mm
To gain 25.4mm (1 inch), you would have to find a tire/wheel combination with a overall diameter of 570.4mm. I didn't see that a tire fitting a 17" rim was available that dropped the overall diameter 1" less than what you've got.
A tire/wheel combination that does would be 205/40R16 and I recommend the Yokohama Avid H4's.
If the tires only rub the fenders when turning, the 205mm treadwidth is probably a bit too wide for your application. www.tirerack.com is a big help to you. I suggest you call their help line as technicians there really know their stuff.
Good luck!
2006-08-31 08:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by Les 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to a specialist who can roll the arches on the inside, they fit the unit to the wheel studs and gently roll the arches inwards, tho this ma be a problem with the corsa as it has the fitted plastic arches, have a look in fast car magazine or max power, you should be able to find a specialist in there.
2006-08-31 11:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
17's fill fit the Corsa, but you need to remove the inner arch's. You may also need to get the arches rolled to allow the wheels to fit, but this needs to be done by a good body shop. Try looking in Max Power to find your nearest garage that is capable of doing the work. It won't be cheap to sort out properly, but it will be worth every penny to get your car looking sweet.
2006-08-31 07:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Stuart M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Official method is rent a fender roller and heat gun the device bolts to wheel studs. Tool has threaded device that adjusts the roller that presses against the fender lip rocking the tool fore and aft. pushes the extra fender material up and outward. Heat up the paint makes it flexible and buy some touch up paint in case the paint flakes off bare metal at the fender will rust quickly. Rough and crude method have some body drive forward and backward while using a baseball bat or 3"metal tubing 3' long. wedge the tube at the top of the tire and push down now drive car back and forth.
2006-08-31 07:39:33 · answer #5 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im guessing that by badly you mean actually scoring the rubber? raise the car by at least 15mm. depending on whether you have hard or soft suspension though. that should be ok for hard but if its soft, ie you have a lot of movement in the springs then i'd take it up another 10-20 on that.
2006-08-31 07:33:12 · answer #6 · answered by moominboy1982 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
17s r too big.. u messed up the car with the lowering dumb a s s.. go with 15 r 16 wide tires..
2006-08-31 09:33:23 · answer #7 · answered by sesh48 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put sleighs on it then your ready for winter !!. get slightly smaller wheels that should do the trick also it might be rubbing the arches in just one place with can be ground down but just slightly
2006-08-31 07:40:51 · answer #8 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've lowered it too much, you'll need to raise it or cut out bigger wheel arches. Or get smaller wheels!
2006-08-31 07:31:27 · answer #9 · answered by james.houghton 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get Sixteens
2006-09-01 22:48:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a smaller profile on't rubber man if not different spings 60 is alot or maybe better bump stops
2006-08-31 15:55:48 · answer #11 · answered by simon m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋