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JonnyBoy, Yes thats the car - well spotted!!! The wheels are very nice but the sound they make when they touch the wheel arches when doing *20mph isnt! Sounds like theres not much he can do except go a bit slower... (Ill believe that when I see it!).
Hes also added Eibach springs, a new ECU...
KDF - I take your point but I guess it can be difficult to check these things unless youre buying from somewhere where you can try them on the car first... Out of interest what does "offset" refer to? Is this the horizontal difference in mm from the central hub to the rim?
My mate tells me the...
Thanks for the replies so far!
Changing the wheels isnt an option though as they are already on the car. Hes bought Toora Platinum 8 17" wheels and he reckons the offset is about 40mm from memory (but he cant change that now). The new springs lowered the car by about 20-25mm.
Has anyone...
(Im posting this for a mate who doesnt yet have internet access).
Hes got a Clio 172 and has just bought some gorgeous 17" wheels. Unfortunately when he fitted them they foul against the brake calipers so he added some spacers front and rear (about 3mm). This stopped the wheels touching the...