This last fortnight i have been identifying everything that annoyed me about my car, for starters because these wheels were not made for this car, i have had to space them off the calipers at the back so they didnt catch.
This was fine until i took a passenger then at every large bump it was rubbing the rear tyre wall slightly, enough to remove the writing from both rear tyres over a period of 2 months or so. I decided to have to rear arches rolled to allow the clearence. When my bodyshop had a go for me the metal is too tough nearer the top of the lip and the couldnt roll more than a quarter.
Drastic measures meant taking an angle grinder to my arches, ive had the lips cut off by a very nervous but talented Andy from a bodyshop near work. This was done with the utter most care and you cant even see wheres hes cut, the job was a success and the edge was given a small coat of pearl black via a brush. I am having both sides painted as well as the bonnet when i give it a little makeover but thats another story.
So having found out Yokohoma have replaced the A539s with an S Drive varient, i needed to find somewhere who still had some A539s in stock, luckily Tweeks had some left. These dont have a rim protector so look slightly stretched on a la Euro Look. I also had all the camber done, and 4 wheel alignment, all set up superbly by a nice chap. I enjoyed the drive home inmensly, so much better now, ive never had this done properly since i fitted the coilovers, however now its a real go cart with no rubbing, im happy.
Just added 5mm Eibach spacers all round and give it some tyre shine on me new boots.
thanks for reading my story.
This was fine until i took a passenger then at every large bump it was rubbing the rear tyre wall slightly, enough to remove the writing from both rear tyres over a period of 2 months or so. I decided to have to rear arches rolled to allow the clearence. When my bodyshop had a go for me the metal is too tough nearer the top of the lip and the couldnt roll more than a quarter.
Drastic measures meant taking an angle grinder to my arches, ive had the lips cut off by a very nervous but talented Andy from a bodyshop near work. This was done with the utter most care and you cant even see wheres hes cut, the job was a success and the edge was given a small coat of pearl black via a brush. I am having both sides painted as well as the bonnet when i give it a little makeover but thats another story.
So having found out Yokohoma have replaced the A539s with an S Drive varient, i needed to find somewhere who still had some A539s in stock, luckily Tweeks had some left. These dont have a rim protector so look slightly stretched on a la Euro Look. I also had all the camber done, and 4 wheel alignment, all set up superbly by a nice chap. I enjoyed the drive home inmensly, so much better now, ive never had this done properly since i fitted the coilovers, however now its a real go cart with no rubbing, im happy.
Just added 5mm Eibach spacers all round and give it some tyre shine on me new boots.
thanks for reading my story.
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