ET phone home 2...wheel arches too small!!
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 3:34 pm
A common phenomenon I know, but having a few problems with the wheels I’ve just had refurbed and the tyres I’ve fitted (Minilite copies).
It looks like the offset on the wheel is too great and with a set of 185/60/13’s on, the wheel protrudes past the wheel arches.
I’ve done a few cursory measurements but didn’t work out the ET size as it never occurred to me at the time!
I’m confused by this as I know the owner I bought the wheels off definitely had them fitted to a Dolomite - they were Kleber tyres and they were not as square as the Nankangs and had a more rounded edge to them.
The tyres I’ve fitted are Nankang NS-2R’s -
Front wing…
I remember seeing this post of Mart’s and wonder did anything come of it?
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19463
So, what’s the verdict?
Bin ‘em off and get some new one’s that I know will fit?
It looks like the offset on the wheel is too great and with a set of 185/60/13’s on, the wheel protrudes past the wheel arches.
I’ve done a few cursory measurements but didn’t work out the ET size as it never occurred to me at the time!
I’m confused by this as I know the owner I bought the wheels off definitely had them fitted to a Dolomite - they were Kleber tyres and they were not as square as the Nankangs and had a more rounded edge to them.
The tyres I’ve fitted are Nankang NS-2R’s -
Front wing…
I remember seeing this post of Mart’s and wonder did anything come of it?
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19463
So, what’s the verdict?
Bin ‘em off and get some new one’s that I know will fit?