mark_k

Okay some advice please!!

They arrived and they've been fitted today but I'm not sure about the fitment. Could do with some expert opinions..!

I bought the sizes as stated above, and the wheels really are lovely:



The fronts fit out the arches quite nicely, but the rears stick out a little more than I expected/calculated:





The extent that they stick out is really obvious in this picture:



and from the front too:



So do I have any options? The prospect of rolling arches scares me!

S2KIP

My opinion, but they look far too big for that ride height. You'd have to drop the car to make them work which would mean arch work I'd imagine? That's why I've stuck with 17", not to mention the better ride.

chrispayze

I agree, needs to be lowered to look right. The arch gap is bigger than the tyre, I think that's why it looks strange.

mdb_75

It does look strange, like you've had the car lifted off the ground on jacks and then you've lowered it back down, but the car hasn't settled properly.

There looks to be hardy any camber either. The fronts look bolt upright, maybe it would look a bit better if there was a touch more.

japcrap

They remind me of the first facelift wheels. They look really similar with 5 twin spokes as a matter of fact. Did you just go for them for the size increase?

mark_k

I think you're right. Lower springs was penciled in as next on my to do list, but unfortunately have to do things step by step.

Perhaps, and I think this will be necessary if I lower it too. I've read on Floppy's 'Will this fit?' thread that that 1 degree of camber brings the top of the tire in by 5mm, so this will presumably help with the rear tires sticking out. Floppy has 1.25 degrees at the front and 2.25 degrees at the back.

Maybe it's the photos above but they look very different to the facelift wheels imo. I really like them! Each to their own I guess. Maybe it was the wrong decision if I have to roll the arches to get the fitment as I want though

ninja_alex

Lower it with a bit of camber and you get

ninja_alex

It was mine!

ninja_alex

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mark_k

Very nice! What camber are you running? And did you modify your arches?