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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: adafish on June 16, 2008, 22:46:35

Title: twist off
Post by: adafish on June 16, 2008, 22:46:35: how can i stop the tyres rubbing against the rear shock mounts when doing the above......i have 30mm spacers and off-set rims, running 285/75/16 Stt's?
Title: Re: twist off
Post by: Porny on June 16, 2008, 23:36:57: Quote from: ada110crew on June 16, 2008, 22:46:35
how can i stop the tyres rubbing against the rear shock mounts when doing the above......i have 30mm spacers and off-set rims, running 285/75/16 Stt's?

Rims with a bigger offset - or fit a set of 205x16's.

Ian
Title: Re: twist off
Post by: solihull-mick on June 17, 2008, 13:46:04: Use your daughters rebel, got further than your crewcab................... :lol:
Title: Re: twist off
Post by: extreme90 on June 17, 2008, 18:22:16: fit longer trailing arms
or fit a spacer on the existing one

extending the arms stops the rear steer and stops tyres rubbing

my simex dont touch anything on mine, and my shockers are up on the inside of the tub :? :-.
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Post by: biggerlandy on June 17, 2008, 18:59:40: your brake hose looks a bit strecthed on that huge travel :drool:
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Post by: extreme90 on June 18, 2008, 08:04:16: yer it is, i keep meaning change it
but it'll be ok, been like that for ages
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Post by: adafish on June 18, 2008, 08:49:44: my mistake, it catch the spring mounts
Title: Re: twist off
Post by: extreme90 on June 18, 2008, 17:41:36: longer trailing arms will sort that also ;)
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Post by: adafish on June 18, 2008, 21:02:10: when ya say "longer"....what da mean...like cranked?
Title: Re: twist off
Post by: extreme90 on June 19, 2008, 23:31:03: the arms are lengthen'd
you could do this yourself really, by putting some big washers between the trailing arm and the bush
afink you need extend them 25mm to stop the rear steer when on droop....but dont hold me to that :-.
Title: Re: twist off
Post by: scatt on June 20, 2008, 20:48:16: I had a problem with 33x12.50x15 cooper stt catching on the rear of my double cab. ive changed the rims from 8x15 normal offset to 10x15 with -32mm offset. this has made a great difference.