Wheel sticks out farther one one side?
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Wheel sticks out farther one one side?
Recently I put some work emotions cr kais on my fc..specs are 17x9 +28 in the front (which is where the issue is)
When I first put the wheels on my car I noticed the front driver side poked out from the fender. At first I thought I just got a size that was a little to agressive but I noticed on the passenger side they are still tucked under the fender.
I was also having issues with the wheels rubbing against my coilovers. I ended up going with a 5mm spacer and now the passenger side is fine but the driver side still rubs on hard turns?
I don't appear to have any issues with camber in the front...any ideas? I was told it could be a wheel bearing (which knowing my car are probably bad anyway just like everything else lol) but not sure how this could affect the wheel being pushed out. Fenders appear to be fine to
Thoughts?
When I first put the wheels on my car I noticed the front driver side poked out from the fender. At first I thought I just got a size that was a little to agressive but I noticed on the passenger side they are still tucked under the fender.
I was also having issues with the wheels rubbing against my coilovers. I ended up going with a 5mm spacer and now the passenger side is fine but the driver side still rubs on hard turns?
I don't appear to have any issues with camber in the front...any ideas? I was told it could be a wheel bearing (which knowing my car are probably bad anyway just like everything else lol) but not sure how this could affect the wheel being pushed out. Fenders appear to be fine to
Thoughts?
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You'd need to do more than pull the fender back to see if there is previous collision damage, which is what I would suspect. Have you checked the carfax on the car for collision history? one thing you can do is a poor mans X check. measure the distance from the center of the bolt head furthest back on one fender to the center of the bolt on the front of the opposite fender (making one leg of an X across the engine bay). Then measure the opposite ends (making the other leg of the X across the bay). If they're different then chances are you have a issue that can only be fixed with a frame pull.
Although if you do have damage that severe you'd have alignment issues, steering, etc. Not to mention the alignment of the hood to the fenders. I think some pics would really help in figuring out the problem.
Although if you do have damage that severe you'd have alignment issues, steering, etc. Not to mention the alignment of the hood to the fenders. I think some pics would really help in figuring out the problem.
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SpikeDerailed - I will double check but I doubt it. My coilovers have camber plates on them..I just want to figure out what the issue is before I start messing with the camber since the wheel doesn't appear to have any dramatic camber problem.
Hypertek - I will take a look at that. Thanks.
I will try and take pics to see if that might clear things up a bit. Thanks for the advice
Hypertek - I will take a look at that. Thanks.
I will try and take pics to see if that might clear things up a bit. Thanks for the advice
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#9
Perfectly normal as they came from the factory that way, driver's side is out slightly farther than the passenger side, at least on our S TII we purchased new, no accidents etc.
Here's a thread I recalled from some time ago:
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/why-all-fc-front-wheels-offset-right-782311/
Here's a thread I recalled from some time ago:
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/why-all-fc-front-wheels-offset-right-782311/
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interesting ^
My Taurus is out in the rear quite a bit actually, and I had it on the alignment rack 4 times, measured everything, gave the alignment guy a bloody hard time but at the end of the day it drives straight and everything seems fine. It's when i changed from 215 to 225 tyres that i noticed it as it stuck out about half an inch on the left side, and was flush on the right.
I would recommend just making sure it is aligned up properly, and you should be good.
Post some pics, love the rim choice
My Taurus is out in the rear quite a bit actually, and I had it on the alignment rack 4 times, measured everything, gave the alignment guy a bloody hard time but at the end of the day it drives straight and everything seems fine. It's when i changed from 215 to 225 tyres that i noticed it as it stuck out about half an inch on the left side, and was flush on the right.
I would recommend just making sure it is aligned up properly, and you should be good.
Post some pics, love the rim choice
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I had this problem when I tried to fit FD wheels to my car. I didn't know it at the time but the upper strut mounts are on an eccentric to facilitate adjustment of camber and caster. The passenger side had one degree of positive camber, causing the tire to rub on my fender.
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