Postby Hasbeen » 07 Oct 2010 06:28
Yes Jolyon, the guards are rolled, front & rear to take the tyres.
I have that Nissan Skyline diff, which is slightly wider, [1/16" from memory], & the wheel offset is to suit. I have had 205s, & 215 on there with no trouble.
Jolyon you may remember the 8 is seriously low, to the silly stage really. It would bottom on the front bump stops very hard some times. If I parked it, after a run, on the grass, it would scorch the grass under the front mufflers, [hot dogs I believe they are called in youth circles]. It did set fire to it a couple of times.
I had 185 55 15s on the front quite happily, but as a poor mans way of raising the ground clearance a little, I fitted 185 60 15s. These are 2" greater diameter, giving an inch extra ground clearance. It could then clear some speed bumps.
I really like these, they reduced the understeer quite a bit. You can still push the front off the road by bad driving, but it's much better.
The problem was these would hit on those across car reinforcing angles, above the tyre, in the top of the wheel arch.
To fix this I had the front springs reset to give an inch higher ride height, & slightly longer Ford Laser rubber bump stops fitted. These bottom earlier, but softer than the urethane stops I had, [Holden I think].
I like the look of the setup, & the bigger bag tyre suits our roads, & the front grip is still better than the 185 55s, [& it doesn't set the grass on fire].
Richard wants to fit 205 55 fronts, which could be a further improvement, but at present I'm not interested in further changes.
Hasbeen
