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Maching wheels to correct offset?

day1zero

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My front wheels 18s rub slightly when going over uneven surfaces. Car is lowered on Techart springs with probably the original shocks. Christian at steve bull Devizes asked about the possibility of maching the wheels to fit. Anybody heard of this or any other recommends/suggestions?
 
Machining the mounting surface of the wheel to reduce the effective offset is, IMHO, highly dangerous. Given that this surface is the ONLY contact the wheel has with the hub I would think the potential to seriously compromise the strength of the wheel is massive. It will also have an impact on the spacing of the wheel from the brake calipers.

You don't mention what wheels you have or, indeed, what offset they are so it's difficult to give a meaningful answer.

Regards

Dave
 
I had the same problem with my rear Turbo twists as the previous owner had bought Turbo offset wheels for my narrow body car, when I lowered it the tyres touched the arch lips.

When I took some measurements the problem was the thickness of material left between the wheel nut seats and the back of the wheel after machining, this would have been too thin and could have failed. This will also cause issues with the wheel stud lengths as they will bottom out in the wheel nut. You need to be really certain that there is enough strength left in this area after machining before you attempt it.

If it is possible (and I think this is unlikely) then the machine shop that carry out the work need to use a DTI (Dial Test Indicator) to ensure the wheel mounting face is perfectly true before they start machining, if they don't then the wheel will wobble and be difficult to balance.

I ended up buying new rear rims as it was the only safe option, sold the old ones to a club member who wanted to make a coffee table out of them.

The other option you have if the tyre is rubbing the arch lip is to have the lip rolled under, as per the RS model cars, by a body shop. This may be a cheaper option than buying new rims, but may still not completely solve the issue.
 
The maching seems a bit risky, I like the idea of rolling the arch. Any recommends for a body shop in Bristol Area?
 
Sorry cant help there as I am down in Kent and have no idea in the Bristol area. Chandler Stewart in Tunbridge can do it down here though.
 
Agree with the "rolling" option... but just be aware of the possibility of paint damage eg cracking especially if the paintwork is not in good condition...
 
Had mine rolled at Ninemeister and it completely solved the problem. They warm the paint first to try and avoid cracking, which was completely succesful. Only other solution is to put correct offset wheels on.
Cheers,
Simon
 

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