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[lucifer defacer]

hi i have a mk4 fiesta si which atm has a 1.25 lump. (i am hoping to do a puma conversion)
i have previously lowered the car by 40mm all round with koni adjusables with eibach springs. i bought a set of bk racing 238 eclipse 7spoke wheels which i have resprayed in ford levante grey (they look the shizz) and i have had yoko 195 45 15's s-drives fitted to these. Unfortunatly when fitted they rubbed at the rear quite severely on the inside of the rear bumper and on the rear quarted where it is fitted. they also from memory rubbed at the front of my vehicle but no where near as bad. any suggestions as to how i may modify the rear arches e.g. rolling, cutting out? how might i fix the rear bumper?
i am hoping to get some powerflex bumpstops for my shocks as i think this may help and also reduce any chance of damage to myshock from bottoming out. what do you think?
dwin

[mk4finatic]

mate i have got the same problem,but 195/50/15s,

i had 17s and a full lowering kit on my last 1s and the scrubbin was no were near as bad.....

im thinking spacers...?

[Ollybee]

I THINK, that on the mk4 you can go up to 50 profiles.

[mk4finatic]

i have 50 profiles but it scrubbs....any 1 know any 1 whos got 1 with same problem/solution...????


spacers....???

[Oranoco]

EIther on the front or rear surface somehwhere there should be the letters ET and a number. What's this number?

[Ollybee]

i have 50 profiles but it scrubbs....any 1 know any 1 whos got 1 with same problem/solution...????


spacers....???

The mk5 which is the same was supplied with 195/50/15's on the zetec s, so as oranoco suggests your offset must be wrong.

[Jam0r]

the rear arches were rolled on the Zetec-S thats why with 195/50/15 tyres they dont rub.

You need to roll your rear arches or cut away the metal arch and bond a new set over the top.

I had 195/45/15 and I was lowered 40mm and I got rubbing.

I'm now on 195/45/16 stretched over cossie wheels with the some of the metal arch cut away and ESP arches rivited over the top and get no rubbing. I'm also now down about 70-90mm on coilovers.

eg.

[mk4finatic]

thing is i have had the arches rolled the wheels are the correct offset. its rele annoying me now......


any ideas?!

[donk1]

i lower my mk4 fiesta about 80mm on coilovers with 195 45 15s kuhmo tyres and the rear arches rubed all the time i changed the tyres to toyo proxos t1-s and they never rub now

[mk4finatic]

im going to buy yet another set of wheels tmoz, the guy will give me good money 4 mine as theyve done 500 mls and are like new,

so ill buy the proxies....... ill get bk to you if they run good

cheers mate

[happypaul]

Just cut your arch lips off

[mk4finatic]

i have had themprofessionally rolled mate....justwaiting 4 my new wheels, get my full system fitted on sat morning so ill put sum photos up

[Jam0r]

its also about the tyre side walls as some slope inwards and some are just straight.

Sounds like you have quite a chunky side wall to the tyre, could be the reason why its rubbing?