johnsubaru Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Hello Can anyone help??? I have just fitted the rear wheels for the first time on my SE Racer (Whole kit supplied by Westfield to enter the Westfield Championship) and noticed that the tyres are rubbing on the trailing arms . The wheels are Minispeed not sure whether the offset is wrong or not but they were supplied as part of the kit. Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Assuming everything was assembled correctly, sounds like an offset problem to me... Have you fitted the arches yet? How do the wheels / tyres sit in relation to them? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsubaru Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Hi Andy Thanks for the reply, The wheels seem to sit fine in the arches and i'm pretty sure everything is assembled correctly. You can't really go wrong with the installation of the trailing arms. Like yourself i wondered whether it was an offset problem but sort of ruled it out with everything being supplied by Westfield. Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 If they sit Ok in relation to the arches, then it does sound odd...do you have particularly wide wheels / tyres or something? What diameter are the wheels? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsubaru Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 13" Wheels. With Avon ACB 10's Wheels Size is 7J 13-H2 Tyre Size 185/50-13 Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Nothing excessive in terms of diameter or width there then... How about some photos? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsubaru Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Hi andy Thanks for your help mate, I didn't realise i had different size tyres fron and rear The 2 i tried to fit at the rear where 220's when they should have been 185's. Cheers John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 So you're putting 220s on the front? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mud Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 thats what i thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsubaru Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Sorry their not 220's their 215's. Not that there is a lot of difference!!!! What's your thinking behind your comments? It is what Westfield supplied with the kit. Cheers John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Generally, wide tyres go on the rear... Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 COuld you fix the issue by using some spacers at the rear? I would have thought 215 tyres would need slightly wider than 7" rims. Are all 4 wheels the same offset? BTW - the wider tyres should go at the rear. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsubaru Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Hi guys I agree with all of your comments as i also thought that the wider tyres would go at the rear. The wheels are all the same offset from what i can tell. I wouldn't be able to fit spacers at the rear as this would be against the rules for the Westfield Sportscar Championship. Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Geofff is in the same situation as you (building a car for the race series). I wonder if he has any input? Geoff? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eccentric_Rich Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 How about ringing Westfield as they supplied the wheels and tyres with the kit. Yes the wider tyres will be fitted at the rear of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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