Would It Rub/scrape?

[shuaibakhtar]

hi guys, so i have 18" rota p1's on my car, and h&r lowering springs, the wheels are 8jj and et 45 offest, wanted to fill the gap in the arches by getting some spacers, i was looking at 20mm spacers as their quite a big gap, do any of u guys know if they will rub or not?

i believe fronts are 225/40/18

rears 245/40/18

[Exdee]

15mm front

20mm back

20mm at the front will definitely rub on full lock.

[shuaibakhtar]

So 15mm is the max I can go without rubbing on the front and if I go anymore than 20 on the back it will scrape too? Thank you for your reply though

[Exdee]

You can measure your fender gap on the rear wheel and if it is less than 25mm, the wheel will stick out further than the fender. This would suggest that rubbing could be possible under heavy load.

[shuaibakhtar]

so if i got this right, 20mm spacers on the back will make my wheels technically 25mm offset from the 45mm it started with?

[Exdee]

Yes that is right you will have a net offset of 30 front and 25 rear. I know it's early days but how is the ride with the H&R springs in terms of comfort?

[shuaibakhtar]

i like the ride of h&r springs but bear in mind this is the first car ive had thats been lowered! i feel that its quite a lot bouncier when going over speedbumps, need to be careful not to scrape the bumper. overall made the car sit very nicely and ride comfort hasnt changed too much, so quids in tbh lol

would it be a good idea getting my steering allignment done after putting the spacers on?

[Exdee]

Alignment not necessary after installing spacers but you should get one since you lowered your car. Give it some time to settle in.

[shuaibakhtar]

I should be recieving my spacers tomorrow, i went for 20mm rear and 15mm front, i hope they work well and also look great! :)