Tyre rubbing on front wingstay

[MBB]

Putting some new to me wheel/tyres on and the front right is rubbing badly on the wing stay

Is there an easy fix for this?

The left hand side has about 2mm clearance

The wheels in question - old wheels on the back

 

[Jonathan Kay]

What are the old and new wheels and tyres?

Can you add a front-on shot to show the lateral position of the tyre in the wing?

Jonathan

[MBB]

Front shot

Old wheels were minilights with Avon ZV3 165/60R14 tyres on

New wheels have Toyo Proxes T1R 205/45R16 87w - they were previously on a S3 without any problems as far as I know.  Brought off Baz, whos a club member

[Wrightpayne]

There are 3 sizes of wingstay so previous car may have had taller stays. There is a race, 13/14 and 15/16 inch stays.

Ian

[OliverSedlacek]

Adjustment of stays with suitable application of leverage worked for me.

[SM25T]

But only after removing the wings ... while you bend the stays !!

[Gnockoff]

The obvious answer to this is that those wheels ( plus tyres) are too big for the car. 16 inch wheels are not particularly recommended in any case. 

[Nigel Fox]

Thin wheel spacer?

[mudguard]

These look like black-painted HPCs? After having lived with them on an SV, I can't recommend them. They're much less forgiving of uneven road surfaces and low grip situations than smaller lighter wheels. I'd gently suggest that the car will prefer to be driven much more conservatively than previously. All IMO.

[SM25T]

The front wheels in your photo look horrendous compared to the rears !

[Tazio]

You should consider why 16inch wheels were discontinued on a 7....as clearly they do not improve the dynamics of the car, and only a blind man would consider they improve the appearance IMHO of course.

By the way I built an HPC with 16 inch wheels......so I do know the difference...

[Colin Cooper]

Tell it like it is Tazio!

Monster racing??

[DJ.]

I can see why you want to change your wheels as they don't fit the black/yellow theme. Maybe they would look better if refinished in black?         Duncan

[Jonathan Kay]

Maybe they would look better if refinished in black?

Photoshop?

Jonathan

[Jonathan Kay]

Thin wheel spacer?

That's what I wondered... and asked for the front-on shot...

NB: Usual precautions.

Jonathan

[Tazio]

I do try Colin.

 

The reality is that the car works better on 13 inch wheels, is ok for touring on 15s, but 16s...no way...... which is why so few cars are still on them...

 

Never nice to hear if a chap has spent his hard earned but hey ho...

[MBB]

I'm going to pick up some spacers from Baz this weekend, they were fitted to his car when he brought it with these wheels.

Never really liked the minilights, but its taken me 6 years to get round to changing them.  The new wheels are a bit of an experiment to see if they work, if not I'll sell them on and keep looking.

Car is 99% used on the road so track performance is not a priority.

[ScottR400D]

The 16s are quite a bit larger in diameter, are you able to lower the car accordingly?

[Colin Cooper]

Tazio,

You pays your money....................

I run my Zetec 175 on 14 185/60's that suit me. There is also the question of a car being 'over tyred'. I have never had an incident with the tyres I use.

Col

[MBB]

Spacer fitted, front wheels now spin freely, backs put on

Only had a chance to do a couple of miles, no issues yet. I may come down to Pool on friday to give the car a decent run.