Wheel Specs?

[murcod]

Thanks.

Consdiering the limited choices I had I'm very happy with them. At the moment it doesn't look like much (if any) guard rolling will be necessary. But I'll know for sure after driving it around a bit - bouncing it up and down it doesn't appear to foul anywhere.

[Roger]

Hi David,

I'm thinking of fitting the same wheels to my mk1 PI and got directed to this topic by Colin. (thanks for that!) Must say they do look good on the car, although I'm curious on the clearance at the rear. My mk1 has the wider mk2 rear end and lowered suspension.

Any detailed photos of the rear arch clearance are welcome!

[murcod]

Hi Roger,

My PI is off the road for body work and I haven't actually got the wheels fitted at the moment. (I haven't driven it with them fitted either, so can't really confirm 100% how good/ bad the clearance is.)

All I can say is it appears like I might not need to roll the guards.

However, I get the feeling my rear trailing arm bushes might also be shot as I seem to have a lot of toe in on the rear?

Cheers,

David

[Mike Stevens]

I seem to have a lot of toe in on the rear

Toe in is adjusted by shims between the outer shackles and subframe.

Do you mean toe-in? Excessive camber can be caused by the holes in the rear subframe elongating. These are the ones where they bolt to the diff nose.

Cheers,
Mike.

[CAR]

Do you mean toe-in? Excessive camber can be caused by the holes in the rear subframe elongating. These are the ones where they bolt to the diff nose.

Cheers,
Mike.

Those holes on the subframe have tubes running through them to strengthen them, can they really elongate? If that has happened then the tubes must have broken free and the subframes would really be scrap.

If the camber seems too much I would check that the spring pans in the chassis rails haven't collapsed, or that someone hasn't removed the spring insulators or fitted shorter springs. Could just be tired springs too as these cars have very long rear overhangs.

Colin.

[murcod]

Toe in, not camber. It might just be an optical illusion???

I'll get a wheel alignment once it's painted and the suspension bushes are done- that will show up any issues.

[Andy Thompson]

However, I get the feeling my rear trailing arm bushes might also be shot as I seem to have a lot of toe in on the rear?

Cheers,

David

Probably an optical illusion - but well worth checking

[Mike Stevens]

Those holes on the subframe have tubes running through them to strengthen them, can they really elongate

Hi Colin,

Yes, the holes elongate and the tubes move inside the subframe. I have seen a couple in the past. I suspect it's due to insufficient tightening of those 4 big bolts.

Cheers,
Mike.

[murcod]

A long time since I bought the wheels, and a lot of work has been done before fitting them. I discovered all my rear end arm bushes were shot and totally worn out. The RHS swing arm bushes were so bad that the alloy sleeve in the arm had worn away and I had to find a replacement arm!

Anyway, the alloys are fitted now and they rub on decent bumps and when cornering- so the "optical illusion" was actually the rear end so far out of alignment due to wear. I'll need to roll the guards.

[murcod]

I rolled the guards on the weekend -DIY and the first time I've done it. The first one was a bit of a flop with paint cracking, but I think that was due to some filler under the paint? The second side worked like a dream- using a proper bolt on roller and heating the panel with a heat gun.

I've got so much clearance now that I reckon I could fit 215 width tyres.