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Old 08-11-2008, 06:46 AM
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It seems to me that there are two problems here: Bad ride, which can only be fixed with a spring/damper change, and a tire-clearance problem which can only properly be fixed with a wheel offset/width change or a tire change. Changing the ride height to "fix" the latter problem puts you in the position of changing the basic suspension geometry, usually to its detriment.
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Old 08-11-2008, 08:39 AM
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It seems to me that there are two problems here: Bad ride, which can only be fixed with a spring/damper change, and a tire-clearance problem which can only properly be fixed with a wheel offset/width change or a tire change. Changing the ride height to "fix" the latter problem puts you in the position of changing the basic suspension geometry, usually to its detriment.
Thanks for the thought of that approach to the problem but the wheel offset I am using in a very high 45mm and it does not matter what width tires I am using as the is no "deep dish" to the rear rims and I have plenty of room to the inboard/set back side You can not get any wheels with less outboard/dish extension as these are almost flat/flush on the outboard side. In fact it rubed just a s bad with 235s on it as it does with the 285s on there now.
I would have to change the entire rear end and go with some narrowed unit of something else entirely like IRS. All that is WAY expensive and complicated. I'll try some of the coil-over approaces offered above.
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