Bawwxay Member 54 Member For: 2y 4m 27d Posted 08/05/23 09:05 AM Share Posted 08/05/23 09:05 AM G’day, Today I went over a stupid unsigned pipe in the middle of the road and buckled my clean deep dish 20’s that I run on My Ba XR6 Turbo, so when I got home I decided to test fit some 17x8 G6E rims that I had lying about thinking I could run them whilst my 20’s get repaired. when putting the 17”s on the rear of the car and checking for any issues, I noticed a bolt that’s to do with the rear suspension/ lower control arm (if they have them at the rear lol) that sits about 2mm away from the inside of the rim due to their offset. Is this an issue if I go over bumps or will the bolt/rim be one unit and not touch while going over bumps etc? I would upload the pics but don’t know how to turn a pic into a url lol 🤓 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,955 Member For: 9y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 08/05/23 09:12 AM Share Posted 08/05/23 09:12 AM @k31th your moment to shine again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,030 Member For: 16y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/05/23 09:37 AM Share Posted 08/05/23 09:37 AM haha thanks @Puffwagon ... No, you'll be fine. Left/right clearance is totally fine with even 1mm... Ask me how I know :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawwxay Member 54 Member For: 2y 4m 27d Posted 08/05/23 09:42 AM Author Share Posted 08/05/23 09:42 AM Even on the rear? it could possibly be the tow control arm bolt sits about 2mm inside the inner of the rim, doesn’t touch though. It’s the bolt closest to the rim, towards the front of the rear rotor. my 20’s have about 5 inches clearance in this same spot. I just don’t want to scrape the inside of the rim lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,030 Member For: 16y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/05/23 09:47 AM Share Posted 08/05/23 09:47 AM Just jack up the car onto stands at the rear and put the jack under the control arm and turn the wheel at various positions in the suspension travel and confirm, if you're worried. Obviously Puff was referring to the picture posting instructions, in hindsight, which are located here -> https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92470-how-to-put-images-in-your-post/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,955 Member For: 9y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 08/05/23 09:59 AM Share Posted 08/05/23 09:59 AM Yeah and that bolt, if it's the one I'm thinking of, doesn't move anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawwxay Member 54 Member For: 2y 4m 27d Posted 08/05/23 10:28 AM Author Share Posted 08/05/23 10:28 AM Thanks for the replies, I need to get new tyres for the rims, which I’m doing tomorrow and of all things the impact gun was flat so instead of test fitting all four rims I just checked one rear 😆 hopefully they don’t touch under load, I’m fairly certain no suspension/brake component that’s close to the rim would move separately from the rim, otherwise there would be no “fitment” or “stance” lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,955 Member For: 9y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 08/05/23 10:35 AM Share Posted 08/05/23 10:35 AM That bolt also acts as a lathe. I fitted some random wheels to the back of my Falcon and the bolt was jammed into the rim. I just drove it for a bit on the jack with the wheels in the air then reversed the bolt and instant fitment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawwxay Member 54 Member For: 2y 4m 27d Posted 10/05/23 02:52 AM Author Share Posted 10/05/23 02:52 AM Can anyone tell them what the offset of 17” FG G6E rims are? they are the ones that have 10 spokes but very close together in twos like a “V”. Lol 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,955 Member For: 9y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 10/05/23 03:04 AM Share Posted 10/05/23 03:04 AM With your wheel facing down on the ground even with a tyre fitted, measure from the ground through the centre bore hole to your straight edge placed across the top of the wheel, then divide that number by 2. https://samotorsporttyres.com.au/wheel-offset-calculator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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