[Z06] LCA rubbing on Wheel !
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LCA rubbing on Wheel !
I finally got my 315's in for my 18x12 ccw classics for my c5 z06.
I put the wheels on and when I went to back up the car from my garage, I heard a pretty horrible noise. I got it back in the garage and noticed that my LCA's shaved a circle around the backside of my wheel.
Its not horrible but it made me really upset.
The car is lowered on stock bolts ( or are they aftermarket bolts? ).
I asked my friend and he told me to raise it up on the bolt.
I went to raise it up but I can't tighten the bolt anymore from the bottom while holding the top bolt in place. No more threads.
What is my best fix and I really want to run these wheels.
* friend suggested getting bushings... what will that do ?
I put the wheels on and when I went to back up the car from my garage, I heard a pretty horrible noise. I got it back in the garage and noticed that my LCA's shaved a circle around the backside of my wheel.
Its not horrible but it made me really upset.
The car is lowered on stock bolts ( or are they aftermarket bolts? ).
I asked my friend and he told me to raise it up on the bolt.
I went to raise it up but I can't tighten the bolt anymore from the bottom while holding the top bolt in place. No more threads.
What is my best fix and I really want to run these wheels.
* friend suggested getting bushings... what will that do ?
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Methinks there's something strange going on here. I run 18x12 CCW's on the back of my 02 Z, with 335's mounted, no spacers, lowered on aftermarket springs beyond the max capable with stock springs/bolts, and aside from an occasional tire rub on the fender liner with hard cornering I have no interference issues at all.
My suggestion would be to call John (Purner) at CCW talk and him about the problem. He's forgotten more about wheel fitment than the rest of us collectively know and I'll bet he can figure out the real issue in short order.
My suggestion would be to call John (Purner) at CCW talk and him about the problem. He's forgotten more about wheel fitment than the rest of us collectively know and I'll bet he can figure out the real issue in short order.
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Do you know what the offset is on those CCWs? My guess is that you got some with the offset different than the 18X12s that other people are using. Like was already posted spacers may solve the problem for you.
Jeff
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It's the leaf spring. It happens when people put wider than stock wheels on the car and lower it beyond the suspension's optimal working range due to the position that places the leaf spring in relation to the wheel. This is where engineers would say "works as designed."
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Im not talking about an insane ammount or gouging out the arm, more so like polishing it. Also depends on how bad its hitting. But hey, to each their own. I see some people here put their rear calipers on the front so they can run a 15 in runner there..........
On another platform, there are those of us who take the mirrors off our bikes, use lighter material to shave weight, and drill holes in the side of our fairings for sliders. All in the name of going faster....
On another platform, there are those of us who take the mirrors off our bikes, use lighter material to shave weight, and drill holes in the side of our fairings for sliders. All in the name of going faster....
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When I was managing CycleGear I had a ton of those....Fast guys.....come in. Hell even at the track there are alot of the " im fast" guys there. Shucks, I'm slow by most standards but I have fun doing it.