Wheel fitment
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From: Orange County Ca
Wheel fitment
In order to put on some new wheels on my base '14, I had to put on hub centric spacers with elongated lug nuts in order to clear the calipers and get enough engagement on the stock lug bolts.
https://wheeladaptersusa.com/collect...-nuts-included
3/8 in the rear and 1/2 in the front. They are quality parts and fit well.
The new wheels and tires are flush with the outside of the fenders.
I'd like to know if this will be a problem?
How much wheel travel is there? I don't want the tires to hit the fenders when I hit a big bump, etc.
Do the wheels travel straight up and down, or do they curve inwards when traveling up?
https://wheeladaptersusa.com/collect...-nuts-included
3/8 in the rear and 1/2 in the front. They are quality parts and fit well.
The new wheels and tires are flush with the outside of the fenders.
I'd like to know if this will be a problem?
How much wheel travel is there? I don't want the tires to hit the fenders when I hit a big bump, etc.
Do the wheels travel straight up and down, or do they curve inwards when traveling up?
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From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
Yes, the tops of the wheels will displace inward under suspension compression. They may clear fine when driving straight, but when you hit a bump while turning, there may be a good chance the wheel could hit the outside fender edge.
Depending on how much clearance you have inside the wheel well. You might be able to move the wheels inward a few mm. There should be two spacers behind each of the UCA dog bones at the front and rear wheels. Pulling one of the shims at each dogbone will remove about 2.5 mm and move the top of the wheel in by about that much. That will increase negative camber, so you will need to adjust the LCA cams and move the LCA's inward the same amount to compensate.
Bill
Depending on how much clearance you have inside the wheel well. You might be able to move the wheels inward a few mm. There should be two spacers behind each of the UCA dog bones at the front and rear wheels. Pulling one of the shims at each dogbone will remove about 2.5 mm and move the top of the wheel in by about that much. That will increase negative camber, so you will need to adjust the LCA cams and move the LCA's inward the same amount to compensate.
Bill
