Todd Staples

I put on a set of CSA wheels that the guy I bought them from said he was running on his GSL with 205/50/15 with no problems with clearance. I got them mounted up and at a full left or right turn they are touching the spring and spring base. Has anyone ever installed stops on their steering to avoid this? If so where would be the best place to install them, or any other suggestions.
Todd

RotorMotorDriver

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Would you say "touching" or "rubbing"? My best suggestion is to think about how often you actually turn that sharp, lol. I mean, it sounds kinda funny, but in all honesty, my friends Miata has 17x7s on it and they barely rub at full lock, but he never did anything about it because you never really have to turn the wheel that far. Plus, if you do, its in a parking lot or something for small distances at slow speeds, so I wouldnt think it would be horrible for anything. Just be careful with it

Either that, or you could get some thin wheel spacers online somewhere. I know people say theyre not safe and blah blah blah, but I have run them on the back of my Toyota 4x4 with 35x14.5 swampers for a while and never had a problem with them in any way, and thats a lot of tire to hold on, lol.

~T.J.

LongDuck

Sounds like the offset on your wheels is incorrect if it's rubbing during full-lock cornering. I'm running that same size tire on my 84SE (sig line), and the offset is 38mm. You want at least 38mm-40mm offset to ensure that they won't rub on the springs, but more than likely, on sharp turning, the tires are actually rubbing on the front stabilizer bar. My car does this as well, but as the poster above stated, this is at low vehicle speeds and you won't notice it.

If the tires are actually rubbing against the springs, you have a bigger problem that you need to take care of. Continued contact with the springs can cause the tire to overheat and potentially blow out - not something that I'd risk just for a new set of wheels. HTH,

Edit: Oh, yeah - you already have steering limit adjusters on the lower control arms on each side. These can be adjusted out to keep the upright from turning too far and are right near the tie rods.

Todd Staples

I will check the adjustments. Like I said, there is plenty of clearence until it's at full turn, then the tire is up against the spring and spring base, perhaps I can limit the turn enough to keep them off the springs,
thx,
Todd