I just recently put some 215/60/r14 bf goodrich letters on my 1985 Gsl se. the inner tires up front rubs shock assembly bad. Rears are fine. Can i just put spacers on an put wheels back or do i need longer studs? Ive read that 205 was the largest you could put up front. An some say wheel studs are too short to use spacers. What are my options here? The tires look great an i want to keep them just don't want to burn a hole in them driving lol

 

Are you currently using the factory wheels and lug bolts? No first gen came with wheel studs.

 

Yes factory rims and suspension.

 

The wheels are hub centric. I would think the wheel spacers would need to be also.

 

Ok no problem. Would i have enough thread to tighten tires down?

 

Look at the line the shock burned in the tire

My front passenger wheel leans inward on the top.... what could cause this? I know suspension is old

 

Would something like this work?

 

as far as i know, the SEs did.

 

i think i'm more impressed by the fact that you found tires that size! raised white letters is just a bonus ....

as far as the spacers go, from what i remember when i had SE stuff on my '83, there really wasn't much thread showing on the stud when the wheel was torqued down, so for the sake of safety, i would think you probably should get some longer studs.

by the way, the car looks great!

 

I Thought So As Well

 

Thanks man i appreciate it. Im working in it daily. How do i get longer studs in? I heard they are pressed on. What are they pressed to/through? An what would make my tire lean inward on top?? Uper control arm?

 

An any recommendations on places where i could get longer studs?

 

An would the ones i posted from oreillys work?

 

this is a Gen 2 rear, but i would imagine the process will be similar if doing it at home.


for camber adjustment, if i'm not mistaken, it's done at the lower control arms mostly, but you can do some adjustment at the strut tower. i never confirmed the strut tower aspect of what i said, but if you consult with the FSM, then you can see if there's any truth to it.

 

I stand corrected, the GSL-SE had studs not lug bolts like the 12A.

 

Sheesh lol i have no access to a vice😩

 

Would these studs work?

 

well, i don't think you can wrong with ARP stuff.

 

Wasnt so much asking if the brand was good but were the specs right. One pic has specs of studs. Wondering if they are right thickness an etc...

 

Would these spacers work?

 

the best i can do for now is to say i think the SE uses the same thread pitch as the Gen 2, and the part number of the studs you posted fits the Gen 2,

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EDIT

your last post (20) posted while i was responding to the previous one. the answer to your question is how close is the tire to whatever is it rubbing on at rest, then add something for bulging while it's moving and twisting. if it comes up to 10 mm, then you're good.

 

I believe they are the same as Gen2. Thank You. Going to order those an have them put on.

 

Still unsure of what spacers fit as far as bolt pattern

 

the lug pattern for the gsl-se is 4x114.3(4.5).

 

So the custom ones from ebay i posted should work correct?