fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hi peeps. I have set of volk CE28 but on the rear wheels I have the wrong ETs not sure what they are without checking. It the stick out of the arches buy at least 20mm maybe a bit more. The wheel is 10.5 wide on the rear. I was think of getting the hub on the wheel machined to bring the wheel back in line with arch. Not sure if this can be done as I don't think there is enough meet in the hub to machine off. But if it was possible does anyone know where the best place would be to go. Or would it be easier to buy a new set of rear with the right ETs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I would think that's not the best thing to be doing, it must weaken the wheel to some degree, 20mm is a lot to take off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 If you have the room Tak engineering in slough can do it, Gary has done it a few times for me. 01753 534239 They was Aston martin wheels though, had loads of meat on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 I would think that's not the best thing to be doing, it must weaken the wheel to some degree, 20mm is a lot to take off I was thinking that and I not sure it can be done to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 If you have the room Tak engineering in slough can do it, Gary has done it a few times for me. 01753 534239 They was Aston martin wheels though, had loads of meat on them. Thanks Jamie will have a word with him and see what he thinks maybe go a see him. Looking at them I'm not sure it can be done think I'm just grabing at straws But might be able to take a bit off to make it a bit better then it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 You need these by the sound of it. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?260707-JDL-rear-arches-£50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I agree, go wide arch rather than trying to butcher a set of wheels on to the car. Volks are usually forged and to machine them back just to make them fit seems a bad way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 You need these by the sound of it. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?260707-JDL-rear-arches-£50 They did cross my mind when I seen them in the for sale section. The problem I'm haveing most is I can't get the right geo setup on the rears that's what is bothering me the most not just that they stick out the arches if it was I would just go for widening the arch a bit:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Looking at the CE28 in pictures i doubt very much you could remove anything like that amount from the hub face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Why cant you get the geometry settings right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Have the camber set on as far back as it will go but still can't get the right camber. At the moment the tire has about an inch or so of wear and the rest of the tire looks brand new. Never had that problem before with the old wheels. It not just the tire wear the handeling is being effected to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 That wont be the wheels, car is probably to low and you have run out of adjustment, with the camber that far out it wont handel nice no matter what wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 It's dropped 20mm the same as with my old wheels. Never had the problem with them just the new ones so I put it down to the new wheels:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) Wheel change wont effect geo settings. Are the tyres stretched? that would make them wear bad and handle oddly. Edited January 2, 2012 by JamieP (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Are you having this problem on both sides of the car ? Do the eccentric adjusters move freely ? I have 19 x 11.5" rears and dont have any issues getting the camber down to stock settings if i want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yep I had no choice. I had to have the arches rolled to stop them cutting into the tire. So I'm guessing that most be the reason for the bad tire contact and handling:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yep I had no choice. I had to have the arches rolled to stop them cutting into the tire. So I'm guessing that most be the reason for the bad tire contact and handling:) So its because without shed loads of negative camber the tyres hit the arch's not because you cant wind off the camber ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Are you having this problem on both sides of the car ? Do the eccentric adjusters move freely ? I have 19 x 11.5" rears and dont have any issues getting the camber down to stock settings if i want them. They move freely and I have the problem on both sides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 So its because without shed loads of negative camber the tyres hit the arch's not because you cant wind off the camber ? It's because I can't wind of the camber. I have set as far back as stock adjuster will go but still can't get the camber right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Whats the minimum negative camber you can get ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Whats the minimum negative camber you can get ? Will have to try and find my last read out from when I had it done. To be honest I don't think the camber is all the problem. I think most of it is down to the fact that I have had to stretch the tyre over the wheel to get stop them rubbing on the arches. If I could machine the hub that is very doubtful. I would be able to get the correct tyre size on the wheel and I think that would sort my problem out with the tyre wear and the bad handeling:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) Will have to try and find my last read out from when I had it done. To be honest I don't think the camber is all the problem. I think most of it is down to the fact that I have had to stretch the tyre over the wheel to get stop them rubbing on the arches. If I could machine the hub that is very doubtful. I would be able to get the correct tyre size on the wheel and I think that would sort my problem out with the tyre wear and the bad handeling:) You can either get the camber down or you can't, the tyres rubbing on the arch's is a totally differant problem caused by either the wheels being too wide and or having the wrong offset causing you to have to wind up more camber trying to help miss the arch. What size tyres are on the 10.5" rims Edited January 2, 2012 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastcar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 The tyre on them are 265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 The tyre on them are 265 Thats not too stupidly stretched, optimum tyre size on a 10.5" rim is 275/285 with 265 being the smallest you should fit and 295 being the widest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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