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HJRH
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 |  Subject: Shims?? Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:17 pm | |
| Havin trouble with my mk4, I lowered it and the back wheels catch slightly on the arch. Was thinking of getting camber shims to tuck the tops in. Any suggestions of how much and positive or negative? Thanks ppl |
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Jon
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Join date : 2009-06-17
 | | Subject: Re: Shims?? Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:05 pm | |
| not too much or you will be remplacing tyres often... normally around 1.5-2 degrees is enough... most people have the arches pulled saves any hassle too as with being the rear tyres if any police are following you they will always see the bald edge... |
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Air-Alex
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Join date : 2009-07-27
| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:58 pm | |
| - HJRH wrote:
- Havin trouble with my mk4, I lowered it and the back wheels catch slightly on the arch. Was thinking of getting camber shims to tuck the tops in. Any suggestions of how much and positive or negative? Thanks ppl
iirc MK4's come from the factory with around .5 deg of camber. I'm pretty sure if you're going more than 1 deg on the rear you need to get caliper shims too, so that your breaks are aligned properly. Have you thought about smaller tyres? |
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madmanmart
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Join date : 2009-08-10
| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:17 pm | |
| Slimmer tyres to stretch them under? |
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HJRH
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:27 am | |
| Have already gone from 225/40 to 215/35, what do ya suggest? |
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Jon
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:26 pm | |
| have the arches pulled.... wrighty knows the name of a guy who is mobile.... |
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madmanmart
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:43 pm | |
| What size are the wheels? |
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Jon
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:01 pm | |
| - madmanmart wrote:
- What size are the wheels?
Think he's running 18x8? |
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wrighty
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:54 pm | |
| i said try a 205 0r a 195 i think they are 8j with 20mm spacers on the rear |
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HJRH
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:13 pm | |
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phil
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Join date : 2009-07-11
| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:32 pm | |
| go psi they had some in last time i whant they are set at 1.5 i think,
they bolt straight on so no need to shim anything out, |
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Jon
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:43 am | |
| tbh... if he's already running 215/35/18 on an 8j I'd stick at that... as 205's or 195's you wouldn't really have any rubber to stretch.. unless you went with a bigger profile as a 40 or 45... then you right back where you started...
PSI will be your best bet... might be worth a run up and talking with them so they can see the car... |
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wrighty
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:33 am | |
| yeah let them look at it and see what they say |
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HJRH
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:41 pm | |
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Monkey boy
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:47 pm | |
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HJRH
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:17 pm | |
| Ordered the multi adjustable cheers |
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Jon
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:59 am | |
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HJRH
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| | Subject: Re: Shims?? Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:50 am | |
| All dun -1.5 and 2 washers behind my calliper lol |
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