[Tigers] Clearance on 16" rims

[RObin Young]

I ran into this with the new 16" Panasports.  The clearance was there when
the wheels were straight ahead but when a full turn was set, the control arm
took out the balance weights and scratched the wheels.  I used a 1/4" spacer
between the wheel and disk as a temporary fix until one of you brighter guys
solved it. Robin 

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From: tigers-bounces+robin02=mindspring.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+robin02=mindspring.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Smit, Theo
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:41 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Clearance on 16" rims

Hi all,
I finally assembled the front hubs, rotors, etc and put a wheel on it.
Turns out there is about 1/8" clearance between the inside lip of the rim
and the upper control arm - the two line up pretty much exactly, but the
control arm is going to move past the minimum-clearance point as the
suspension moves. What's the consensus on the minimum safe (lateral)
distance between the wheel and suspension parts? Removing material from the
outside edge of the control arm is an option, I suppose, but I don't think
that more than about 1/8" would be prudent.

The wheels are 16x7, 2005 Mustang, 39mm offset. I have redrilled stock hubs
with 1/4" brake hats giving me that much outboard spacing. It fits great
relative to the outside of the fenders, but I'll probably have to roll the
valence a little more.

Theo
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