wheel help

[Nova Goddess]

i currently have 195/45/16 on me lil 1.2 nova an i have been told they should go straight on an i can still lower it. the thing is, my car is not yet lowered an they seem to be rubbin on the bodywork. my dad also says he thinks they are the right offset.

can i still get 16"s but thinner ones or will i have to go for 15"s or is the fact that they might be too wide not the problem at all?

[Aragorn]

take em off and find out what the offset is - should be stamped on the back

u need ET45 - ET49 to be "safe"

[epo]

where abouts r they rubbin

on the arch lip?

[Nova Goddess]

no they arent rubbin on the lip. they are rubbin on the inside we think. i think the wheels are too wide. i only got the car home on friday so gotta av a proper look although ive spotted some wheels in 15"s that i really like in white so i mite get them instead an sell me TSW's.

[Adam]

If they are rubbing on the inside then they could be the wrong offset.

[Nova Goddess]

we have had a proper look an discovered the tyers are rubbin on the shocks. i dunno if this is a structural problem or can i get spacers to solve this?

[epo]

yeah i shud of thought spacer wud cure it but ur wheels r deffo wrong offset

higher than et 49 i shud say

[Nova Goddess]

coz the fronts are fine ya see but we havent ad a chance to get any of the wheels off so mite try an do it 2moz nite to see what they are.

even if they are the wrong offset will spacers still work?

[Nova Goddess]

an where an how much are spacers?

thanks

[NikosNova]

If they are the wrong offset and u stick spacers on then i would think u wud prob need to mod ur arches, as the arches will prob sit on top of ur wheels. not sure though :/

[epo]

am sure u shud be able to pick em up from motorwold motorsave or halfords sum where like that

[Nova Goddess]

cheers for ya help guys. am gonna get sum spacers, stick em on an then take the car to me dads mates an see what he can do with the arches coz they might need a lil bit of playin with.
:D

[Ste_Nova]

bring it out on friday and we will have a look

[Nova Goddess]

i cant. am not insured on it yet coz 2 of the tyers are very bald an i need a new windscreen so am not gettin insured on it til they are sorted :(

[Aragorn]

it could be the tires uve got on there

some tires have rounded sidewalls - others have flat sidewalls

maybe uve got some tires on the back with rounded sidewalls which are catching the shocker??

[Nova Goddess]

well i got some spacers last nite so gonna try them an see if they help. ill let yas know :D