Kendall---I'm guessing that both front and rear tires stick out farther on the
passenger side? And not noticed when using the stock wheels.
Assuming that the shippers didn't send you two wheels with different offet,
you'll want to take off either both the front (or rear) tires and do some
measuring.
First, drive the car forward, so the wheels are pointed straight ahead. Then
drop a plumb line or something similar to where you can establish true vertical
from the outermost fender (lip) to the ground. Then measure in from to the
center of the
spindle. Do the same with the other side of the car. If both sides are
reasonably the same, this should tell you something. If they're not, measure
from the spindle center to some easy to measure part of the frame. Do the same
with the other side. What might show up is whether the body is tweeked, or the
frame.
I'm betting they sent you two different sets of wheels!
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Kendall Larsen
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 12:38 AM
To: 6pack List
Subject: [6pack] Lack of symmetry
Hi Listers,
There's a disturbing lack of symmetry that was made apparent with the wider
(16x7) wheels. The passenger side sticks out more than half inch further than
on the driver side. Not sure if the body just isn't on straight or if the
suspension is just borked or what. Looks like the tire will definitely make
contact with the fender if I hit a big bump on the road. Any ideas on how to
resolve?
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Kendall
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