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loudes13 03-02-2015 02:56 PM

squeezing on 275/35/15's for autox
 
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I'm planning to run this weekend's Blytheville Prosolo in SSM with my Miata Snoball. We cut the fenders and flared them, but the 15x10 Jongbloed's with 275/35/15 Hoosiers appear to rub on a ridge on the firewall, rear most area of the wheel well. We have tried both 5mm & 10mm spacers.

Do I just beat that back with a BFH (big friggin hammer) or am I missing something?

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doward 03-02-2015 03:38 PM

How much caster?

loudes13 03-02-2015 03:48 PM

I think both the front and rear adjusters are maxed for camber, so caster isn't maxed.

loudes13 03-02-2015 06:12 PM

It actually looks like the crease where the wires come out of hitting. The ride height is closer to 4", so I'll raise it.

guttedmiata 03-02-2015 07:17 PM

You need more back spacing, not less. A spacer is just making it worse.

M.Adamovits 03-02-2015 07:20 PM

There were two offsets available for the 15x10. 15 and 36 I believe.

You probably have the 15, and Miatas need the 36.

Leafy 03-02-2015 07:35 PM


Originally Posted by M.Adamovits (Post 1211536)
There were two offsets available for the 15x10. 15 and <s>36</s> 25 I believe.

You probably have the 15, and Miatas need the <s>36</s> 25.

You really need +19ish. +19 is like perfect for the 15x10 and 275s, so the +25 juanlongdong with a 5-6mm spacer should be goldilocks. Gets you far enough away from the shock mount area but not so close to the fire wall with the inside wheel in a turn. I think the +15s should still work, they might rub once you hammer that thing over near full lock but I doubt they would on course. When I was fucking around with fitment I got my +19s with 13mm of spacer to the point where it would definitely hit the firewall while on course.

bbundy 03-03-2015 12:45 PM

^ yep ~20mm offset works. no room to diviate eather way by more than ~5mm.

guttedmiata 03-03-2015 07:11 PM


Originally Posted by bbundy (Post 1211725)
^ yep ~20mm offset works. no room to diviate eather way by more than ~5mm.

Unless you make room. ;)

Leafy 03-03-2015 07:14 PM


Originally Posted by guttedmiata (Post 1211848)
Unless you make room. ;)

But you cant make that room in street mod. lower offset requires moving the firewall a lot more than you can with a hammer, and higher offset just runs into parts of the chassis we cant cut.

guttedmiata 03-03-2015 07:39 PM


Originally Posted by Leafy (Post 1211851)
But you cant make that room in street mod. lower offset requires moving the firewall a lot more than you can with a hammer, and higher offset just runs into parts of the chassis we cant cut.

All I hear is blah blah wrong class blah blah wrong class :bowrofl:

bbundy 03-03-2015 11:49 PM


Originally Posted by guttedmiata (Post 1211858)
All I hear is blah blah wrong class blah blah wrong class :bowrofl:

I'm going XP next year.


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