Challenger Performance alloy wheels

[flying farmer]

Can't quite remember which car I did it on , either the TR or the estate, but I had a similar clearance problem on the rear and solved it by removing the trailing arm mounting brackets, welding up the holes, then drilling new holes 1/4 inch further out to move the entire trailing arm assembly 1/4 inch inwards. This will only work if there is adequate clearance from the inner wing and shock absorber.
Another possibility is to use a hacksaw blade to prune back the lip of the arch where it is touching. Time consuming, but doesn't burn the paint off like an angle grinder.
The arch lip can also be knocked back upwards, but I would only recomend this if you are going to spray the arches as it will crack the paint, and if there is any filler in there........
Neil

[new to this]

As far as I know it's standard height but it does sit slightly low at the rear right side. It was getting dark as I took the shots so I didn't look too thoroughly but the rears are rubbing on the arch lip, looking at the wheel as a clock it rub where the ten would be (on the right hand side) not sure where the front are rubbing but there is a thin topaz line on the edge of the tyre

phil

frost sell the tool for turning the wheel arch lip,do you think a small spacer behind the wheel would make any difference
if you go for changing tyres try 60 series may help

dave

[Dave M]

Not wishing to hijack this thread but Neil has reminded me about an observation Ive made when looking at some Stags. Ive noticed that some Stags have one rear wheel that sticks out further from the arch than the other. Is this due to the holes in the subframe being in the wrong place, possibly due to poor quality control or is there another reason?

Dave

[Phil]

Thanks Chaps for all your suggestions

I plan to give it a thorough look over on Sunday to decide what to do. The wheel arches are not in the best of health with some quite bad rusty bits so they are going to need surgery regardless of what wheels I keep. I'm sure i will find filler rust etc under the paint so painting them again is a given.

[flying farmer]

Sometimes the reason the wheels are uneven in the arches is the diff mounting rubbers are shot, and the position of the wheels in the arches is more relavent as to wether the last corner before parking was left or right hand!
I could actually feel the rear subframe move on mine as I entered/exited roundabouts. Fitted a set of poly bushes and solved the problem, the old rubber ones had compressed to the point where the diff could move by 1/2 inch

[Phil]

Neil
I have got a set of poly bushes ready to fit sometime when feeling brave (bear in mind I am a mechanical numpty) so it would seem a large learning curve about to happen

[Kevin Garrod]

Sorry to hear that the tyres are rubbing on your stag, you realise the soloution is to give the wheels to me!

[Phil]

Hmmm now let me think.................er No

[Kevin Garrod]

Hmmm now let me think.................er No

Only trying to help. Lol.

[Phil]

The Sublime to the Rediculous

My friendly garage behind where I work offer to fit a couple of second hand tyres that he had to try on the car before I commited to buying new tyres.

After a rumage all he had were 195-50s. As they cost nothing it was worth a try but they do look a bit lost


The New Wheel with wrong tyre

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The new wheel with the tyre thats too big

Challenger Wheels by philipmwsmith, on Flickr
Where the larger tyre rubbed

Challenger Wheels by philipmwsmith, on Flickr
the back wheels are the originals

Challenger Wheels by philipmwsmith, on Flickr

[Guest]

What is going on with those arch gaps Phil ?????

[Dave M]

Looks Like the front suspension needs to settle a bit Phil, how long after jacking up the car were the photos taken? 60 or 65 profile tyres may be ok, Im running mine on 15" rims with 60 profile tyres and lowered suspension with no problems, my wheels are not as wide as yours though.
Dave

[Stagdad]

Phil on the rears one place the N/S wheel can rub is the bulge for the spare tyre ,the two inner arches are different.

Cheers Steve

[Phil]

Dave

About 2 minutes for the offside one but the one below was about half an hour after filling up with fuel £60 and an 8 mile hoone


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The garage had put these tyres on as a free trial I think we will try 195 60s as the 205s were very close to the arches. the other two wheels are in the Van to sort out tomorrow

[Phil]

Strangely enough that is the only wheel that didnt rub