Stretched tyres on low widetrack/hawkeye sti

Looking for some advice before I fit my new Rota's, trying to keep the car as low as possible so it looks right, but also trying to avoid any scrubbing which is probably a impossibility with wide wheels! Had a few concerns after natski had a problem with scrubbing.

My blob has BC racing coilovers with standard sti ARB's and bushes, is it worth upgrading the ARB's to reduce the body roll more or will stiffening the coilovers up a bit do the same job?

Don't want to go as low as hardy had his....never seen a blob as low as that lol! But thought I'd ask the question from people in the know to put my mind at ease as I've only fitted but not tried it out yet.

I'm used to putting wide wheels on raised land rovers and don't have this problem

Thanks
Mike

Mine has chopped a chunk out the corner of the tyre right around its the same size as the lip on the arch about 3mm its also about 3mm deep and you can see the shredded rubber bits sticking out and blue paint marks in the tyre its a right mess
If you have had your arches chopped down and you have coilovers on I don't think you should have any problems because the spring rate will be much higher than the standard ones.

On the wide track there's no arch to roll only cut away I believe. Stiffening the suspension and ARB's would help also fitting some rear camber bolts or camber shim's will also help. How low are you wanting it?

Revolution will be able to suggest a possible answer as well as they do the arch rolling

natski wrote:

Mine has chopped a chunk out the corner of the tyre right around its the same size as the lip on the arch about 3mm its also about 3mm deep and you can see the shredded rubber bits sticking out and blue paint marks in the tyre its a right mess
If you have had your arches chopped down and you have coilovers on I don't think you should have any problems because the spring rate will be much higher than the standard ones.

Thanks mate going to do a bit chopping tomorrow and seal it up properly, then maybe raise it a bit just to try it, once I'm happy that's it's as low as it will go without scrubbing ill get the alignment done

I'll be an expert on this question once I'm all Finnish

hardy 172 wrote:

On the wide track there's no arch to roll only cut away I believe. Stiffening the suspension and ARB's would help also fitting some rear camber bolts or camber shim's will also help. How low are you wanting it?

Revolution will be able to suggest a possible answer as well as they do the arch rolling

Not as low as you had yours mate would like to keep it at the same height as it is at the moment which is about 10mm above the top of the tyre, even this is a bit too low sometimes for multistories and speed bumps but I like it ha!

I will maybe give revo's a visit though just to sure, thanks

Revo did my arches

Thought this post was already up ?

same pic mate but slightly different question, I am just going to try it soon though rather than think about potential problems, just like to do things right! and ask plenty of questions

Grinder drop it down..mines still catching hardys is a total different set up as his wasnt wider track when we parked up in the car park his wheels sit in further and mine sticks out Sony wont get it low as I want really unless the camber is adjusted

Thanks byers, all info is appreciated as always on here nothing like getting some knowledge from people that have done it! And my Subaru knowledge is slowly growing too

Definitely going to get this done now, I'll get plenty of pics too in case someone fussy like me posts something similar on here the future

Cheers lads

Those alloys look familiar......just like mine....Rota Force Drift? What width are they bud? Mine are 18 x 9

Yeah rota force drift bud 18x9 et 27 I think. Came off a mates Evo 7, hardly used but just had them powdercoated in gunmetal do you have any scrubbing problems?

Mine are the ET35 and I am currently on standard suspension with Prodrive lowering springs and have never had any rubbing. I replaced the front & rear ARBs last September and still no rubbing. I have new BC coilovers, Whilteline anti-lift kit, Whiteline track rod ends & balljoints getting fitted on Tuesday morning so I'll let you know if they rub then as the car will be lower than it is now - BCs set to 40mm lower than standard. Fingers crossed!!!

Was yours the black hawk at Connors day bud? Sounds like some nice upgrades your doing, plan to do similar setup at some point but think ill do red samco's first! Could be wrong about the ET27, need to get something a bit more accurate than my tape measure that can hardy be read

Mikeblobsti wrote:

Was yours the black hawk at Connors day bud? Sounds like some nice upgrades your doing, plan to do similar setup at some point but think ill do red samco's first! Could be wrong about the ET27, need to get something a bit more accurate than my tape measure that can hardy be read

Yes mate that was my Hawk - I've had a fully forged engine built since then and a boat load of brakes, suspension, turbo, DEFIs, Perrin FMIC the whole hog!! She's currently running 477 BHP & 475 ft/lb - so I needed to get the suspension & handling sorted....well that's what I keep telling myself anyway

Wow sounds like you've built a nice motor mate, bet it puts big grin your face!!

You'll be pleased to know that you will be able to low with your BC coilovers, got my rota fitted today and have no problems with rubbing

Awesome mate - look class

Get some STI centre caps to replace the Rota ones and that will finish it right off Like these ones:

Hmm good idea bud, been thinking about prodrive centre caps instead though just for something different! Could probably put something together from the centre caps from my are pff7's

Mikeblobsti wrote:

Hmm good idea bud, been thinking about prodrive centre caps instead though just for something different! Could probably put something together from the centre caps from my are pff7's

Good idea Prodrive logo on black centrecaps will look awesome!

What's wrong with the rota centre caps like ??

natski wrote:

What's wrong with the rota centre caps like ??

Nothing at all bud - like everything it's just a matter of taste

Don't get me wrong Mario I do like the STi centre caps I just think that having STI wrote on your car 13 times is a bit of what you call overkill lmfao..

natski wrote:

Don't get me wrong Mario I do like the STi centre caps I just think that having STI wrote on your car 13 times is a bit of what you call overkill lmfao..

Quite agree mate