318/6 uglyness

[Avus E30]

after riding in it all I can say is wow. this car will absolutely scream. Stu you have one slick ride.

[Axxe]

Those are 225/50 R 14's on the 'caps, right? Any spacers needed?

[Stu]

Those are 225/50 R 14's on the 'caps, right? Any spacers needed?

As much as I hated doing it, but turned out to be a last minute resort...we had to double-stack 8mm spacers on the fronts (from what I've heard--not a good idea) to clear the strut housing under load. No spacers needed in rear, scrubbed the inside a bit in high-speed sweepers but no major rubbing. We checked the wheel-torque every 8-10 laps and never had problems.

Interestingly, the 225 hoosiers were about 15mm wider than my 225 yoko es100's, so that is part of the front rubbing issue

[Axxe]

Oh ok. Turns out I'll be getting some almost bald RT-215's for free, so no R-comps for now ($$). Good info, thanks a lot Stu.