ctC230K

woah that time of the month i guess?

nukblazi

Not sure where your original post came from but you quoted a guy demonstrating what happens to tires on the track with response of a handicaped person receiving an award. Why? Thread was nicely on topic for almost a whole evening. I think this is a new record. Why'd you derail the thread? But could we drop it so we don't hi-jack the whole thread?


smgC- do you have correction bolts in there? You could use the correction bolts then use washers on the lower 2 bolts of the wheel carrier. It's jury-rigged but is a "trick" a lot of people use.

ctC230K

"Doesn't matter what tire I run. This has happened to every set I own, although this set wins the prize!"
Made me think of that picture I saw over on eBaums. no need to get your panties in a knot, that picture is quite on topic considering it refers to smgC32's post. dang chill out people.

smgC32

Nukblazi, I think you will find that the Flik wheels will hold up as well as the SSR's on the track, and if I am not mistaken, the SSR's require a 3mm spacer to clear a BBK caliper. Evosport could answer this question as they had the SSR's on their C32 with the Brembo bbk with 8.5" ET30? front wheels.

As for the correction bolts, I put them in and were only good for about another .25 degrees and I turned them in all directions. Shimming out the lower strut attachment point is the only alternative at this point. For safety reasons I would like to get replacement bolts that are longer by the same amount as the washers are thick. Get those camber plates going!

nukblazi

Agreed regarding the bolts, though I know a couple guys in e36 M3s doing it with the original bolts. Thanks for the info on the SSRs. The Fliks are not bad, I've just noticed some inconsistancies which concern me. On a couple of my wheels, one lug hole is cast "a little off", so my socket rubs the hell out of the wall. The other bit is the centric ring. It's plastic, and if I am not mistaken, melted to the wheel at VIR. I don't want to mess with it as it's not out of balance now. My thoughts were to have all seasons on the fliks for rain, and RA-1s on the SSRs...

The camber plates. This could be made a lot simpler if someone was interested and lived near El Dorado Hills, CA. Then we could provide measurement to Jeff in the flesh I need a vacation, but that's a long drive from Maryland.

Question; Why don't you prep the C32 and enter the USTCC series out there?

vraa

Wouldn't correction bolts interfere with the parking brake?

ctC230K: No, after seeing your posts, i"ve just come to the conclusion of not liking you.

Vadim @ evosport

Yes, we had SSRs on our C32. They actually came with 3 mm spacer. So if you are buying them - spacer is part of the wheel.

nukblazi

Thanks Vadim. I bought mine for the C-Coupe, so no spacer. I will call tirerack to look into the 3mm deal. Thank you.

Rick, not sure where you're going with that, but no they wouldn't.

Tom

vraa

I was just thinking all over the board. You guys are giving me ideas.

What if we could adjust camber from inside the car?

nukblazi

Tein makes a system for the Evo8, I think it's Tein, you can adjust rebound and camber all that crap. Kinda funky, but you change camber, you change caster and toe. That's not exactly a good thing, but you can pre-plan and try to stay within a set of parameters. For track you want to be able to set a static parameter and you also want the dynamic settings to stay within a set of parameters... blah

You give me an idea for a sitcom, "Vraa's big freakin Sig!"

BlackC230Coupe

I don't think the SSRs actually come with spacers. I think only the tire rack gives them so they have a wider reange of applications. I.e people with C32 etc can use the wheels now. I know when I bought my old SSR GT3s for my coupe with c32 brakes from the tire rack they said there just custom spacers that the tire rack gives. No wheel manufacturer will really just give out spacers for fitments that I know of. But yeah, the 3mm spacer I used worked fine.

nukblazi

Neal, do you still have those 3mm spacers? If not I am calling tirerack tomorrow... I think with the 255 PS2 on the 8.5 SSR and a 3mm spacer I might have to roll my rear fender. Either that or camber the tire in more up top

AaronC

My SSR GT3s came with the 3mm spacers for the rear. I ended up taking them off because of tire rubbing issues. It turns out that they only included them because on some C32s the lug bolts will rub against the e-brake.

nukblazi

I converted to studs and lugs but I would like the spacers for additional clearance of the front strut and a wider track, even if only by 6mm.

Please let me know if you still have those spacers.

BlackC230Coupe

Sorry, i sold them when i sold the wheels.


You may not have to roll the fender with that though, but i cannot say for sure.

BlackC230Coupe

For the rear? thats the first time i heard they needed them for the rears. You do have them on the fronts also right? My C230 with 19x9 SSR GT3 with 265/30/19 tire rubbed with no spacer on the rear.

vraa

I tried to resize my sig. It's just a mess right now, I'll fix it soon.

What if you could though, change only the camber.
Highschool physics all over again

AaronC

Yes, I beleive that I also have them in the front, but the big problem I was having was in the back. They told me that they had not always included the rear spacers, but started doing it becasue of the e-brake issue.

Jon Winter

I just sold my SSR GT-3 19x8 and 9s for $500. On a C32 you will need spacers on the front and rear. Luke at the Tire Rack had some made for me. The spacer started out as a 10mm. They cut them down to 2mm, the spacer retains the center lip. I can post a picture if anyone would like. I can also have them made. SSR use coned lug bolts, not the ***** that are stock on our cars. I have them also. Good Luck

Jon Winter

nukblazi

Jon, thanks for the images. I have the lug/stud kit from Rogue Engineering, and I have my SSR Comps., I just need the spacers, you do have them still?

Thanks,
Tom