GPBox Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Advice please...just taken delivery of two new 13x8 8 spoke wheels to fit on my 2001 SS S3........(replacing 13x6) unfortunatly the inner lip of the rim hits the vertical linkage arm connecting to the (I think) rear anti-roll bar?.... any ideas ? thanks Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Which wheels, and where did you get them from? Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPBox Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 they are 13x8 8 spoke wheels from Caterham.........G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 You can take the drop link off and re-fit on the other side to achieve greater clearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbirdman Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 or get some offset spacers. Matt Life begins at 10,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPBox Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks just been out and reversed the bolt (with the linkage ball on the end of it) which passes through the rubber bush and now the wheel fits ...although the nut on the end of the reversed bolt is very close the the inner wheel rim....maybe a spacer would be a good idea....where can I get them from ? thanks Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 ... or shorten the drop links slightly. Peter 6SpeedManual *tongue*There's no such thing as too much BHP per Ton 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Spacer???? Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 If you fit a spacer, you will need longer wheel studs to make sure your wheels don't fall off under the cornering forces. Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezky Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Call me old fashioned.....but shouldn't wheels supplied by Caterham fit a Caterham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPBox Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm with you on that one ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 No need for wheel spacers. Now you have turned the lower ball to the inboard side of the arb, the top mounting can be moved inboard too by fitting spacer washers under the deep hex "nut". This makes the drop link vertical. (Make sure there is enough thread engaged if adding washers.) Then referring to my previous comment, shorten the drop links by a couple of turns. Ideally the links should have no load on then (ie not applying any twist to the arb) when the car is in the static normally laden condition (driver + half tank of fuel?). This can be achieved by attaching one side first then adjusting the second side so it just fits into place without loading the arb. Peter 6SpeedManual *tongue*There's no such thing as too much BHP per Ton 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPBox Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 thanks Peter...what is the effect of not having the arb set correctly ?? G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidvoas73 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Its not really a question of it being incorrectly set its either set in one of 4 (from memory) positions or not at all (if the drop links are disconnected). Altering the drop link lengths as Peter described does not alter the setting. The position of the drop link in the holes on the arb sets the tension in the arb. Different positions will either harden or soften the rear end and therefore decrease or increase rear end grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Graham Irrespective of which arb stiffness setting holes are chosen, the arb should still be set up so there is no pre-load on it when driving along in a straight line on a smooth level road. This is achieved by adjusting the length of the links as described above. The effect of not doing this is that the anti-roll forces will be stronger when turning one way than the other. Whether a very slight inaccuracy in setting is noticeable is debatable, but it is nice to set it up correctly when the facility exists to do so. Cheers Peter 6SpeedManual *tongue*There's no such thing as too much BHP per Ton 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Call me old fashioned.....but shouldn't wheels supplied by Caterham fit a Caterham fiar point , but you have to consider that the parts sdesigned and sold today are designed to for todays manufactured Caterham. The overslung ARB that is causing the issues here was deleted many years ago. At the time the SLR was using 8" rims with an underslung ARB. It could also be said - why on earth dont trunions fit a CSR and whay dont lR500 wheels fit a live axle car from 1986 🤔 here is C7 TOP Taffia joint AO with Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPBox Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 has the arb arrangement been completely redesigned on more recent cars ? G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 For the CSR, yes Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon C Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 It could also be said - why dont R500 wheels fit a live axle car from 1986 Yes but do they fit a live axle on a 2000 car 🤔 _________________________ Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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