is 3mm big enough?

[greenfordpop]

I`ve just put 7J Appliance wheels on the back of my Pop and as you can see from one of the pic`s there about 3mm gap between the arch and the tyre. Yes i know i can easily trim the lip, but does anyone know what sort of side to side movement there is on a leaf spring motor? Eight leaves on each side, no Panhard rod!

For those of you wondering i didn`t make my three year old Daughter do all the work! I did undo the wheel nuts for her as she was struggling with them

greenfordpop AKA Barry

[Vista]

Looks pretty tight to me mate. Truthfully I've no idea how much lateral movement you'll get but I don't think I'd want to leave it that close if it were mine.

[X-pack-Glyn]

i remember a slammed 2.8i i had on brookies, spaced and 205 50 tyres, and when fully loaded you could just get a credit card between the arch and the tyre... and il tell you what...it never rubbed once

[hotrodholty]

i had205/60 r13's on the back of my escy, 2"lowering blocks, standerd axle and even with the arches rolled under hard cornering/acelleration it still rubbed. without a tramp kit or panard rod they move a shit load, hence im now fitting a 105e axle, poly bushed, tramp bars, single leaves and the spax on the hardest settin

[30psi MK2 CORTINA]

it does look pretty close !

 

you can cut down on the amount of movement in the rear by fitting new bushes to eliminate flex.

[Gonzo]

Watts linkage ftw!

[hotrodholty]

are them appliance 15", what axle you runnin mate?

thanks

[greenfordpop]

There 7Jx13 wheel with big f##k off tyres on them! Axle wise its a Anglia 105E.

greenfordpop AKA Barry