After mocking up the front suspension with some 15X65X205 wheels that I had lying around a few problems quickly became apparent.
1.) The tyre now sits approximately 45mm further forwards than it previously did and fouls on the edge of the front fender.
As I was going to make fiberglass guards anyway to accommodate a slightly more aggressive flare this should not be a major issue. I'm quite happy with the actual stick-up of the wheel from the guard this is minimal and much better than I had expected, this will make doing the rear end easier also as I didn't want to have to cut it up extensively to accommodate a much wider track width.
2.) In trying to re-use the original shock and modifying the strut body to suit I've run into an issue as the shock is now so long that it hits the LCA meaning I would need to move the spring mounts down in-order to reduce the shock length. This may cause some issues if there is no tension on the spring at all as it will move when the wheel is fully unloaded. I need to do some calculations to figure how low I can go with the spring mount and still have tension on the spring. Eyeballing it I would need to move it 50-60mms lower. In hindsight I should have anticipated this and waited longer before cutting down the spring height.
3.) The Strut top mount is too far rearward and to have the caster I would like to run I need to put more angle on the mount. So a new plate need to be made to cater for both the new position of the wheels and also more angled to create the correct orientation of the strut for the increase in caster.
4) I just realised the FC Hubs don't fit in the FD rotors as they are too wide. I will need to get them machined down to suit. The other problem is that the FD rotors and brakes most likely will need a minimum 16 inch rim to clear the calipers, which is a shame as as I was hoping to get away with 15 inch rims.
1.) The tyre now sits approximately 45mm further forwards than it previously did and fouls on the edge of the front fender.
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| Mock-up suspension location, at approximate full droop. |
As I was going to make fiberglass guards anyway to accommodate a slightly more aggressive flare this should not be a major issue. I'm quite happy with the actual stick-up of the wheel from the guard this is minimal and much better than I had expected, this will make doing the rear end easier also as I didn't want to have to cut it up extensively to accommodate a much wider track width.
2.) In trying to re-use the original shock and modifying the strut body to suit I've run into an issue as the shock is now so long that it hits the LCA meaning I would need to move the spring mounts down in-order to reduce the shock length. This may cause some issues if there is no tension on the spring at all as it will move when the wheel is fully unloaded. I need to do some calculations to figure how low I can go with the spring mount and still have tension on the spring. Eyeballing it I would need to move it 50-60mms lower. In hindsight I should have anticipated this and waited longer before cutting down the spring height.
3.) The Strut top mount is too far rearward and to have the caster I would like to run I need to put more angle on the mount. So a new plate need to be made to cater for both the new position of the wheels and also more angled to create the correct orientation of the strut for the increase in caster.
4) I just realised the FC Hubs don't fit in the FD rotors as they are too wide. I will need to get them machined down to suit. The other problem is that the FD rotors and brakes most likely will need a minimum 16 inch rim to clear the calipers, which is a shame as as I was hoping to get away with 15 inch rims.
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