lowering 30mm whats the rub?

[alski]

help req for lowering novice

just about to get some 30mm eibach springs for my 2005 mcs, on SS+
i have found various opinions here, but anybody else with this set up?

17" wheels with et37, and 215 40 Avon ZZ3 tyres

occasional 4 up travel as well to consider,

so am i looking at a minor rubbing issue, [ sound only]

serious rubbing [getting the knife out to my arch liners],

major surgery is a non starter and pictures of minor surgery would be usefull

thanks

[debicbr]

hi, we just dropped ours 30mm with 18's on and get no rub at all.

are you fitting them yourself?

[alski]

Quote: Originally Posted by debicbr (original)

hi, we just dropped ours 30mm with 18's on and get no rub at all.

are you fitting them yourself?

not sure on fitting yet, it wont be me, i know some one local who works on old BMW and scoobies, otherwise a hike to someone like gtt or lohen

it was the ET of 37 combined with a wider 215 tyre that was worrying me, quite a lot
are your tyres 215/35/18 or bigger at 225/35/18? are you on jcw or after market wheels
also tyre brand would be useful info

thanks

alan

[debicbr]

we fitted lenso elegance wheels with toyo tyres.

[Richard Crofts]

30mm on 17" wheels with a within standard ET will not rub unless something is wrong. I have 35mm Kws on 17" rims with ET38 and they have never touched even when the back was filled with sandbags and the front with 2 blokes...one who was 15.5 stone!

[alski]

will fit springs before end of month,. thanks for info

[willc38]

Ive got kw 35mm springs on my mini riding on 17'' pro race 1.2's. I didnt want the car to low but it sits perfect now and have had no rubbing issues in the last 4months they've been on. I had eibach 30mm springs on my old mini and would really recomend the kw's over the eibach's. If in doubt give the guy's at lohen a call. They made my mind up