Wheel fitment and lowering the touring

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Post Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:01 pm

Just ordered some wheels for the touring as the 14” bbs aren’t doing it for me , nice but not sporty with the big tyres. I’ve ordered 16 x 8 et 25

What drop an I going to be able to put on without any problems with rubbing etc . I only want to drop it 30mm , will I be okay ?
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Post Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:30 pm

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Post Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:47 pm

Yeh I’ve looked and I know they’ll fit the car with no spacers etc but I don’t really want the arches rolled so I’m just wondering if anyone had the same size wheel on a tourer and what drop they’d had on them
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Post Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:33 pm

16" wheels with a 30mm drop shouldn't cause any issues.
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