Took off the winter wheels from Cosmo (
@lvsghost ) .. and fitted the refurbished 17" Ronals I obtained from
@A2Steve last summer - I hadn't realised that straight out of the box they would have the perfect offset to fill the arches nicely without the need for spacers. I'm not lowering the car as the roads around here are ropey, but the ride height doesn't look excessive. Very happy with the way these have turned out.
One question for those who know what they're talking about rather more than me : went out for a wee test drive and there was a rubbing noise from the driver side wheel that changes when the brake pedal is pressed - close examination suggests that the centre of the inner edge of both standard Mintex brake pads are making slight contact with the innermost 2mm of the rim casting which is maybe 2-3mm larger overall diameter than the equivalent on 16" SE rims. On my other half's car there is around a 1mm gap between pad and the alloy. Are all pads exactly the same dimensions or are there any that would fit the FSIII caliper that are maybe slightly slimmer in this area and wouldn't make contact? Conversely, if I take the rim off again, would sanding or filing a chamfer into that part of the pad to take off the edge making contact be an acceptable solution?
