Hacking the rear suspension for 18x11’s

Oh boy fitting 11's to the back of a T3!

Didn't we just do this ?!

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15120& amp;PN=3

Anywho... they will fit but you will need to alter a few things to get them in. It all comes down to the wheel offset and how much time you're prepared to put into it.

I tried a pair of 18X11's on the back of my Bluestar just to see what they'd look like and if they'd fit.

These are fitted as close as possible to the rear arms without catching.. but if I jacked up the van the wheel would catch on the rear spring top mount. The tyres are 295/30/18s and the tread was under the arch just but the bulge of the tyre wasn't.

If you want to get them under the arch, a) you're going to have to lower it a lot as the negative camber really helps, b) you're going to have to modify both the rear arm at the front inner corner and that spring top support and maybe run coil overs at the back to get rid of the springs and c) you're going to have to spend lots of time working out what thickness spacers to run to get the wheels sitting just right.

MG

Hi Mike, or at least I think it's you?

I know you've just had a thread on the same topic but had to ask the questions about the coil overs ect.....

Only trouble with running adapters on these wheels is that due to the offset( not sure what it is at this moment but as you can see from the picture of the 8 series )

I get your point on the camber, does it really help that much?

Hoping someone on here would no the guy thats making the repositioned hubs?

What springs were you running on the bluestar? thats a nice height.

Regards,

Stuart.

Yeh the fronts are going to be a bit of a problem as well.

There 18 x 9.5 on the front.

I realise I'll have to tub the inner arch to get a decent lock but not sure on any other problems.

Do you know to anyone who's running air on their T3?

Just an idea to eliminate the spring bracket catching.

It would be nice to do away with the spring and OG shock and have lever arm shock.

Stuart.

Yeh thats the one.

Just wondered if anyone knew of one done?

Stuart.

Thats why I'm askin.

Thinkin of SPACE !!!!

I think you might 'struggle' to fit 9.5's on the front.

Seriously, in the pic above I'm running 8's up front and the tyres were in line with the wheel arch and about 3mm away from the top suspension arm. There isn't physically any more space for wider wheels.

You will suceed in fitting 11's on the rear with work but I can't see the 9.5's going on the front.

MG