Machining mounting pad of wheel?

[jbb71]

This summer i did a 13" Baer brake upgrade to my front end, this has moved my wheels outboard about 3/8" on each side. This has lead the wheel to hit the inner wheel well on suspension travel.

any information pro or con would be appreciated.

My wheel is 17 X 8.5 ROH ZS Racing w/4.47 backspacing

 

[T-CHRGD]

Machining the mounting face will weaken the lug nut tapers. Not recommended.
What other front suspension mods have you done?

 

[jbb71]

Thanks for your input John. Your point is one of my greater concerns. I wanted to run these wheels for a year before making a major commitment to custom wheels.

To answer your questions, the complete front end mods that I ran this year:

Suspension Techniques Lowering Coils
SPC Upper Control Arms w/ stock ball joint
Stock Lower Control Arms w/ stock ball joint
AFX Spindles
Baer 13" Brakes


Jason

 

[novaderrik]

on the front, just add a little bit of camber to tip the top of the tire in- might increase tire wear, might not... on the rears add air shocks..

 

[T-CHRGD]

on the front, just add a little bit of camber to tip the top of the tire in- might increase tire wear, might not..

On the street, you should be OK up to -1 deg. camber.