17" 7J rim with 205/40 ZR17 on Perodua Myvi 1.3 EXi have problems... HELP!!!

[tk2005takeru]

I currently have a big problem... After I'd changed to a 17" rim with the above tire stated, every time a few of my friends came up my car and sit at the rear, the side of the rear tire will be eaten away by the metal above the tire and many tire strips can be found hanging there. I'm current using stock spring and abs.

I'd think about a solution,
Change abs to more stiffer and adjustable height.
-> Can I adjust the height without taking the whole abs down? I know there's a knob on the topside to adjust the stiffness. Are there any knobs to adjust the height ?

Is there any other better solution to this problem without changing the 17" rim as the shop owner refuse to change a 16" to me and no body hammering.

TQ!!

 

[ky_fei]

find a aftermarket absorber, that will done =) or some stiffer spring =)

i tried hotbits before, 17" and respond very good.

 

[g88]

look for add on bush for your rear shock rubber mount but your car will look high when w/o passenger...

17" look nice but power and fc sux (pardon me) :P

 

[tk2005takeru]

find a aftermarket absorber, that will done =) or some stiffer spring =)

i tried hotbits before, 17" and respond very good.

Can you recommend me any good aftermarkets absorber around the market besides hotbits? Where can I find them? TQ!!

 

[tk2005takeru]

look for add on bush for your rear shock rubber mount but your car will look high when w/o passenger...

17" look nice but power and fc sux (pardon me) :P

How high will it be raised after adding bush? Any recommended workshop for fixing the bush on my car? Can Perodua Workshop do it? TQ!!

 

[putra4767]

get hotbits or eibach...they will help

 

[hansonchen]

a cheaper way would be knocking the inner lip with a hammer till it lets the tyre clears

 

[zan]

17"?? oh my...u really ah beng....

hey! ask ur friends take cab laa...

 

[ken yeang]

so many ppl had problems after installing larger rims and tyres.....ppl see, ppl do. but they seldom think abt practicality. Always want to have a chun looking car, so chun until the car almost cannot carry pasengers liow...

however, ppl still don't be bother and now got problem oredi...haih.....


Some ppl need to learn through HARD way.....:shcokedcamo:

 

[zan]

Some ppl need to learn through HARD way.....:shcokedcamo:

maybe they think we live life once....later die and they will be the laughing stock in heaven coz neva experienced using super large wheels....or in hell. who knows.

 

[LuKa]

best way is.. using adjustable shock absorber n its expensive way..

or- get a stiffer shock absorber/springs
or- add a rubber buffer at the shocks
or- ketuk the inner fenders

and i dont understand, y is ur standard shock so soft when got pax? r u sure u didn't modified it or replace springs or potong spring n such?

 

[prodigy]

Or did the guy at the tyre shop conveniently forgotten to tell you by fitting 17" rims, your tyres will knock the fenders?

That is why when you wanna change bigger rims, don't ever believe whatever the mechanic says. More than often, they'll advise you the wrong rims and when you carry more people on board the car, it'll start to knock the fender and damage the tyres. Do your research online first. Make sure you're getting the right offset for rims that you wanna buy.

 

[tk2005takeru]

Planning to put Titan Customized, but won't it be stiffer? TQ!!

 

[LuKa]

if u already plan to customized it.. then dont custom it to be stiff..

 

[wuzzles]

before we butcher the poor guy for putting something which is "impractical", why not see where the problem actually lies? BTW, myvi on 17 are a common sight and on the practical-o-meter, i would say it's a 6 out of 10. nothing too outrageous. anyway....

Tk,
Firstly, from what i've read, your tire specs are correct. Using stock abs and springs, the gap between the tires and the rim are actually higher than if you changes your springs. In other words, ppl actually find the car very high on the standard spring and usually opt for after market springs to bring it even lower down. Yes, even with 3 big adults at the back. If it rub only when you hit a high speed bump, then it's something normal (considering how heavy your frens are). It is constantly rubbing when you have ppl or just when you hit holes and speed bumps?

1 information i don't see is what is the rim offset. I think that might be the culprit of the problem. Can you check what is the offset of the rim? anything around 38~42 should be fine. If more or less, that might be the source.

Check this out 1st. If this is the problem, better to solve the problem then pay for a work around

 

[tk2005takeru]

wuzzles:

Rims are OZ Racing Ultralegerra 17" (no idea what is the offset, the shop owner won't tell, + he guarantee me that it can "RUN" [without pax on all road condition or with pax but not over bump/crest/trout], -.-), tyres are Michelin Pilot Preceda.

All stock springs and absorbers, the front no problem, running as it should be. The rear without pax is about 6cm, with pax is 2-3.5cm. Recently my car just gone KUL->AOR->KUL at N-S Highway with family and baggages, due to uneven roads and unexpected crest and trout, the tyre got "eaten" 1-2mm, assuming.

You're right, I also think that it is the rim's offset is not fit, but too bad that shop owner won't let me change the rim to smaller ones as the tyres are too badly damaged to return. So the only solution is to mod the suspension system.

Skimming the rim to a fitting offset is not what I'm intended, easily to get flawed.

 

[LuKa]

put a buffer between the springs.. so the stroke of the shocks will be limited..

 

[tk2005takeru]

if u already plan to customized it.. then dont custom it to be stiff..

Just phoned Richard, he said that if not stiffen it, it will still knock the fender. He said that it will cost very much ride comfort as it is very hard, like welding. He also cannot 100% sure that changing the absorber can be a solution.

Anyone have another solution. Any1? TQ!!