the plate i read it from on the car must have been dirty and obscured the 8Merlin wrote:BB6 = 2WS and BB8 = 4WS.
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It won't be rubbing...RattyMcClelland wrote:225/45....your going to rub like dry sausage on sandpaper.
Try a 215/45 or a 235/40.
I squeezed 9.5j rims alround onto an EP3 with absolutly no rubbing what so ever.
I currently have 215/45 on the front now and it looks too skinny for me, with 235/45 on the back looking too big. Matching tyres all round is what i wanted
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So what is the locking pin then if not something that's just jammed in there (to stop it moving about)?Merlin wrote:BB6 = 2WS and BB8 = 4WS.
Yes you will need a 4WS locking pin to lock off the rear wheels. Some people say that something can be jammed in there instead of a locking pin but it sounds like a complete lash up to me.
I get what you're saying, it would be easy for a ruhtàde to drokk up and the ones mart sells are a proper job, but the actual bit that locks everything in place is just a pin. Not that hard to get something the right size if you're stuck.
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Guaranteed it will. I run 215/45/17 17x8 et30. Rolled and pulled arches, cut whole rear bumper corners mounts off and cut front arch linnings.BenLUDE wrote:It won't be rubbing...RattyMcClelland wrote:225/45....your going to rub like dry sausage on sandpaper.
Try a 215/45 or a 235/40.
I squeezed 9.5j rims alround onto an EP3 with absolutly no rubbing what so ever.
I currently have 215/45 on the front now and it looks too skinny for me, with 235/45 on the back looking too big. Matching tyres all round is what i wanted
Still rub. Only just on bumps.
Ep3s run lower offset so a tad bit more room.
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It is not just a pin, It is a pin mounted on the a threaded base. The threaded base not only holds the pin in the 4WS motor but holds the part of the pin that hold the "rack" in place in the exact center. If you don't use the pin not only do you have to find something that is the exact size of the pin but you have to work out a way to not misalign the 4WS rack.Donald wrote:So what is the locking pin then if not something that's just jammed in there (to stop it moving about)?Merlin wrote:BB6 = 2WS and BB8 = 4WS.
Yes you will need a 4WS locking pin to lock off the rear wheels. Some people say that something can be jammed in there instead of a locking pin but it sounds like a complete lash up to me.
I get what you're saying, it would be easy for a ruhtàde to drokk up and the ones mart sells are a proper job, but the actual bit that locks everything in place is just a pin. Not that hard to get something the right size if you're stuck.
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I do take back what i said re rubbing, the fronts are tight with a 215 so i will be sticking with thatRattyMcClelland wrote:Guaranteed it will. I run 215/45/17 17x8 et30. Rolled and pulled arches, cut whole rear bumper corners mounts off and cut front arch linnings.BenLUDE wrote:It won't be rubbing...RattyMcClelland wrote:225/45....your going to rub like dry sausage on sandpaper.
Try a 215/45 or a 235/40.
I squeezed 9.5j rims alround onto an EP3 with absolutly no rubbing what so ever.
I currently have 215/45 on the front now and it looks too skinny for me, with 235/45 on the back looking too big. Matching tyres all round is what i wanted
Still rub. Only just on bumps.
Ep3s run lower offset so a tad bit more room.
Well, the fronts are on and lowered down. The rear however, I HATE LOCKING WHEEL NUTS. The nut it mangled, properly. Only option now is to start drilling in the hope it splits the nuts So until thats done and i have two new tyres fitted the rear is still sky high.
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I have managed to get locking wheel nuts off with a set of gripper sockets. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Grip-Tite-S ... 1c4ed42aa2 Depends on the type of locking nut though.
Something like this may be a shout http://www.screwfix.com/p/laser-emergen ... eces/94826
Also see here about trimming the rear bumper to stop scraping http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/honda-p ... -t535.html
Something like this may be a shout http://www.screwfix.com/p/laser-emergen ... eces/94826
Also see here about trimming the rear bumper to stop scraping http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/honda-p ... -t535.html