16"x7.5" wheels on an MI16

[Cal]

I have seen a little discussion in the past from people putting 16" or 17" wheels on their MI16's. I want to put 16"x7.5" wheels with 205/45/16 tyres on my car and lower it a little. I don't want to modify the inner guards at all. Can anybody tell me exactly how low I can take it before tyres start to scrub on the guards? Does anybody know what height difference is achieved at the rear by moving the torsion bar one notch?

 

[CHRI'S16]

with 16's u can go pretty low, but bear in mind that too low and ull loose some/part/lots of the handling and charactestics of the car....
were u getting the wheels from, it took my mate a while to find correct fittin wheels (he used adaptors, like me but i got 17's)... think about rubber too, go for the best u can afford, i like the Falken Azenis or A series Yokohamas. With the torsion bar rear make sure it is done by a pro as they are very easy to get wrong and ull have apig that eats tyres if its stuffed up, the front is a basic mCpherson strut set up, see if u can get in contact with Andreas (fromely of Max-pugs fame) he has one of the sweetest 405 in the country..

 

[Andreas]

xqisid:
see if u can get in contact with Andreas (fromely of Max-pugs fame) he has one of the sweetest 405 in the country..

blush
do i really?
hope my next phase of mods dont put you off too much then.

sorry for not doing it yet Cal, have a lame excuse though, got a cousin here from europe and i havent been home much.

Andreas

 

[Aln]

Cal,
On the torsion bar front, the bars have a different number of splines on each end and so allow the height to be set in approx. 10mm increments. It is not an overly difficult job, but a slide hammer to move the bars in and out will help
Alan.

 

[Cal]

Thanks for the advice Alan. I will keep it in mind when I am doing the job. How is that 2002 of yours coming along? I drove past your place last weekend (my mate bought a house in the next street) and there was a blue 306 in the driveway. Is this yours?

Cheers,

Cal.