Help - 17x8.5JJ, ET40 should fit the front of an FD, right?

[20B_boy]

Did you see the post above that said those wheels have been on another FD with wheelarch liners and there were no problems with them rubbing said liners? Oh, and the bit where I posted today that the wheelarch liners on my car have been damaged despite me running the original wheels?

Yup, doesnt change my view tho. Did u personally inspect the previous owners arch liners? is your car running the same tyres as him? how different are your/his ride heights? the only way stock rims/rubber are going to fk up stock liners is with the wrong tyres and/or changes to ride height, unless some thing was jammed in the arch at some point...

[elford_tim]

Yes, they\'ve got the same tyres on as they had when they were on the other FD. If anything, the other FD is slightly lower as mine is stock ride height.

And as I haven\'t run my car with those wheels on it as I tend to check the clearance first before buying new tyres, the hole in my wheelarch liner was either there when I got the car or has been caused by my stock wheels with stock size tyres on. And that hole looks \'worn in\' and not \'jammed in\' if you know what I mean.

[Papercup]

http://www.driftworks.com/resources/wheel-offset-calculator,17.html
 
i have found this very useful. Its the first one i\'ve seen that puts it in plain english for my feeble brain; \'The outside edge of the wheel will be 3mm further out.\'
 
For what its worth, i run:
 
235/45/17 on 8J ET40 at the front and
255/40/17 on 9J ET40 the rear.
 
Mine are VERY close to the wheelarch at the rear but do not rub, and the car is lowered a fair bit. It is set up for fast track work so if it was going to rub it would do so. At the front again i have no rubbing even on full lock but my arch liner is a little \'holey\'; not sure if its happening very lightly when in a hurry as i haven\'t noticed it, or it predates this wheel setup (i didnt set this car up originally). Its probably worn in the same place yours is.
 
My fronts are the same as your fronts,...apart from being 8J not 8.5J. Your problem is the extra half inch, not the offset; proven by me having no problems with my above set-up.
 
Andy