Axle Width

[Guest osteve123]

Hi,

 

I've bought a 90% built S7 & have noticed that the front wheels stick out more than the rear (if you know what i mean), by up to maybe 2-3 inches each side. The tyres are the same. Is this correct? ....Seems strange to me?

 

Steve

[NeilD]

Normally narrower at the front than the back - but tyre sizes usually the same

( probably due to the sierra base car - perhaps they shouls be different ???? )

[ibrooks]

Is it Sierra based? If so and someone has put Capri/MkI/II Escort wheels on it then they will stick out further than Sierra wheels.

 

Iain

[Guest outtolunch]

just done a quick measure on mine and its 67 back 66 front thats to the tyres outermost bulge ( the sterings not dead ahead but shouldnt make much difference )

[Guest osteve123]

Cheer's guy's

 

Will have a look, got to figure this one out!

 

Steve

[Guest osteve123]

Just a thought......was told it was a sierra estate dona...would this make any difference?

 

Steve

[Guest chris brown]

Just a thought......was told it was a sierra estate dona...would this make any difference?

 

Steve

No exactly the same track.

It hasn’t got different wheels front/back (different offset) or wheel spacers on the front has it.

[Guest osteve123]

No exactly the same track.

It hasn’t got different wheels front/back (different offset) or wheel spacers on the front has it.

 

No, nothing seems different....although a mate has also recently go an S7 and his rear wishbones seen different to mine? for example, his shocks have different mountings to mine (place and type)?

 

Steve

[Guest chris brown]

his shocks have different mountings to mine (place and type)?

Not unusual after all it is a hood and it has been said many times there not two the same as most if not all builders had there own ideas on how to do things. Or contracted upgradeitus over the winter months.

Lets have a few photos of both front and rear suspension so people can have a look

[Guest robinj66]

I've just been out to have a look at mine.

 

Standing at the front of the car I would swear that the front track is much wider than the rear. however, on taking some rough measurements (very rough) it seems that the rear track may be 1" wider than the front.

 

Therefore I would suggest it's an optical illusion.

 

 

Steve - the Sierra estate did have different shock mountings to those on the hatch

[Guest osteve123]

Update,

 

Finally dot to measure it.....Its an optical illusion! doh,

 

Sorry guys, will measure it next time!

 

Steve