Thanks for the info. I know the RCE yellows/stock shocks make things more difficult...
I ended up being able to measure clearance before the weekend. Looks like I have 12.5mm of space to the springs with the stock 17x7 ET48 wheels. Going to ET42/17x9 is going to result in about 7mm of interference with my current setup. I'd need to put about +2 deg of camber at the bolts to get it to clear - but I only have about 0.8 left in the plates - so that would be a 1.2 deg camber loss (would go from about -3.3 to -2.1). So... ET42 is not going to work for me without spacers - and I'd rather not have to run spacers.
ET35 means there is ~0 clearance but it should just fit - I can remove a bit of camber at the bolts to give some margin and have a little adjustment left on the camber plates... Will probably go that route...
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Originally Posted by Icecreamtruk
Since noone seems to answer you, I can try to help. I run 17x9 +35 on my track wheels and alignment is -3.8 neg camber. A 255 tire (R888R) is the widest I've fit and I can barely pass a credit card between the tire and strut but 245 tires had about 5mm clearance. Considering your wheels have 7mm less inner clearance to the spring but you are running a less wide tire, I'd say it will fit with the camber you want. Its going to be tight, but should fit (im assuming you are running coilovers with relatively narrow spring diameter, meaning linear springs not progressive like some coilovers have).
Edit: just saw you say you have RCE yellows, on stock shocks, so Im not sure its going to fit with that much camber after all then. Maybe at -3 it will fit, but not much more past that.
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