[fminicooper]

Originally Posted by Icecreamtruk

With a 17x9 (offset seems +40 from what I found) you wont be able to dial in enough camber for track use with lowering springs. Your rear camber is ok, but front is nowhere near enough. I mean, it will be enough to start, but as you corner harder you will need way more than that (or live with the fact that your tire shoulders will be to the cords and it will still be brand new on the inside basically).

Normally, a real track setup is in the -3 to -4 front camber and -2 to -3 rear camber. The tire poking out in the front is fine, not ideal, but miles better than not having enough camber.

As a bandaid for your problem, I would use 3mm or 5mm spacers on the front to clear the springs and get as much camber as you can on those bolts. As a long term solution, get coilovers that can handle track work and lower control arms for the rear and get a good track alignment.

Can you recommend which spacer to use?