akmon
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Good night from Spain. Many health and force to defeat this disease.
I´m planning to change the wheels of my 2016 Mustang GT. To calculate the best offset I measured the fender clearance from the rim lip using a wire with a weight, sticked to the outer fender.
My surprise came when I measured the other side, to confirm, and there is a difference. About 5-6 mm. On the driver side, the wheels are 5- 6 mm outer than on the right side!
To ensure that it is not problem of the wheels, I measured the distance from the disc brake to the wire, but the difference remains from one side to the other.
So my questions are:
Is this normal on a Mustang to find a difference of a wheel goes outer than in the other side?
Is it easy to fix this misalignment? My car dind´t have an accident. Maybe a camber adjust, or something similar? How can I know if the problem is the whole chasis itself? I´ve discovered Steeda sells IRS subframe alignment kit, but don´t know if this is the problem to solve or is another thing. https://www.steeda.com/steeda-s550-mustang-irs-subframe-alignment-kit-2015-all-555-4438.html
My worry is if I buy new wheels and want to be flush, the other side will poke out a bit. When the wheel is inwards you don´t see the mistake, but with the new set you see the difference.
I attach a picture with the different measurements (5-6 mm difference).
I´m planning to change the wheels of my 2016 Mustang GT. To calculate the best offset I measured the fender clearance from the rim lip using a wire with a weight, sticked to the outer fender.
My surprise came when I measured the other side, to confirm, and there is a difference. About 5-6 mm. On the driver side, the wheels are 5- 6 mm outer than on the right side!
To ensure that it is not problem of the wheels, I measured the distance from the disc brake to the wire, but the difference remains from one side to the other.
So my questions are:
Is this normal on a Mustang to find a difference of a wheel goes outer than in the other side?
Is it easy to fix this misalignment? My car dind´t have an accident. Maybe a camber adjust, or something similar? How can I know if the problem is the whole chasis itself? I´ve discovered Steeda sells IRS subframe alignment kit, but don´t know if this is the problem to solve or is another thing. https://www.steeda.com/steeda-s550-mustang-irs-subframe-alignment-kit-2015-all-555-4438.html
My worry is if I buy new wheels and want to be flush, the other side will poke out a bit. When the wheel is inwards you don´t see the mistake, but with the new set you see the difference.
I attach a picture with the different measurements (5-6 mm difference).
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