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Wheels rubbing on calipers

So at the weekend I bought some 15" Lenso BSX (BBS reps), they are 7J and ET38. I thought these would be fine to run but after attempting to fit them tonight it is apparent they are rubbing on the calipers on the front. Wondering if anybody has any suggestions? Could spacers solve this problem? 

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what car/age is it, and what brakes? if its later cabrio with std 239mm brakes is it the calipers they are rubbing on or the carriers?

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Yeah a later model cabrio 1991. Rubbing on the carriers yeah

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ok easy option is get mk1 tintop 1.5-1.8 carriers, they dont have the big hoop on the front :)

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Okay cheers for the info, are they easy to change?

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The wife had those wheels on her Sportline for a while, they went straight on with the standard 239mm and 256mm setup that I put on.

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I've decided to try 15mm spacers, noticed the tyres are touching the suspension at the back as well.

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yeah easy to swap, unbolt the calipers and hang up on strut so as not to stretch the hose, unbolt the carriers then swap in the new ones. bolt calipers back on, refit wheels ;)

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