advice on achieving a nice stance

I would like advice on achieving a nice stance. Let me be clear…. I am not after a car that is so low where the underseal scrapes on the floor! I have a set of BBS RA's on 15's at the moment, and I will always keep to 15's. I have seen a few pics. Some wheels sit within the arches and some outside the arches where the top of the tyre can be seen. What will I need to do to ensure I have a decent clearance at the bottom of the car and at the same time a nice stance? I have a clipper kit on my cabbie. At the moment I feel it is too low. There is not much space left when I put my foot under the side of the car! I think my car is on coil overs so I am sure it could be winded up. I must admit I do like it when the wheels come flush with the arches. It would be great if you could give examples of how you achieved the stance on your cars.

Hey,

I was lucky enough to buy my Mk1 already stanced pretty nicely.

But have a look at this site: Tyrestretch.com

They have pictures on there of different fits of tyres on different sized rims so you get an idea of what look you will get.

Also, would suggest finding out if you do have coilies and if you do get them set to a height that you're happy with

Hope that helps!   

Great website Billy. Nice find. Thanks for posting mate.  

I read the title "advice on achieving a nice stance' and clearly got completely the wrong picture in my head.  
Fortunately now I understand!  

Good Website Billy!  

smudger said

Great website Billy. Nice find. Thanks for posting mate.  

 
 

golfcabrio what did you think he meant? hahaha

BillyNomates said

smudger said

Great website Billy. Nice find. Thanks for posting mate.  

 
 

golfcabrio what did you think he meant? hahaha

Billy lets not go there, it's a Family Forum when all is said and done.    

Haha oh, think I'm with you now

Cheeky!

Hmmm the word 'stance'. All it means is the way the car sits when it is still and not moving.

When you say you want a nice 'stance' what do you mean?

What you like is what you like. A nice stance to you will be different to another persons view.

Piccy of my golf for you. it's on 15's with 195/45's on the front and 195/50's on the back. The wheels are ET 30 and 6.5" wide. She's wound down on coils and sits about the height of a tennis ball above the ground.





Front wheel



Back wheel.



Dunno if you'd call it stanced or not though!

Hi mate. yes I understand that there is no such thing as a perfect stance as it is a personal choice. I would just like the wheels to come flush with the arches and not too low so it catches when people sit in it. I think I have about a tennis ball height from the floor. Do you have any issues with it catching anywhere? The last thing I want is to damage my sump , engine or exhaust whilst driving over speed bumps  

Nah mate no issues at all.

Mind you it's just me, the missus and the dog in the car.

If you want the wheel flush then spacers will be your friend. Just remember to get longer bolts.

What size tyres are you currently running? Are you intending to change the wheels or stick with the same ones?

borednow , I'm liking the stance on your car…

jazman , Yeah I'd have to agree. It's always a matter of preference so just go with what you think looks best.

By the way, does anyone know if we're allowed any amount of 'poke' in the UK? i.e. when the tyres sit outside the arches or the rims poke out of the tyres when they're stretched, it can look good if done right

Didn't think it was legal but just wanna double check.

I was reading in to poke. Seems like a grey area. Should be OK if it isn't excessive.

Cheers! The question now is what is 'excessive?' haha

BillyNomates said

borednow , I'm liking the stance on your car…

jazman , Yeah I'd have to agree. It's always a matter of preference so just go with what you think looks best.

By the way, does anyone know if we're allowed any amount of 'poke' in the UK? i.e. when the tyres sit outside the arches or the rims poke out of the tyres when they're stretched, it can look good if done right

Didn't think it was legal but just wanna double check.

Cheers mate, it needs the back further out so I'll be changing the tyres sooner or later and adding a couple of thin spacers probably too. Although there are some Crager wheels in the house that keep whispering to me……….

'Legal' poke is always a tricky one. I've seem some stuff that looks dangerous and so the police keep pulling the owners and then they get all 'huh why's he picking on me all the time' but then I run a bit of poke on the Derby and never had an issue. But it is only a bit. Like the stretch is only a bit.

I don't think there is a 'legal limit' for poke. If it's subtle and looks 'acceptable' you probably won't get hassle. If it's extreme and looks very obvious (and is combined with something else like big camber) then the police will probably become very good friends with you!

Piccy of the Derby with poke and stretched tyres. But so subtle I've never had any problems.

The law only states tyre tread must not be visible when viewed from above.

If you're running stretched tyres then you can have a fair amount of poke whilst not having visible tread. That said it's a very grey area and is an officer of the law want's to be difficult there's a number of construction and use regulations they can quote.

Like with most things, if your running slight poke and stretch you'll probably be fine. Run et0 9j rims with 165 tyres stretched on and you're asking for trouble.