Is it possibly due to wheel width and offset? It's possible that too much offset(or too little, depends on how you interpret it, the smaller the number, the more "outside" the wheel is), although, yeah, spring rates does affect this issue too.

Malaysia tyre import kinda weird one la.. Even though official site lists it, it might not be able to get it in retail

Tyre size is kinda fixed(although, sometimes, some tyres have rounder sidewalls, some had squarer sidewalls, it affects this issue as well), it's the wheel specs, like 15 x 6.5 +40 or something like that, usually written on the inside face of the wheel.

Not just jack up, jack up and remove one wheel I will report back the stock FLX SE wheel specs when I hopefully get the car this weekend and send it for tyre replacement. Still haven't found the wheel I want so I guess have to stick with the stock wheels.

Hm.. Out of curiosity, anyone of you guys know where to get embossed aluminium number plates? Been thinking of replacing the front one with one such unit.

There was no mention that it's illegal according to JPJ's website.

Quoted from here

It's written black and white that the usual stick on or embossed is allowed. As long as white words on black frame.

I was thinking of doing an embossed front plate as I plan to put a 2-row plate in front, looked better IMO, and by putting an embossed one, don't have to worry of the plastic plate breaking due to lack of support from high-speed runs(ie. more than legal speed limit in Malaysia), don't ask me how I know number plates break from lack from support though

This post has been edited by GRexer: Jul 11 2012, 12:43 AM

Hm.. Weird that it touches the inside of the wheel well on 55 series tyre then, meaning your current tyre, even though the same 195, is slightly wider in thread width I suppose. Too bad Malaysia don't have hub-centric spacers, I think shouldn't be an issue of rubbing in wheel wells anymore if you add a 2-3mm spacer, but the balancing wouldn't be as nice(as most of these cheap spacers are flimsy) compared to stock if the stock wheels were hub centric.

This post has been edited by GRexer: Jul 11 2012, 12:33 PM

Well.. That's kinda the headache also, rarely we get front/rear different offset for a set of wheels unless special order from Japan. But since it doesn't foul the wheel wells every time, I suppose you don't do full lock much also, can be ignored kot.

Malaysia, sometimes, I suppose only sell things that can earn a lot only. In Japan, we could get hub-centric spacers, meaning, it's kinda like centre cones, but instead of just a piece in the centre, it adds thickness as well like a spacer, basically, you'll still have the centre cone effect even though you're running spacers. Malaysia has these as well, but usually in far thicker spacers, never seen them in thickness of 5mm and below.

This post has been edited by GRexer: Jul 11 2012, 01:59 PM

Oops.. Kena exposed.

This post has been edited by GRexer: Jul 11 2012, 02:19 PM

I rather doubt it'll be that serious until a hole on the wheel well la.. At best, your tyres sidewall on the inside have a funny shape. My "other" car which needs a lot of lock definitely hits the inside of the wheel wells when running on the street spec wheels, but so far, it's only a black rubber tyre mark there, been like 5 years. Running on parking speeds will so keng make a hole there?

Usually it's the rear that will sagat, unless suddenly you have 2 100+kg driver and passenger la.. Front, not sure, can only get the car next week instead Can't verify with you how "flush" can we go on the wheels, can flush means no sagat issue what..

BTW, anyone intending to book a new Saga, better make your decision quick. Heard there's going to be some price hike of around RM2k, some accessories will be added though. Can't verify this news, just a rumour I heard.

Yeah.. Adding spacers wouldn't help here, I was thinking it was rubbing on the insides of the wheel well(the rubberised coating part), hence I suggested spacers.

But, from the looks of this, it just plain means we'll have to stick to the stock diameter as much as possible, meaning the best possible choice(without sacrificing comfort like the standard 195/50) is either 185/55 and 205/50, shesh.. all the "rare" sizes, can't save much from 195/55(in terms of costs) but no choice, since it seems that this just means 195/55 might be a little too big a diameter for the front wheel wells!

This post has been edited by GRexer: Jul 12 2012, 03:22 PM