Rear end help ! (Car of course)

[hensh65]

Hey

 

Just got alloys from one of the members on here and got them fitted today. They are 9.5 at the back and run with 25mm spacers. I was on the motorway and any big hump the rear end drops and touches the side walls(the tyres are stretched at the back)

 

Thing is there is a fair bit of room from the wheel arch to the tyre so it must be travelling at least 2 - 3" to touch.

 

What would you recommend to stop this ?

[aidan]

roll arches?

[BillyZed]

Get your arches rolled mate, costs around £100

[hensh65]

Its not the arch thats touching its actually the rear quarter arch, i will put a picture up

[peteman35]

Do you mean the bumper?

[aidan]

sounds like you need new springs.....or a diet??

[hensh65]

sounds like you need new springs.....or a diet??

 

I think new springs lol i am a fat 11 stone

[hensh65]

 

You can see the fine black ring round the tyre, its only happened twice as the tyre was just brand new this morning

[KyleR]

 

You can see the fine black ring round the tyre, its only happened twice as the tyre was just brand new this morning

 

As said before, roll the arches!

[ZMANALEX]

If the car body is travelling 2 - 3" at the rear then you have a suspension issue.

 

Alex.

[hensh65]

By the looks of the picture it is touching at 2 places. But i think its also touching the quarter panel as well with the line on the tyre wall.

[hensh65]

If the car body is travelling 2 - 3" at the rear then you have a suspension issue.

 

Alex.

 

What is the options alex? I didnt want to upgrade my suspension because i have to get over spoed bumps at my house and cant go any lower. Do you just get stiffer springs or something ?

[Mopedmark]

All most certainly suspension problem I am running 20inch with 275 and 25mm spacer and mine touch the inner side of the arch a paper thickness only when two up I am going to roll the arches but yours shouldn't touch.Get that suspension checked

[Jake4136]

Coilovers will let you keep the same ride hight with stiffer suspension

[peteman35]

The tread looks outside the arch by about 2 inches?!

[Mopedmark]

That's an optical illusion from the way the photo has been taken

[hensh65]

The tread looks outside the arch by about 2 inches?!

 

Its just under the arch and no more

 

I think the suspension is just too soft. Need to drive slow which is rubbish

[peteman35]

Or get coil overs

Edited September 30, 2013 by peteman35

[buster]

or just drop the spacer to 20mm....

[hensh65]

Rubbish photo just took it on the way out of my mates house but just to show there is quite a lot of clearance when you look at where the tyre is actually being touched

 

 

[aidan]

whip the wheel off - have a look in the arch - and see where its touching. If inner lip, roll them (or if just touching) you can CAREFULLY grind a little bit off. Did I mention CAREFULLY. Mind and touch up the paint as it will rust.

[buster]

m8 just remove the spacers and swop for 20mm.....I use to run 28mm spacer with 10.5j wheel 35mm off = 7mm and 265/35/19 stretched tyre.since going to 295/35/19 I ve had to drop to a 15mm spacer and that's with arches rolled.

[hensh65]

m8 just remove the spacers and swop for 20mm.....I use to run 28mm spacer with 10.5j wheel 35mm off = 7mm and 265/35/19 stretched tyre.since going to 295/35/19 I ve had to drop to a 15mm spacer and that's with arches rolled.

 

I think thats what ill do mate ! Cheers