scrubbing suggestions

[dom123]

Hey guys iv fitted bora sport 17" wheels on my car a while back and the rears love to scrub on heavy bumps ,turning, and especially if someone is sitting in the back.I am currently using an eibach spring kit and im happy with the way the car is sitting. My question to you guys is what options are available to eliminate the scrubbing??? the scrubbing is actually in the wheel well not on the guards so rolling guards wont do anything as iv already discovered. any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers
Dom

[rayray086]

Smaller tyres? Stiffer springs? Unfortunately there's really not much you could do if it's hitting the top of the wheel well. Do you know exactly where it rubs?

[DubSteve]

Sell me your other wheels

[Tim]

what size tyres are you running?

[Mrk_Mickey]

He's running 205/40/17's on there. the bora sports are 7.5" wide. They're the smallest width 17's you can readily get here unfortunately...

[Lorenz]

Stiffer spring rate springs is going to be my sujestion!

[dom123]

Sell me your other wheels

cause your such a stooge someone beat you by about 2 months steve

and any suggestions on what springs i could get?

thanks guys

[dom123]

oh and ray to answer your question it is quite strange it only rubs on the right side!it rubs on left as well only if im carryin pasengers in the back.

[rayray086]

Right side is where the fuel filler thing is... it could be rubbing on that?

[VR6child]

when I had 16's on my car with balloon tyres they rubbed on the drivers side also

[chris.]

well if its not rubbing on the gaurds then its not fat enough.

OT. as said allready there isnt much you can do without replacing somthing ie. suspention or wheels/tyres, but if you wanted to do somthing slightly dodgy to fix it ive got some extended bumpstops that you can put on that reduced shock travel with obviously means that the wheel wont go up into the gaurd enough to rub
just a thought

[dom123]

i didnt get a word u just said lol but im interested!!!

[rayray086]

He meant removing the current bumpstops and putting in longer ones so you'll bottom out on them before you scrub your tyres. I wouldn't recommend that! Can get dangerous as suspension travel gives you control over your car. The ride will be pretty ****ty too if you keep bottoming out. I'd rather rub tyre than bottom out - I've shortened my bumpstops on my coilovers so the ride is a little more bearable.

[dom123]

eeek so what kind of springs can anyone suggest?

[chris.]

He meant removing the current bumpstops and putting in longer ones so you'll bottom out on them before you scrub your tyres. I wouldn't recommend that! Can get dangerous as suspension travel gives you control over your car. The ride will be pretty ****ty too if you keep bottoming out. I'd rather rub tyre than bottom out - I've shortened my bumpstops on my coilovers so the ride is a little more bearable.

yes exactly

sorry i had alittle bit of Woodstock in me at the time of typing that.

but yes as said it is dodgy

why not remove your rear seats and make it a 2 seater, then you will have an excuse to not have people in your car and then it wont scrub?