Back wheels rubbing wheel arches when there are passengers

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Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:32 am

in the back...

Is this a suspension problem or do I have the wrong wheels on the car?
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Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:39 am

Maybe your passengers are a little on the large side... :lol:

Standard wheels and suspension should present no problem with carrying 5 up... unless you've got larger wheels or lowered suspension...

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Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:26 am

Geeman wrote:Standard wheels and suspension should present no problem with carrying 5 up... unless you've got larger wheels or lowered suspension...

Giles.
Yeah. If you want that many passengers you might have to go with lowered wheels and larger suspension

Standard supension and even 16" wheels with 205/50/16 tyres should be fine. I haven't tried with lower suspension or bigger wheels than that but they might work too. I think I have had 4 people in with those wheels and slightly lower suspension with no problems.

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Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:40 am

I've had 4 in the back, with 16" OZ Saturn Plus's and a 60mm drop, and still no rubbing. Might have something to do with your wheel offset maybe...

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Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:03 pm

hmm ithink its just a problem with suspension im getting it check out his week
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Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:20 pm

Don't have mud flaps, do you?
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:34 am

What wheels do you currently have on?
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:38 am

sounds to me you have some porky mates :lol:
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:10 am

12 cases of coca cola, 2 passengers and no rubbing, mabey the springs are cut ones or the wrong ones :?
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:21 am

dazleeds wrote:sounds to me you have some porky mates :lol:
Never had any rubbing with mine.... but then again I don't actually have any friends to carry about... :cry: :cry: :cry: :oops: :oops:
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:22 am

Stoney_god wrote:
dazleeds wrote:sounds to me you have some porky mates :lol:
Never had any rubbing with mine.... but then again I don't actually have any friends to carry about... :cry: :cry: :cry: :oops: :oops:
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:26 am

Im running on 17's and it did catch on the rears occasionally when 4 up...........................this seemed to cure the problem tho :wink:

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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:31 am

johnono wrote:
Stoney_god wrote:
dazleeds wrote:sounds to me you have some porky mates :lol:
Never had any rubbing with mine.... but then again I don't actually have any friends to carry about... :cry: :cry: :cry: :oops: :oops:
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:04 am

Mine, lowered with the Eibach Pro-Kit (so no cut springs BS) does this occasionally too, with 205/55R15 but it has really low offset (13) rims.

I'm planning on just installing slightly larger bumpstops one day...
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:05 am

:woohoo:
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:07 am

i,ll have some of that wooohoooo
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:12 am

dazleeds wrote:i,ll have some of that wooohoooo
Don't hog all the wooohoooo's...

wooohoooo !!!! :lol:
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:16 am

ok how bout yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa
dukes of hazzard stylee mate :lol: :lol:
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Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:32 am

dazleeds wrote:ok how bout yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa
dukes of hazzard stylee mate :lol: :lol:
Quality film... Jessica Simpson looks lush in tiny short and those boots.. Watched it last night !!

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Post Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:30 am

shane320i wrote:Im running on 17's and it did catch on the rears occasionally when 4 up...........................this seemed to cure the problem tho :wink:
I think someone stole your radio! Looks like a good spot to put some extra guages though, in a custom thing so they point slightly upwards.

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Post Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:57 pm

astondg wrote:
shane320i wrote:Im running on 17's and it did catch on the rears occasionally when 4 up...........................this seemed to cure the problem tho :wink:
I think someone stole your radio! Looks like a good spot to put some extra guages though, in a custom thing so they point slightly upwards.

Aston
was thinking that very same thing mate :wink:
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Post Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:49 pm

215/40/17's on a 40mm drop rub without bloody lardy arse passengers in the back!!

I can't boot it at all in 1st and 2nd, too much of a horrible noise from the rear....gonna get the baseball bat outta the boot and "tap" them back under a little bit.

Never had issues with 205's tho.....best get them next time :D
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Post Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:53 pm

Exact same problem as me Fozzy, thats why my Alpina's are in my bedroom awaiting new tyres.

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