My Rear Tire Is Rubbing Why?
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Rep Power: 289 My Rear Tire Is Rubbing Why?
When I have people in my back seat and I go like over a bump or anything that wll make my car go up and down only the passenger rear side rubs and everytime I have one person in my car I have to tell them to sit behind me because if they sit in the passenger side and I I go over a bump or anything it rubs and not the driver side... Why is that? Can my springs be wasted? Because I had them on blown tokico shocks for 2yrs, rite now I have konis in the rear and tokico in the front but when I put people in the back my car get so low that I'm afraid to put my kit on and f^ck it up like that. I have neuspeed race springs if that helps, thank you.
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Rep Power: 280 adjusting the struts wont help much in terms of your tire rubbing issue. more likely is your alignment is off. get one done, and when you're at the shop, tell them to put a little more negative camber in the back tires so when your shocks compress your rear wheels will tuck under your car. by adding more negative camber, your rear wheels will look like this / \
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Rep Power: 289 I was thinking about buying some skunk2 coilovers and lift the rear more up. What you think? Will it still rub?
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Rep Power: 364 If you put enough weight on the rear, example- people or weight in the trunk, its going to compress, and therefore rub... roll the fenders- you can get this tool from autozone or some place equivelent for pretty cheap. Its pretty quick, use a heat gun and some lube, or just go at it with a bat... either way gets the job done. If you still have rubbing issues, then I'd adjust the camber, and if that didnt do it, i'd work on raising the rear slightly.
To be honest, I've heard bad stuff about skunks suspension products, their springs in specific, i'm sure their coilovers arent far off. Up to you though.
To be honest, I've heard bad stuff about skunks suspension products, their springs in specific, i'm sure their coilovers arent far off. Up to you though.
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Rep Power: 289 Ok rite now I have Neuspeed Race Springs and I was thinking of the Neuspeed Sport, would that be better?
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Rep Power: 262 I would roll the fenders or get an alignment, like everyone has said so far. I personally got an alignment. I put -2 camber on my rears now. It wears out the inner part of your tire a little more, but I could care less.
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Rep Power: 289 I havent gone a alignment since I last took my rims off and that was like in september of lastyear and I have the oem cambers on my ride, my friend said that my springs might be gone.... Cause I remember like two years ago I use to have 3 peoples in my back seat and my rims never rubbed or nothing and it started to rub since I got my konis installed and that was like 3months ago and before I got the konis installed my my wheel never rubbed.
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Rep Power: 262 Even if your springs are shot, it won't affect how much your tire stick in or out. You could also change your tire size as well.
Changing your springs is going to do nothing.
Changing your springs is going to do nothing.
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Rep Power: 270 I havent gone a alignment since I last took my rims off and that was like in september of lastyear and I have the oem cambers on my ride, my friend said that my springs might be gone.... Cause I remember like two years ago I use to have 3 peoples in my back seat and my rims never rubbed or nothing and it started to rub since I got my konis installed and that was like 3months ago and before I got the konis installed my my wheel never rubbed.
Now as others have mentioned;
1) Alignment
2) Fender Rolling
3) Raising Suspenion
You have your choices .. you can start wherever you'd like to, but some is not necessary. Personally I would start with an alignment and then rolling the fenders. After that, if you are still not satisfied and you'll be riding low and being a taxi a lot of the time, then it might be smarter to up your ride height.
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