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15mm spacers but still rubbing on inner wing..
- Thread starter TomM172
- Start date
172
its not hitting the arch liner its hitting the metal inner wing..
i fitted vmaxx coilovers to my 172 a few weeks back and when it came to fitting my standard wheels back on, they were millimeters from the strut! didnt really want to use spacers so tried some oz 35th anniversary wheels and there was a good inch between the wheels and the strut. Still i was a bit suprised that i couldnt fit standard wheels back on even those these coilovers were for my car!
So if i wanted to run standard wheels would i have to use spacers? sorry that this not really answering your query just wondered if you new, seeing as though you fitted the same coilovers?
So if i wanted to run standard wheels would i have to use spacers? sorry that this not really answering your query just wondered if you new, seeing as though you fitted the same coilovers?
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
Basically! definately wouldnt drive with it like that i reckon after a while with cornering and stuf it would have worn through the tyre..too risky really!
i am just guessing you cant run standard wheels without using spacers with these coilovers 
330Ci (Fail)Sport
I'm not sure, I remember not being able to run the camber I wanted so left it in a straightish position like standard and was fine for the few months i kept standard wheels on. I'm going to have it adjusted when I get my new wheels on so will see then how much space I have.
Is yours close to the strut or the height adjuster rings? My was close to the latter.
Is yours close to the strut or the height adjuster rings? My was close to the latter.
im guessing the diameter of the v-max shock housing is larger than standard which is why the standard wheel is closer, if your now running 15mm spacers and your still rubbing then you either need to lift the coilover a few mm or double check the camber and tracking ect has been done properly....
the other option is to maybe borrow a ph1 15" wheel and see if you still get rubbing.....
the other option is to maybe borrow a ph1 15" wheel and see if you still get rubbing.....
i will have to check later as i cant remeber exactly! with your standard wheels on you said its close, how close are we talking like cm or inch? lol
330Ci (Fail)Sport
Around a cm, definitely not as much space as a inch. I'm going to be changing wheels in the next few days, so I'll try and get a 172 wheel on to check if you want.
I'd want to run 5mm spacers with standard wheels anyway, so they're less hidden into the arches and with 5mm you don't need to worry about hubcentric.
172
Its not rubbing on the shock.. The wheels hitting the metal inner wing at the back of the arch when I turn to the right :s
330Ci (Fail)Sport
How much lock is on when it happens?
Trophy Turbo :)
Why do they have adjutsable camber when you cant use it, sound like a pretty rubbish design IMO.
ITB'd MK1
which bit of the strut were they touching? quite often the coilovers are just set too low so the adjustable spring seat fouls the tyre. You just have to raise the height if this is the case
Is yours a ph1 also? the ph1 wheels have a quite high ofset so sit in the arch and close to the strut
172
Depends how fast im going really it doesnt do it at low speeds.. Id say around half a turn
172
-0.16 left -0.20 right, surely spacers would bring the wheel further away from the inner wing?
330Ci (Fail)Sport
Am I getting this right? When you turn right, the right wheel is scrubbing on the bit of the arch between engine bay and wheel so in the pic of the front right arch below, it would be rubbing around the top-left side of the pic.
If that's the case, I would have though spacers would help. Can you see scrubbing on the front tyres anywhere?
If that's the case, I would have though spacers would help. Can you see scrubbing on the front tyres anywhere?
172
Only slightly it feels like a driveshaft but driveshaft is fine :s
172
Am I getting this right? When you turn right, the right wheel is scrubbing on the bit of the arch between engine bay and wheel so in the pic of the front right arch below, it would be rubbing around the top-left side of the pic.
If that's the case, I would have though spacers would help. Can you see scrubbing on the front tyres anywhere?
Its rubbin on the passenger side.. Theres marks on the metal inner wing
172
I wouldnt say its that low theres about a 5 - 10 mm gap between the tyre and outside edge of the arch :s ill get it up on the ramps when i can have a good messure up although nothing looks out of place.. would this rubbing cause a juddering?
