Tyres hitting the guards... options?

[MWP]

Hi all,

I have 195/50/15's all round on my EP82.
Recently new suspension went in which consists of Koni Yellow dampers and King Spring low springs.

On a level road, at normal car weight there is approx a 1" gap between the top of the tyre and the guard.

Occasionally during very hard cornering or when there is weight in the car, the tyres (both front and back) are scrubbing on the guards which is taking decent size chunks of rubber out of the shoulders of the tyres.

What are my options for fixing this?

Thanks!

 

[Sidewaysfun]

Could be setup too soft if adjustable

 

[Julian-ep91]

they must be hitting your metal wheel arches as if they were rubbing on the platic splashh guards it wouldnt take chunks out the tyres, get your arches rolled

 

[AdDaMan]

stiffen it up.

 

[MWP]

It is already very stiff... when i say hard cornering, i mean over 1G.

I thought the guards couldnt be rolled due to the plastic shields and stuff that screw to the inside of them?

 

[Julian-ep91]

yes you can roll the arches on any car

 

[Dave.]

I'd get a lower profile tyre maybe? That'd be the easy solution, if a little pricey...

 

[Rory]

Put the bump stops back in...

I never scrubed the tyres when i was running the Koni's.

 

[dac69er]

get an adjustable panhard rod to align the rear correctly.

for the front try and bend the bracket parts where the screws are up, this worked for mine. just moved them up enough to stop them scrubbing the wheels.

 

[MWP]

Put the bump stops back in...
I never scrubed the tyres when i was running the Koni's.

Im running Koni racing bumpstops on the front and original bumpstops on the rear.

get an adjustable panhard rod to align the rear correctly.
for the front try and bend the bracket parts where the screws are up, this worked for mine. just moved them up enough to stop them scrubbing the wheels.

The rear scrapes on both sides (depends which side is under load), so an adj panhard rod wont help

Ill give bending up the bracket bits a go... thanks.

 

[weeJohn]

Whats the ET off your wheels, the offset I mean?

Mine are 40 and they will scuff sometimes over big bumps.

 

[addz]

It might be incorrect offset.

 

[y3Lo]

i had the same problem, had the arches ground and also i run 45 profile tyres now. helped a lot, also you should get a panhard rod 2

 

[dac69er]

38 offset seems to best for not scrubbing tbh. had it super low at the back once and it never scrubbed once.