wheels rubbing.

1. jake181 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 332 Saxo 1.1

   #1 23rd November 2010, 20:06

   Ive got vtr alloys on my flat arch and the other day had 3 people in the back and the wheels were rubbing when i went round a corner, does anyone else have this problem? ive seen saxos that are lowered and they dont seem to have thid problem :/
2. Aly Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341

   #2 24th November 2010, 01:06

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jake181 Ive got vtr alloys on my flat arch and the other day had 3 people in the back and the wheels were rubbing when i went round a corner, does anyone else have this problem? ive seen saxos that are lowered and they dont seem to have thid problem :/

   They usually do mate it can because of your tyres.
   Are you using Michelin Pilot SX GT's? They always rubbed for me.
3. jake181 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 332 Saxo 1.1

   #3 24th November 2010, 19:43

   not sure their not very thick, their brand new so dont see myself replacing them anytime soon. If i put wheel spacers on could this help? only thing is that they might rub on the other side with wheel spacers?
4. saxomax Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Nuneaton /banbury Posts: 304 black mk2 flatty. 2007 corsa d

   #4 24th November 2010, 19:49

   bend the lip on the arch with a hammer and buy spacers.
5. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #5 24th November 2010, 19:49

   if its a flat arch then the inner lip may need folding out of the way if its not already been done, are your mates fat?
6. jake181 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 332 Saxo 1.1

   #6 24th November 2010, 19:51

   hah na 3 girls that arnt even big but when going round corners they rubbed :/
7. minimanspk Frequent Poster Joined: May 2010 stoke on trent Posts: 880 saxo 1.1 forte 2001 poseidon blue

   #7 24th November 2010, 21:49

   maybe stiffening the rear suspension might stop it rubbing if its only when going round corners
8. minimanspk Frequent Poster Joined: May 2010 stoke on trent Posts: 880 saxo 1.1 forte 2001 poseidon blue

   #8 24th November 2010, 21:51

   would 15x6.5 rub on a saxo cause the guy on the phone at madmotors sales team wont sell me some pro race 3's because he says they will rub but not sure if he said 15x7's or 15x6.5's ??????
9. jake181 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 332 Saxo 1.1

   #9 25th November 2010, 08:54

   how do you make it stiffer? how do people lower their saxos without this happening? could wheel spacers work if i flatten out the lip on the arch?
10. minimanspk Frequent Poster Joined: May 2010 stoke on trent Posts: 880 saxo 1.1 forte 2001 poseidon blue

    #10 25th November 2010, 10:56

    change the dampers if you havent already if you have then im clueless
11. jake181 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 332 Saxo 1.1

    #11 25th November 2010, 17:35

    na i havnt changed them would this stiffen it up then?
12. Jim-Bob Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 5704 Looking for a 205...

    #12 25th November 2010, 17:42

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jake181 how do you make it stiffer? how do people lower their saxos without this happening? could wheel spacers work if i flatten out the lip on the arch?

    Uprated dampers, thicker ARB and thicker torsions bars...
    
    Thats not what you need though, what you need to do is fold the lip up in the rear arch...
    
    If you reach under you rear arch you'll feel a small lip, its this that catching on your tyres...
    
    Pull the bump strip off the rear quarter then get some pliers and fold the lip up against the shell (only do this where the possible damage to paintwork will be hidden by the bumpstrip when refitted).
    
    This should stop all rubbing, spacers currently will make the problem much worse, so fold the lip up (takes no more than 10 mins per side) and try it, if it still rubs make sure you've folded the lip fully and then remove the rear wheels and check if they've been rubbing on the inside of the arch, if they are rubbing on the inside then reasonable (10mm ish) spacers should stop any rubbing
    
    Folded the lip on my flatarch to miss the VTR alloys and i've never had it rub since!
    
    
    James
13. jake181 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 332 Saxo 1.1

    #13 26th November 2010, 15:58

    i think it was rubbing on the lip when cornering ye, im gna get some mates in the back and see where abouts its toching and then go about folding the lip and using spacers.