Arches rolled - still rubbing slightly....

[Ade]

My arches are still rubbing slightly under a full load despite having them rolled at R-Tec. Will the extra stiffness of some eibach springs be sufficiant to eliminate this or will i need the shocks upgraded as well?

[MistaSmiff]

Are you running 265 on the rear?, if so what brand?

[peppernick]

Sometimes, things will just bed in after a while. Just see what happens. The Eibachs will not be stiff enough to prevent rubbing, you're looking at coilovers if you want that.

You can still gain 2-3mm clearance if you knock on the inside of the rear arch without affecting the bodywork on the outside.

[Ade]

Are you running 265 on the rear?, if so what brand?

Yep, 265x30R19. They are Kumho's... They look neither eccessively large or undersized for the rim. Since having the arches rolled it's only rubbing slightly and only under full load, before the arches being rolled they were rubbing quite bad....

You can't beat the look of the wheels completely filling the arches though.. :D

[Ade]

Sometimes, things will just bed in after a while. Just see what happens. The Eibachs will not be stiff enough to prevent rubbing, you're looking at coilovers if you want that.

You can still gain 2-3mm clearance if you knock on the inside of the rear arch without affecting the bodywork on the outside.

I thought that may be the case. I took the rears off this weekend and had a look, ground off part of a plastic clip (Rear bumper mount i think) which was rubbing but it's still doing it. Think i may have to get the hammer out this weekend then.. :mad: Any Tips? I don't want to damage anything more than i have to.....

[peppernick]

Rubbing is usually down to bumper clips sticking out. Knock them flat ;)