tyre rub

**Kobi** · 28-09-2011 08:29 AM

Hey I own an 93' eh9 civic, according the the last owner it has kingspring lows installed & the rims are just stock items. Whenever I hit a bump at speed or have more than one person in the car the tyres rub

(depending on how much weight is in the car it can happen to every tyre) It also happens when I turn full lock occasionally, I have taken the wheels off and it appears that it is rubbing directly above the tyres on the wheel arches. I want to know how to stop this from happening? Is it possible to keep the same springs? any help is muchly appreciated...

**j0nn0** · 28-09-2011 09:07 AM

Roll the guards? or get some stock suspension and put that on?

**the animal** · 28-09-2011 09:11 AM

tires may be to wide for the stock rims... shocks might be giving way and not holding weight and "sagging" meaning there going soft and not hard to stop the bounciness..... springs wouldn't be the problem... go to pedders or something like that to go a safety check and see if the shocks are any good

**impossi13le** · 29-09-2011 10:14 AM

if its rubbing directly above the tyres, you might still have wheel arch covers on - take them off

**Lukey** · 29-09-2011 10:47 PM

raise it or get used to it. removing the plastic covers will just expose the metal. and on the front theres a pinched looking bit directly above the tread of the tyres, which ive been told will chew them to pieces (at least on DC2/4, which being sorta based the same at EG civic im assuming its the same)

**Renaissance_x** · 30-09-2011 10:56 AM

Look into new shocks and if that doesn't work get springs with a higher spring rate.

**Bludger** · 30-09-2011 12:01 PM

lower your car more.

that will definitely stop the rubbing.

**Kobi** · 01-10-2011 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Bludger

lower your car more.

that will definitely stop the rubbing.

I didnt ask for sarcasm anywhere in my original post but cheers it actually really helped me solve my problem....

**Kobi** · 01-10-2011 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Lukey

raise it or get used to it. removing the plastic covers will just expose the metal. and on the front theres a pinched looking bit directly above the tread of the tyres, which ive been told will chew them to pieces (at least on DC2/4, which being sorta based the same at EG civic im assuming its the same)

The pinched metal bit was doing some serious damage, what you have been told is correct, was ripping strips of rubber off my tire every time it hit, I did my best to flatten them out they're not as much of a problem anymore. So you don't think new shocks will solve the problem?