Guard Rolling made no difference... so what could be the issue?

**rikstar** · 30-08-2005 09:46 AM

Not sure if anyone else has had this problem… but I recently bought some new wheels for my Integra (18” G-Max Wheels with Falken tyres). Before that the car was stock as far as the suspension was concerned. Before lowering the car with King Springs, I fitted the new wheels on and drive it for a few hours and immediately noticed that the rear left wheel was rubbing against the guard. What was unusual was that it was just only the left rear wheel (i.e. only when I turn hard right into a corner).

I was told that rolling both rear guards would solve this issue… got that done and no change at all. I checked to see if it was rubbing against the inside of the car… nope. So my question is could this be a camber issue as all other wheels seem to have no issues at all? Please remember that the rear left wheel was rubbing against the guard before I lowered the car and the same thing is happening when it has been lowered and all other wheels have no problem whatsoever.

Cheers!

**bubblecivic** · 30-08-2005 11:18 AM

How wide are your tyres?

**SINISTR** · 30-08-2005 11:29 AM

Post accident missalignment??? you car hasn't been pranged at the back left has it?

**BiGANG** · 30-08-2005 11:30 AM

Does it scrub all the time or just over bumps and that? If its all the time, its most likely some sort of alignment issue.(Maybe the car was guttered and there is a bent sus. arm or somthing like that) If its only on big bumps and the other side doesnt do it, your shock absorber on that side is probably on the way out.

**P'cisT** · 30-08-2005 11:38 AM

Could be an alignment issue. Otherwise, the rims may just be too wide!

**acura** · 30-08-2005 12:21 PM

thats whats exactly happening to mine after i bought my rims, so keep me updated if its not the guards

tanx.

**HRV-80Y** · 30-08-2005 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by acura

thats whats exactly happening to mine after i bought my rims, so keep me updated if its not the guards

tanx.

urz isnt lowered is it acrua ? im having a look now n i cant tell if its lowered or not !

**acura** · 30-08-2005 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by HRV-80Y

urz isnt lowered is it acrua ? im having a look now n i cant tell if its lowered or not !

my cars not lowered but i had to take out my subs and spare tyre and no one can sit at the back cos when i turn its scraps hard......pls help....

**ITRBoI** · 30-08-2005 02:39 PM

hmmm....strange cause i run my car on 17's i know its smaller but my tyres are 215/40/17 but didnt make any rubbing noise, i also had my car cambered too negative 1.5 (rear) i think and negative 2 in front and doesn't srucb anything. what width tyres are you running?

**Da1nONLY** · 30-08-2005 02:42 PM

hmmmz...

my back dont scrape at all
running 215/35/18
only time is scrapes is at the front when im doing hard turn....
or turning whilst going up a hill....