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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: squires on 09 April 2009, 20:17
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for some reasonon my mk2 gti 8v the o/s/f wheel sticks out the arch by about an inch, whilst the nearside sits in the arch, what could be causing this? the wing is straight so im guessing its something else, help much appreciated as i dont want a £200 fine off the old bill for being "dangerous" i will get picks 2moz when its daylight.
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Could be anything!
Sounds like a shunt has damaged the rear subframe.
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Could be anything!
Sounds like a shunt has damaged the rear subframe.
That sounds bad :lipsrsealed: my car is the same as squires, never really thought much off it really, my car tracks straight and has got throught mot's ect
should i be worried too lol
Dan
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hmmm il have my head under it 2moro, mine also drives fine and got through mot, i only noticed recently as i changed the wheels
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look at the car from the front, check if the wheels are at an angle when straight ahead. stock the mk2 should have a little -ve camber, so wheels look like this (not so angled but you get the idea):
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On my GTI it had obvioulsy been kerbed and shock/bone replaced on passenger side, had loads of positive camber and looked like this:
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If yours is the same that could explain it! Can just about make it out in tis pic, tho wheel is turned slightly
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/gti2.jpg)
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heres some pics
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/48765/lee013.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/48765/lee012.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/48765/lee011.jpg)
its been raining all day so will hopefeully get to look at it after work 2moro
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that is pretty bad i dont think mine sticks out like that, il go get some pics now
Dan
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have you had the wheel off ? there isnt a spacer on one side is there :laugh:
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na no spacers, there all the same offset to
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And the same width, looking front on the n/s tyre seems to have a stretched look while the o/s looks square, might just be the picture though.
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Pretty hard to tell from my pics but mine aint no where near as bad as yours
normal:
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll313/Dan34_photo/SNV80667.jpg)
one that sticks out more lol:
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll313/Dan34_photo/SNV80665.jpg)
mine dont stick out from the arches but the the wheel in the second image stick out about half an inch more
Dan
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Does it have 2 matching VW front wings on it? Patten panels are not always as good.
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tyres are all same, i dont no about the panels, i guess the part numbers are stamped inside?
cheers for the replies, hopefully il get to the bottom of it.
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Does it have 2 matching VW front wings on it? Patten panels are not always as good.
thats a very good point! one of my wings have dodgy paint on it and i think its had a crunch at one point so maybe someone bodged a dodgy wing on it.
Dan
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To check the wings. The wings are stamped vw, open up the front doors and on the back edge of the wing it should say vw. One of mine does and one doesnt.
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Might be the camber on the wheel? My passenger side wheel looked to be sticking out once but it was just the camber needed adjusting.
If you can't do it yourself be careful about where you take it to be checked - in my experience most places just take one look and say 'it can't be done' and I say 'oh really well you're just a f**king noob then aren't you' (or rather, I think that and actually smile politely in a 'I apologise I'm a girl and I don't know what I'm saying' way).
:rolleyes:
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check the length of the wishbones, maybe soeone has put a mk3 one on one side :undecided: