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Title: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: hotdogsmale on 27 July 2011, 20:31

Anybody ever had a problem 1.4 mk3 golf rubbing on rear over bumps brand new genuine shocks and springs? Et35 Wheels 15" Cheers

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: tweed on 28 July 2011, 18:43

et35 means sh!t without the width of the wheel and need to know tyre size.

Simple answer is, your wheels are to wide. roll your arches

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: hotdogsmale on 28 July 2011, 18:53

205/50/15

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: Wayne on 29 July 2011, 00:09

Quote from: hotdogsmale on 28 July 2011, 18:53

205/50/15

Switch to 195/50/15's :smiley:

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: mellow yellow on 29 July 2011, 08:50

Quote from: hotdogsmale on 27 July 2011, 20:31

Anybody ever had a problem 1.4 mk3 golf rubbing on rear over bumps brand new genuine shocks and springs? Et35 Wheels 15" Cheers

standard ride height and rubbing?

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: hotdogsmale on 29 July 2011, 16:12

Yep cheers

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: mellow yellow on 29 July 2011, 16:35

Quote from: hotdogsmale on 29 July 2011, 16:12

Yep cheers

need pics!

what wheels are you running? somethings not right, you could fit a small country under my wheel arch before i lowered it!!!

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: tweed on 30 July 2011, 10:21

wheel width? spacer? adaptor?

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: MotorPsycho on 31 July 2011, 09:59

At standard height I'd suggest rear beam bushes are fubar allowing it all to sway around and tyres to hit arch

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: hotdogsmale on 31 July 2011, 10:06

Now i was thinkin.that bcuas they are not gd but everyone said tht wud be very unlikely but i think ill do tht mate

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: MotorPsycho on 02 August 2011, 13:31

My bushes were screwed and it made tyres rub

Title: Re: Golf mk3 Rubbing rear arch any ideas?
Post by: hotdogsmale on 02 August 2011, 13:44

Ok mate thank you gettin thm done saturday cheers guys