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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: albertsponge on 02 May 2012, 19:56

Title: tyres rubbing
Post by: albertsponge on 02 May 2012, 19:56: hi, im new on here,was with a subaru club,now got me a 2000 gti turbo,
i think it has 18inch rs6 5 spoke alloys? on full lock the wheels scrape.
tyres are 225/45/18 love the wheels but cant do with scraping all the time,
any advice thank you, and hello :smiley:
Title: Re: tyres rubbbing
Post by: daz veedub on 02 May 2012, 20:00: Quote from: albertsponge on 02 May 2012, 19:56
hi, im new on here,was with a subaru club,now got me a 2000 gti turbo,
i think it has 18inch rs6 5 spoke alloys? on full lock the wheels scrape.
tyres are 225/45/18 love the wheels but cant do with scraping all the time,
any advice thank you, and hello :smiley:

is it lowered if so will more than likely be the anti roll bar rubbing on driveshaft uprated arb needed like the mk1 audi tt which goes under rather than over the driveshaft

also 225/40/18 is normally the tyre used
Title: Re: tyres rubbbing
Post by: albertsponge on 02 May 2012, 20:11: thanks, not lowered :sad:
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: scarr89 on 02 May 2012, 20:54: Quote from: albertsponge on 02 May 2012, 19:56
hi, im new on here,was with a subaru club,now got me a 2000 gti turbo,
i think it has 18inch rs6 5 spoke alloys? on full lock the wheels scrape.
tyres are 225/45/18 love the wheels but cant do with scraping all the time,
any advice thank you, and hello :smiley:

I would say you should almost definitely not rub with that set up...Strange. :undecided:
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: Wayne on 02 May 2012, 21:44: Are they direct fit or running adaptors
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: albertsponge on 03 May 2012, 18:28: it is lowered phew! i'll change the wheels :sad:
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 03 May 2012, 18:39: how much is it rubbing, could try putting a bit of streach on the tyres?

also take one wheel off and look at driveshaft, see if the arb is rubbing on it, that could be the cause of the rubbing, if so Clicky (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=224905.0) or raise the car up a little
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: albertsponge on 03 May 2012, 18:57: (http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/albertsponge/001.jpg)

these are the wheels,i'll have a look what they are rubbing on, 225/45/18
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 03 May 2012, 19:03: Quote from: albertsponge on 03 May 2012, 18:57
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/albertsponge/001.jpg)

these are the wheels,i'll have a look what they are rubbing on, 225/45/18
ive seen golfs running them before, so could be the arb as said. was actually going to get a set for my car before i got the current alloys.
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: albertsponge on 03 May 2012, 19:09: hi pal what alloys are they? which arb should i be looking at thanks :wink:
Title: Re: tyres rubbing
Post by: daz veedub on 03 May 2012, 19:25: i have rs6,s on now with 225/40/18 tyres, lowered (alot) uprated audi tt anti roll bar with adjustable droplinks with no issues :smiley: