rear tyres rubbing on cups!!!!!

[mellow yellow]

getting some pretty bad rubbing on the cups at the rear.



 

tyres on the rear are 205/50's, if i went 195/45's would that clear the cups or will i need spacers as well?

the struts are spax btw so not standard, think the cups must be bigger?

[Screech16v]

Thats some serious rubbidge dude is it the same both sides then?

[justalex81]

you want 195/50 tyres on there

[Screech16v]

you want 195/50 tyres on there

Doubt it will clear with these^^ alone , 195 45 + spacers by the look of it

[mellow yellow]

both sides but this is the worst 

actually, i have 195/45s on the front so i'll do a swap and see how much clearance i have with them on the rear.

i'm thinking 20mm spacers and 195/45's and hammer the arches, kill 2 birds with one stone.

[tweed]

both sides but this is the worst 

actually, i have 195/45s on the front so i'll do a swap and see how much clearance i have with them on the rear.

i'm thinking 20mm spacers and 195/45's and hammer the arches, kill 2 birds with one stone.

This is what I would do.

[mellow yellow]

i have too much tuck anyway but i know that the arches are rotten under the plastic trims. looks like i'm gonna have to grind the rust out, seal the arches and hope there is enough left to bond the arches back on to.

either that or put the standard shocks back on...... 

[vw golf dubber]

i got fk automotive shocks and same problem with 195/ 40 tyres but jus put 10mm spacers on back and no longer rubs

[Dan_GTi8v]

I run 205/50 on the rears lowered 40mm with 7j et 36 and it clears ok

Get some spacers

[mellow yellow]

fair point but i need tyres now anyway so going with 195/45's then spacers and archwork if its needed.