am dubbin but badly rubbing!!!

[dublover27]

well got the mk3 yesterday and all was well but put my audio in which is a good weight and now the rear is noisy as owt over bumps and also when cornering or accelerating ?? i think its just the wheels catching the plastic arch as scrub marks on tyre and had a friend bounce rear and they touched near bottom, long term goals are to lowering the car but funds been eaten by purchase and insurance and fact needs a gearbox mount doing but anything to save my tyres and my ears would be much appreciated!!!
its a mk3 gti and is sat on 17 inch audi s3 alloys

[thai-wronghorse]

Arch modifications are going to be necessary to keep 17" wheels from scrubbing on a mk3, especially if youre planning on lowering it.

[Edwh0re]

I dunno, I ran some god awful 17s early on in my mk3 ownership on a lowered car, never had any issue with them rubbing at all...

I couldn't now, my springs seemed to have sagged over the years.  Perhaps that is the issue here?  Although having half a ton of ICE in the boot won't help matters.

Is the car lowered at all? 

[dublover27]

no its standard height at min and yes i have a heavy install in back  :embarassed: also have 3 kids such weight aint health i know think you may be onto something about the springs sagging though

[tweed]

You could always get some hard coilovers but leave it the standard hight 

[dublover27]

thats long time plan just skinto as only brought it yest and with insurance its killed me a lil

[Wayne]

What size are the tyres 

[dublover27]

225's was gonna change em and have em streched but getting rid of the audi rims now

[01664gti]

225's was gonna change em and have em streched but getting rid of the audi rims now

Good call mate 

[kylepeo]

wrong size you need 205/40/17