Re: Rubbing

[Mardak Fandango <maardak@yahoo.ca>]

I think 185/60/14 was the stock size.  They don't rub
at all, even with a decent drop...  Tried 195's and it
would rub on medium/hard to hard bumps/corners...

      Mark.

--- "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> Let me start off by saying that I have an '87 16v
> with H&R sport springs
> and Bilstein sports all around. I'm running
> P195/60R14's on rabbit gti
> rims...
> 
> Is it normal to get some rubbing of the tire against
> the inside of the
> fender during medium-hard to hard turns? I've had
> this going on ever since
> I swapped out the stock suspension.. but I didn't
> think rubbing would be a
> problem with the stock wheel and tire size. Are
> there any easy solutions
> to this as it is a little annoying - when passengers
> going around a big
> 270 onramp suddenly hear a SCCCCCCH scraping sound
> at the hardest part of
> the turn and go "what was that?!?! i think your car
> is falling apart!"
> 
> Is this just something that all Bilstein/H&R owners
> tolerate and I'm just
> nitpicking or is there something out of the
> ordinary?
> 
> Any ideas or suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Toby
> 
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