Rubbing

Jodypamplin · November 16, 2005, 09:23:40 AM

Having just upgraded to 17s last weekend, which I am chuffed to buts with, there is some rubbing on the front left tyre. this happens only when i am turning left and the wheels are at about 22 degrees.

I am pretty sure I know what the problem is - a bit if plastic sticking out, but is it worth getting the arches rolled? am aware that even with 18s this is not necessary most of the time, but the plastic trim around the wheels is in a shocking state!

Or, what is the best way of dealing with this, simply cut off the plastic that is causing the rubbing.

man it sounds dirty :eek

any thoughts? cheers

moose

tr1cky · November 16, 2005, 09:57:46 AM

Quote from: JodypamplinHaving just upgraded to 17s last weekend, which I am chuffed to buts with, there is some rubbing on the front left tyre. this happens only when i am turning left and the wheels are at about 22 degrees.

Take them off and give them to me!! :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin I love them carbon wheels!

On a more serious note- I think I would trim back the offending item and then source some new plastic liners, as your gonna need them with the great british winter we have! :rolleyes:

HTH Rich

Jodypamplin · November 16, 2005, 10:07:33 AM

Quote from: tr1ckyTake them off and give them to me!! :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin I love them carbon wheels!

On a more serious note- I think I would trim back the offending item and then source some new plastic liners, as your gonna need them with the great british winter we have! :rolleyes:

HTH Rich

Yeah ok, i\'ll just go back to my stock 16s, at least there is no dirty rubbing ..... when do you want to pick them up :evillaugh

might take it next door to the local wheel place and see if they can do something half decent to sort it, we\'ll see. cheers mate!

RAW · November 16, 2005, 03:39:47 PM

now that moose has stolen my original wheels i have some shiny new 18s in place. these actually don\'t rub at all at the front unlike the old ones, but are very close to the top of the arches at the rear, and i mean very close! they don\'t rub but i think to be on the safe side i am gonna get the top lips rolled.

does anyone know anywhere good in the south to get this done? i have phoned knightsbrook about 5 times and am still waiting for a reply. good customer service... :rolleyes:

Jodypamplin · November 16, 2005, 04:06:58 PM

Quote from: RAWnow that moose has stolen my original wheels ...

obviously its all going according to my master plan .... the wheels are just the beginning .... muhahahahahahahaha[/FONT]

:bandit

RAW · November 16, 2005, 04:12:40 PM

i doubt it. although the spoiler does look good i was in the middle of deciding whether to try it with my new wheels. and since you havn\'t paid up yet i may stick it back on this weekend....

i expect some holes in your shiny new bootlid will look pretty good.....

Jodypamplin · November 16, 2005, 04:41:39 PM

Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?

:bandit

rxv8 · November 17, 2005, 03:55:37 PM

r tec st.albans do arch rolling...

Jodypamplin · November 17, 2005, 05:21:21 PM

Cheers Nigel.

Have just come back from the garage as was getting my rear pads done and asked if they could sort out the rubbing. apparently can\'t be done :eek

if the offending area is cut away it would be an open lane to dust and general crap right into the engine bay. I have to do something about this, taling any left corners is actually the most dirty sounding thing .... ever :reallymad

tr1cky · November 17, 2005, 06:06:24 PM

Quote from: JodypamplinCheers Nigel.

Have just come back from the garage as was getting my rear pads done and asked if they could sort out the rubbing. apparently can\'t be done :eek

if the offending area is cut away it would be an open lane to dust and general crap right into the engine bay. I have to do something about this, taling any left corners is actually the most dirty sounding thing .... ever :reallymad

Any chance of fabricating/making up a new liner to sit further away from the wheel??

Could be worth looking into!

Rich

Jodypamplin · November 17, 2005, 06:22:47 PM

That sounds great in theory, but is there anyone that does this kind of thing that at a reasonable price :confused:

will be taking a more detailed look on sat to get a better idea of what is going on .... but oh man does it sound rough :reallymad

rxv8 · November 17, 2005, 06:50:27 PM

re tec roll the wheel arches so theres no cutting involved mate,its a pretty hard proccess to which they charge 80.00 for two arches i think...

Jono FD3 · November 17, 2005, 07:43:53 PM

Is it the steel wing the wheels are hiting or the plastic liner?
If its the plastic..... Just get a paint stripper gun, heat up the offending area and reform it so it;s out of the way!

Jono

Jodypamplin · November 18, 2005, 09:14:59 AM

No its plastic, otherwise my tyre would be mincemeat by now :p

Thats an excellent idea Jono, thanks a lot for that. i\'ll give it a try tomorrow, and failing that i\'ll give k tec a call, thanks nigel

right ... 8 hours until :guinness :cheers :guinness .......

tr1cky · November 18, 2005, 10:33:28 AM

Quote from: JodypamplinNo its plastic, otherwise my tyre would be mincemeat by now :p

Thats an excellent idea Jono, thanks a lot for that. i\'ll give it a try tomorrow, and failing that i\'ll give k tec a call, thanks nigel

right ... 8 hours until :guinness :cheers :guinness .......

R-tec!! K-tec tune horrible french things!! :p

My experience with R-tec wasnt great. Got some wheels for my Puma from them and had similar problem. Drove all the way from Southampton to them and they just shruged their shoulders! \'nothing we can do for that mate\' :eek

Ended up using heat gun and large mallet to \'bend\' back the offending metal on inner arch- which worked a treat!

Good luck with it! :wave

Rich