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[k511fhe 0]

hi

i purchased some sportline cup uprated struts and lowering springs for my vr6,fitted them and all seemed good :clap:

 

anyway a couple of days later i was experiencing a horrible grating noise from the rear,so i removed the rear wheels.to my horror there were grooves on both the rear tyres where the cup the spring sits on had been rubbing.i am only running standard 15inch speedlines.

 

should i have to space the wheels,or have i been sold the wrong kit?

 

cheers

dave

[joinerboy 0]

im no expert but i ordered some new coilovers today and i was told that i could possibly need spacers for the wheels to clear the coilovers. check your instructions. if the new springs are bigger than your standard ones then spacers are probably required

[coullstar 0]

Doesnt sound right, do you have any photos of the set up?

[k511fhe 0]

there are some pics http://www.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/k511fhe

[coullstar 0]

Very strange. All looks normal although the rear spring plates do look quite big. Are you getting the rubbing as your going round corners, could be rear axle bushes possibly.

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[k511fhe 0]

i get the rubbing all the time.have ordered some 5mm spacers,hopefully this will solve the problem.

[Neil VR6 0]

I run 5mm spaces with my coilovers. Make sure you get hubcentric ones or taking the wheel on and off is a complete nightmare!

[coullstar 0]

Still think you should find the problem though. The spacers may work but its not really fixing the issue.

[k511fhe 0]

well 5mm spacers fitted,sorted the rubbing,spring cups are to big,so put them up a notch.fitted new rear bushes.

much more planted now.

just the wheels to go now and a slight bit of body work(faded ) bitch of a colour to match (red) and iam sorted.

the look on the porsche drivers face priceless!!!!!!!!