Front wheel clearance issues - pics

[Krys_23]

Ok so for a while now on full lock i've noticed an annoying catching sound, now i checked the front wheel arches for clearance and was somewhat shocked by the two differences, can easy fit the width of my two hands flat in the passengers arch, here's the comparison :

Passengers side

​^^ drivers side, hardly fit a finger in there, any idea's as to why? Cant think myself, cheers!

 

[Adam D]

Mines the same, can't think why, ruined my arch liner but apart from that everything's been fine for over a year now (tyre wear etc..)
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[Krys_23]

drivers, pretty much zero clearance think i'll have to pull the liners off.

 

[Seoi-nage]

Interesting... I've got a 2003 172 cup and its exactly the same... I was checking wishbones etc, took it for full alignment and everything is spot on!
​Wonder how common this is!?!

 

[Adamm.]

2 different wishbones?

 

[Seoi-nage]

I wondered this, mine are both "CUP" wishbones though, and nothings bent, castor is even etc...

 

[Krys_23]

Hmm interesting, must ask the garage come mot time !

 

[MG cup]

Its got to be wishbones or your cars have been in a smash. Its quite simple really.

 

[Sam@NP]

Its got to be wishbones or your cars have been in a smash. Its quite simple really.

this or completely shafted bushes moving around.

 

[MG cup]

this or completely shafted bushes moving around.

Yeah check wishbones over

My current Cup came with these fitted, it was hard to spot on the car when on stands too.

Also on the same car it had been left with a slack wishbone bolt which had eaten away at the subframe, the car was scary to drive above 50mph when I got it.

 

[Andrewclio]

Mines the same too, even with the adjustable wishbones and full geo setup by pms.
but the car had been in a smash before i bought it. I did put it on the jig when putting the cage in so I know the car is straight?!

 

[Krys_23]

Very strange one, hpi clear car, maybe an incorrect wishbone has been changed along the way!

 

[Edges]

Quite easily done by someone not knowing what they're doing to fit cup wishbone one side when the car should have standard ones! Would do exactly what you're experiencing

 

[Krys_23]

It's had a left hand ball joint replaced in 2010, i had track rod ends done last month, thats all.

 

[Adamm.]

You must notice the car pulling to one side?

 

[Seoi-nage]

Car drives straight and the castor is bang on, got the wheel alignment printout. Something must be wrong but it drives fine :/

 

[DrR]

my 172 with 182 cup wheels used to rub, standard suspension etc to.

 

[Adamm.]

Weird, I don't understand how the castor would be bang on if one wheel is noticeably sitting more forward in the arch than the other as that is basically what castor does afaik.

I'm not mechanic myself so I could be wrong, just I had 2 different wishbones on my old ph1.

 

[Krys_23]

When i bought it, it pulled left, i had new track rod ends fitted and it still pulled left, so i set all tyre pressures the same still does the same thing so yeah i think the biggest issue with me just now is why my wheels are sitting rather uneven!

 

[Adamm.]

My suggestion would be to take it to a specialist on here, if anything is wrong, they will know.

 

[Bobby.]

Surly this is just down to the way the wheel arch liner are positioned on the car rather a geo issue?

 

[Carlv8415]

Surly this is just down to the way the wheel arch liner are positioned on the car rather a geo issue?

No because the arch liner screws to the bumper (all be it one screw) so the bumper would also be out

 

[Seoi-nage]

Yeh I'm a mechanic and it makes no sense to me how it drives straight and the castor is bang on even tho visibly it should be different lol

 

[Krys_23]

I trimmed the drivers arch liner last night, like i said i've no idea, will get pics when i take the wheels off!