lowered but rubbing problems - help

[caymanr26]

lowered my 172 today - used FK konigsport coilovers - I thhink i have it oo low at the moment so will raise it tomorrow - seems to be rubbing a tiny bit at the front - think it is where a piece of the inner arch sticks down to cover the bumper mount - has anyone done a fix for this??
also the car is really low at the front and the coils are pretty close to the top - any ideas?

 

[V1NNY]

Angle grinder, just ask Fred lol

 

[caymanr26]

yeah was hoping Fred would give me some help - photo preferably so I can see what the mod looks like

 

[ant]

photo preferably so I can see what the mod looks like

if i didnt do it someone else would have

 

[caymanr26]

lol

ok then the modification

 

[V1NNY]

Pull it out and run without lol

 

[caymanr26]

i would but there is a metal bracket underneath and would probably damage the tyre if they touched. Need to know whether to cut the mount away as much as possible

 

[Dan Page]

sounds like u lowered it properly then hehe.

is it the bumper bracket u are on about?

 

[caymanr26]

yeah thats it

 

[Friction]

bend it out the way, or take a grinder to it.

 

[makavelli]

i just cut that part of the arch off with a stanley knife

 

[caymanr26]

yeah thats what I was thinking - what about the metal underneath it though - have you just bent it out of the way or cut it off?

 

[makavelli]

tbh, mine isnt low enough to catch on the metal
once the large lump of plastic was removed it didnt catch anymore

 

[Fred@BTM]

you should've come to me! hey ho nevermind

did you set the camber up???

just bend the bracket back onitself (don't cut it off)

 

[caymanr26]

no getting the camber done tomorrow - was late last night by the time we finished! Tried fitting the rear springs with the spax shocks but the shocks were too long - would not go down low enough!
Fred how do you lower the back - do you disconnect the bottom of the shock to take tension off the spring?

 

[Fred@BTM]

can do, or i just jack up one side and spin the platform as low as possible then repeat on the other