The rear scrubs when lowered (with 16" ultraleggeras)

[ripp]

Is there any cure to the rear arch scrubbing?
I've seen loads of clios lowered more than mine is atm so any suggestions on solving this?
p.s: this happened with 4 people inside the car, 2 of them being over the 100 kg mark

 

[Wick]

I think you have answered your own question in the last line of your post. I had 2 mates in the back of mine on sportlines and it looked like an elephant had sat in the boot...

 

[Fred@BTM]

Tell your friend to stop eating!

 

[Knuckles]

Get a sticker saying 'no fat chicks; car will scrape' but replace 'chicks' with 'f***s'

 

[p@blo]

Rims with less offset?

 

[Alex_X93]

15s

 

[ripp]

Tell your friend to stop eating!

I keep doin' this with no success whatsoever lol

Get a sticker saying 'no fat chicks; car will scrape' but replace 'chicks' with 'f**ks'

now this is something that It's gonna happen )

Rims with less offset?

I quite like the offset the ultras give, even if they were available in 45 offset I'd still keep them

15s

I'm gonna have some 2118's one day this year hopefully. given the situation I'll probably get them in 43 offset

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Remove the rear seats....

 

[ripp]

will do before I'll get here:

 

[keirravn]

Take the wheels off an look for marks to see where it's rubbing

There was a couple of bits on mine that rubbed the inner wall of the tyre, bashed them in with a hammer, sorted!

 

[ripp]

mine is rubbing on the outer wall. will get it sorted these days as I intend to rise the back about 7-8mm

 

[Goodj]

put the OEM suspension back on?

 

[ripp]

^ good idea, especially when I spent the entire saturday fitting the coilovers!
seriously speaking, I'm not gonna get back to standard, I so love the way the car corners now, even if they're the GAZ stuff that everyone hates
For a first coilover experience they are just right and for now I'll try to set them up as good as my needs demand

 

[Goodj]

Add bump-stops then.

 

[mr.pink87]

Roll arches? Fitting standard suspension will not help with the car extremely loaded as the point of maximum travel is always the same (on the rear).

 

[rob5gt]

this happens with my 17's and my car is not lowered by much ! so annoying.

 

[Goodj]

lowz AND 17's?

Well, that is just asking for trouble

 

[olliemilsom]

roll the arches with a scafolding pole, did it on mine with no probs, and bump stops now have no rubbing with et20 and low as can be

 

[scott.p]

Simple, just dont let any overweight people in your car.