drivers side front tire rubbing in wheel well
#1
drivers side front tire rubbing in wheel well
I am getting contact between my front driver's side tire and the inner wheel well. This happens on a hard corner or when I hit a dip in the road. It is a brief rub but has already worn a small hole in the fender liner. I had my local miata specialist check the alignment and it had not deviated from its settings which are approximately the 949 rated dual use:
Front camber: -2.5°
Caster: +3.5 ~ 4.0°
Front total toe: 0
Rear camber : -2.0°
Rear total toe: + 1/8", .06"
The shop said that the dampening needed to be increased. I did this and it still rubs . I am also running XIDA CS coilovers with 550 front springs and Bauer front ball joints. Handling feels fine, and there is no evidence that the coilover is leaking. Wheels are 15x8 6ULs running 205-50-15 tires.
What am I missing here?
Thanks
Front camber: -2.5°
Caster: +3.5 ~ 4.0°
Front total toe: 0
Rear camber : -2.0°
Rear total toe: + 1/8", .06"
The shop said that the dampening needed to be increased. I did this and it still rubs . I am also running XIDA CS coilovers with 550 front springs and Bauer front ball joints. Handling feels fine, and there is no evidence that the coilover is leaking. Wheels are 15x8 6ULs running 205-50-15 tires.
What am I missing here?
Thanks
#2
You have much travel (This is a good thing). If you're worried about your inner fender liner, you need to limit that travel. You can sorta do this with heavier springs (wouldn't actually limit travel, but maybe limit the amount of times you are able to compress that far), or with longer/stiffer bumpstops.
#3
thanks for the reply. I need to take a close look at this coilover. I did not see any evidence that the dampener was leaking (no dust collecting below the shaft etc). Have not heard of hyperco springs losing their rate. Wondering if a degraded bumpstop could cause this? Lots of travel that can no longer stop on a bump stop.
#12
Fender liners are definitely overrated
In all seriousness, Id say try to come up a little bit, but if you're rubbing that easily (at least it sounds like you're hitting the dip too hard), then even raising a little is still going to rub when driving aggressively. Either going to have to go up quite a bit to be safe, or look at a higher spring rate (which is going to have its own drawbacks)
In all seriousness, Id say try to come up a little bit, but if you're rubbing that easily (at least it sounds like you're hitting the dip too hard), then even raising a little is still going to rub when driving aggressively. Either going to have to go up quite a bit to be safe, or look at a higher spring rate (which is going to have its own drawbacks)
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