Nezz10

UK MY00, running 225/35/18's and Eibachs so I do expect scrubbage with more than one passenger but why is it always the rear left that scrubs first? Even with the third passenger on the behind the drivers seat is will still scrub on the left first!! Why?

ex-webby

Hiya

In the UK your left tyres will tend to wear quicker than right due to roundabouts. It is usually the front that will go first though, might be your pressures / set-up / driving style .

Not sure what you mean about the passenger?

Cheers

Simon

vulnax999

iTrader: (7)

Simon, he means the passenger in the back is on the drivers side not over the rear near sidewheel, so why does near side wheel catch

from scrubbage I guess he means catching on wheel arch, but I would consider scrubbing the tyre to be due to poor alignment rubbing off the tread ?

Nezz10

Yea, the rear left is rubbing in the arch, why the left?

Alignment is the same with both wheels so I guess it may be a damper problem.

ex-webby

Aaah!

Sorry...

That's odd then. If the car is stantionary is the gap between the top of the tyre and wheel arch the same on both sides?

If so and there's nothing inside the wheel arch that's dropped down or wedged in there, it could well be a damper gone.

Try opening the boot, and putting all your weight on the car in the middle. Does the bad side go down faster / easier? Try all sorts of things like this to see if there is anything unbalanced.

Cheers

Simon

superstring

I had to have the rear subframe (where the 4 lower control arms attach) repositioned, ie centred, to stop my left rear tire rubbing the arch. This became a problem after the car was lowered. On a Classic there appears to be very little room for any side to side misalignment at the rear. Don't know if this applies to New Age cars.

[Edited by superstring - 8/14/2003 8:53:12 PM]