Baker

Hi Guys

Hopefully someone with a bit of knowledge can help me out.

I currently have a Impreza Turbo 2000, its not lowered but I do believe I have STI struts all round (red in colour) but could be wrong.

My dilemma is that I have 18' PFF7 replica wheels and have done since ive owned the car (pcd 100 / 7.5 / et45) Ive never had any issued with rubbing apart from the past few months.

I sometimes hear a scraping come knocking noise from the rear when taking a decent left or right hand bend at speed, If im having a spirited drive thats when the noise becomes apparent.

When looking at the rear struts you can see that both tires have actually been rubbing the rear struts. I know this as the red paint has been worn away! When the car is stationary I can easily put my hand to the back of the strut between the tire and strut itself.

A friend thinks my camber and wheel alignment could be out? Im considering buying spacers to see if that cures it.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

DaveW

Why mask a problem by fitting spacers?

Have you checked tyre pressures?

Take it to a specialist and tell them whats happening. It might be the wheel bearings need replacing.