TT Wheel Rubbing!

[rod the sod]

Hey i ahve black audi TT rims on my mk4 with 215, 40 17 tyres on and they are rubbing when i go over bumps or round bends fast! i have just spent £260 on new tyres and dont fancy splashing out any more, is there anything i can do?

cheers Rod

 

[techathy]

Yes, there's always something you can do. Now which wheels & where are the tyres rubbing?

 

[AndrewJB]

Trim the arches away


Mine rub on 205/40/R17'S


Take your wheels off and look where its rubbing inside the plastic arch and then cut it away with a stanley knife , My bet is its the screw right at the top , chop it off

 

[NickyJam]

205/40 & 215/40 17's shouldn't rub at all, especially when not even under full lock (which is when it would occur consistently if the tyres were too big)...i'd check your shocks which could be mullered

 

[rod the sod]

ye there is a bolt on the top of the arch that is rubbing! i am running 17" old out TT 6 spokes, on the 215, 40's! going to higher the coilovers before i start hacking away at stuff! will prob get carried away and take too much off!

 

[AndrewJB]

205/40 & 215/40 17's shouldn't rub at all, especially when not even under full lock (which is when it would occur consistently if the tyres were too big)...i'd check your shocks which could be mullered

Forgot to mention my car is slammed and it only rubs when i hit a "pot" hole , they should be called craitors now

 

[NickyJam]

ah...thats a whole other story

 

[AndrewJB]

Yep its the screw at the top thats causing it now ive just the rest of the rubbing areas out might hack at it tmoz

 

[rod the sod]

ye sorry guys just assumed you all knew it was slammed! was the second thing i did to it! going to rise it a bit now then take it for a spin, will let you kno! prob going to have to take that screw out too, what does it hold anyway?

another thing, i dont think the back it low enough but the coilover is all the way down, if i take the adjuster off, will the back rub much?

cheers

 

[AndrewJB]

The screw is supposed to secure the plastic arch but if you take the screw out it doesnt unsecure the arch so its not needed


Shouldt scrub on rear , lots of people take the cups out im gonna do it soon

 

[rod the sod]

ye think i am goin to do it, just for the summer! have taken the screws out any it aint rubbed yet, but i havent travelled too far!