MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: patrickcullen87 on July 28, 2011, 07:22:02 am
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finally got the coilovers fitted! thinking they may possibly be to low, when i go hard into a corner i get a bit of rubbing :( anyway to cure this without raising the height? heres a few pics...
before.....
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Looks good. Rubbing solution may be to add arb's. I used to have the same problem with rubbing mostly at the rear tires, but it went away with just a rear arb.
What brand did you go with?
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ARB's are good and help a lot.
Is the rubbing coming from the front or rear?
If it is from the front, have you done the arch screw delete mod?
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ARB's are good and help a lot.
Is the rubbing coming from the front or rear?
If it is from the front, have you done the arch screw delete mod?
Yes do Arch screw delete mod, but also what tyres are you running? Any spacers? Shouldn;t rub with standard wheels on... or are they not ed30 wheels?
Looks good though! :happy2:
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looking good now :happy2:
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Looks fantastic that does mate.
What coilovers did you have fitted?
Is it just the wheels that are rubbing? when I was on coilovers wound down all the way I found that the subframe would catch on full lock before the wheels.
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Looks great pal.
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Looks good but you may wanna block out your reg on those pictures :laugh:
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Stance looks great mate :happy2:
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Looks loads better, fitted KWv1's on mine the other week - totally transform the car
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thanks for the comments...not got a clue what brand they are i bought them in the for sale section on this site off another member.
im running standard 225/40/18 tyres.
they are not standard ed30 wheels they are BBS CH rims.
the rubbing is coming from the front when i am turning and hit a bump or turning hard into a corner. i really dont want to raise it up anymore because i like the stance as it is.
i will try looking for the arch screw removal on this and try that :happy2:
why does everyone blank out the regi on pictures? never quite understood this because people see your reg when u drive past them so is it not quite the same???
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lots more scammers on the internet i guess than out on the streets? :signLOL:
there's quite a bit of info you can get about someone from their reg plate, best to cover it up to be on the safe side.
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Nice fella looks sweet!
I fitted mine today too;
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al keep that in mind Frenzy cheers.
R444WRR car looks crackin mate, makes so much of a difference to the look of the car eh?
have you had any rubbing yet?
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When i got mine lowered with original r32 alloys on I got a bit of rubbing on full lock but when I changed to the bbs 19"I don't get any,which was a shock as I thought they would be worse
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Thanks Patrick! I'm very happy with them. I'm on 19's so I'm also getting no rubbish (which confused me!)
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maybe the problem is ive got 18s....ah well may aswel use that as an excuse to get 19s :grin:
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just another wee picture from the side a forgot to put up. would putting 35profile tyres on help the rubbing issues?
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what is the et of the wheels as they might be poking out more
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what is the et of the wheels as they might be poking out more
i get no rubbing when driving in a striaght line its just when turning and hit a bump
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You can add a front camber kit and give it more negative camber.
H&R has a new kit available;
http://www.autotech.com/product/h-r-coilovers/10-498-607552.html?fromcat=jetta-mkv-2_5l
Ground control has one a bit less expensive;
http://www.ground-control-store.com/products/description.php/II=870/CA=88
I plan on getting the G/C kit.
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nice drop that, makes all the difference