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olliejones8
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   15th Mar 08 at 20:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi guys just fitting my koni rear shocks and i now have a rubbing noise (like the sound of rubber)

when i drive there is a sqeeking noise, but when i brake it stops, anyone know what this could be?

when im going slow its like rub......rub........rub, but when i go faster its like rub..rub..rub.. sounds like rubber sqeeking
Jonny P
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15th Mar 08 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what size wheels have you got mate, will be your wheels rubbing against the arches i should imagine (if their like 16/17" and wrong offset)

[Edited on 15-03-2008 by Jonny P]
Ben G
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15th Mar 08 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'd imagine rub....rub and rub....rub....rub to sound the same to be honest?
dan_c4rsa
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15th Mar 08 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
maybe its.

Ruhhhhhhhb ruhhhhhb and then RUB RUB RUB RUBBBBBBBBABABABABARUB
16V_1600
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I had this when I had 38 offset wheels with 195/50/15 tyres. Changed to ET49 Cav GSi wheels with 195/45/15 and no probs.
olliejones8
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haha, classic. i meant as in the rubber gets more when i go faster and the rubs are closer

im running standard steelies et49

[Edited on 15-03-2008 by olliejones8]
Pete_vxl
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15th Mar 08 at 21:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your wheels obv catching something, get your friend to roll the car and you look in the arch.
olliejones8
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yeah thats not a bad shout, shame about the crap weather 2day aswell really.

its gotta be the wheel catching somethings hasnt it
mattk
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yup will be your wheels rubbing, mine did it, I left it a while though and it wore the arch away

I did keep dibs on the tyre though to make sure the tyre wasnt wearing away
olliejones8
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but there standard steel wheels, would thet really rub?
mantamark
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15th Mar 08 at 22:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Take a wheel off whichever side you think its coming from, if they are rubbing you will see markings on the tyre / shock / arch.
mattk
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ahh right

yeah they maybe fouling the shock
mantamark
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Tyres could be super low on pressure, making the tyre "fatter" than usual, and then the tyre would rub on arch / shock?

best off having a look with the wheel off though.
olliejones8
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cheers guys, i will let you know if i find out what it is

cheers for the suggestions
olliejones8
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i think iv sorted it, the rear drum cover had be pushed against the drum, seems to have stopped the noise, god knows why i thought it was a rubber sound,lol

fitted the 40mm lowering springs and koni shocks and my tracking is way out, top of the wheel pokes in and bottom is pokin out, anyone know why??



[Edited on 16-03-2008 by olliejones8]
karisma_corsa
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yeh thats camber mate, urs is negative and this looks teh muts nuts but it will scrub the inside of your tyre out and the other side will be fine this being a wasted tyre, i had it on my last set, still got the camber but i know im gona have to sort it soon
olliejones8
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does the camber normally go off like that when you lower it?
mantamark
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16th Mar 08 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep.

On another note, whenever you lower a car, you should always go & get the tracking done as 99% of the time it will be out.

You cant do much with the camber, unless you fit adjustable top mounts or some of those camber bolts.
Ben G
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get that tracking done right away
olliejones8
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will the tracking be ok like that till next weekend, my works 7miles away, as i think everywheres shut now,lol
mantamark
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Use the car as little as poss, has the potential to totally wreck your tyres.
olliejones8
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yeah thats what i was thinking, but i also want to fit the front shocks and springs before i get the tracking done otherwise i need to go garage twice.
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oh, lol, i got it wrong.

you only need to get tracking done if you change the fronts, there is no adjustment on the rear.

i assumed you had changed the whole lot.
olliejones8
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nah just the rear, so how will i get the rear sorted then



i will get a picture to explain what i mean
mantamark
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I know what you mean, but the rears are not adjustable as far as i know, theres nothing to change the camber on the rear?

Shouldnt be too much out anyways, do you have the springs seated right, and all the bushes / rubbers on the shock the right order?

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