Front tyres rubbing

[Mark-Z4]

I don't see why they are rubbing, I run a ET38 19" wheel with a 225 tyre and lowered 40mm and have no rubbing.

Very strange, has to be something to do with those wheels :?

 

[chris6]

Enthusiastic driving can give rubbing even on stock springs and wheels - there is some on the outside of my arch cover behind the wing/bumper join on my current car, and it's not been tampered with at all.[/quote]

That doesn't sound right . If car is as left factory can't see it being built like that. Do other M owners with standard set up get this problem?

 

[ben g]

40 isn't the ET Jonny, it's the tyre profile... But as you say, shouldn't be an issue if it's not lowered.

My old one had spacers, and when it was lowered they tried it without spacers with the result that the wheels rubbed the inside of the arch on full lock. They solved it by putting the spacers back on.

Of course they then rubbed on the outside of the arches :roll:

Maybe the wheel arch liner is loose ? Bolts can loosen and fall out over time.

Well my tyres say on the front 235 ET35 19 :?

The tyres aren't anything to do with alloy wheel offset, johnny.

The only way to find the offset (ET) is on the back of the actual alloy.

 

[Bing]

Enthusiastic driving can give rubbing even on stock springs and wheels - there is some on the outside of my arch cover behind the wing/bumper join on my current car, and it's not been tampered with at all.

That doesn't sound right . If car is as left factory can't see it being built like that. Do other M owners with standard set up get this problem?

Neither PVR nor I are what you might call 'slightly built', which may have something to do with it, along with us both having been on a fair few forum hoons. And Exdos has noted in his considerable M suspension experimentation that the front springs are actually quite soft.

 

[dans6490]

Here's a picture of the inside of the arch with the rubbing visible.

 

[Bing]

That's not really the inside (which would be an MOT fail), it's the front. Similar to mine on my old car - when I asked my Indy about it he said not to worry about it, it's 'cosmetic'. It ain't wear through like the edge would, so unless anyone disagrees I'd say no need to stress...

 

[fixit man]

It looks like your inner wheel arch is not fitted correctly, I think it should be on the front side of your wing ....where the plastic plugs go in, they should go through the wing angle then onto the inner wheel arch, not the way it is now... wheel arch then the wing !

That should give you the clearance you need !

 

[ba3bas]

It looks like your inner wheel arch is not fitted correctly, I think it should be on the front side of your wing ....where the plastic plugs go in, they should go through the wing angle then onto the inner wheel arch, not the way it is now... wheel arch then the wing !

That should give you the clearance you need !

Thats NOT how it should be. The picture is correct.

What you're saying is what most of us do to avoid rubbing pal and an easy cure without taking the wheel off.

The rubbing marks are symptomatic of your car being lowered so if you haven't check the springs/shocks.

Use a heat gun too to flex the bits touching rubber and push in

 

[fixit man]

It looks like your inner wheel arch is not fitted correctly, I think it should be on the front side of your wing ....where the plastic plugs go in, they should go through the wing angle then onto the inner wheel arch, not the way it is now... wheel arch then the wing !

That should give you the clearance you need !

Thats NOT how it should be. The picture is correct.

What you're saying is what most of us do to avoid rubbing pal and an easy cure without taking the wheel off.

The rubbing marks are symptomatic of your car being lowered so if you haven't check the springs/shocks.

Use a heat gun too to flex the bits touching rubber and push in

Yeah you're right, haven't seen my car for a while !

It still looks a little bit aft ! Maybe it's not fitted properly at the front of the bumper !

 

[Mark-Z4]

One thing you could do Dan, is get a heat gun, heat the plastic area up and then gently push it out so it forms further out from the tyre.

 

[dans6490]

Lots of good advice. Going to go for a cheap fix initially, spacers, possibly use a heat gun but eventually some correct fitment alloys. Going to get a garage to look at the shocks/springs as not sure how to check if ok or not. Is there anything else mechanical I should get them to check at the same time that might be causing it?

 

[ba3bas]

Poor fitment only mate. Just try and push it into place but while there put the liner edge inside the bumper just in case.