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Hi all.
With KW coilovers you need a 10mm spacer to stop the wheels rubbing on the struts.
However this then makes the wheel rub on the outer part of the arch liner.
How have users managed to resolve this?
The car is running 224 wheels if that makes a difference?
Thanks
With KW coilovers you need a 10mm spacer to stop the wheels rubbing on the struts.
However this then makes the wheel rub on the outer part of the arch liner.
How have users managed to resolve this?
The car is running 224 wheels if that makes a difference?
Thanks
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you may want to be more specific in which KW coils? i have the clubsports, no spacer required and no rubbing on CSL's if its rubbing on the inner arch, are u super low? can't really picture how that works. can you solve it with some negative camber?
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They're KW variant 3s.
Only rubbing on the outer edge of the wheel arch.
Bit more negative camber on the front was my initial reaction too!
Only rubbing on the outer edge of the wheel arch.
Bit more negative camber on the front was my initial reaction too!
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Pair of ear plugs works great.
Seriously though, how low? Mine needs to have more than 65mm thread visible to not rub with CSLs, 235/35R19 tyres and a 10mm spacer. With 224s and the same spacing I know that 54mm ripped through the arches (because I had to replace them shortly after I bought it!).
Car doesn’t have stock geo though - camber pins are pulled and there’s a bit more negative travel to go, so I’d guess maybe -1.25 ish.
Seriously though, how low? Mine needs to have more than 65mm thread visible to not rub with CSLs, 235/35R19 tyres and a 10mm spacer. With 224s and the same spacing I know that 54mm ripped through the arches (because I had to replace them shortly after I bought it!).
Car doesn’t have stock geo though - camber pins are pulled and there’s a bit more negative travel to go, so I’d guess maybe -1.25 ish.
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It's not that low. There's visible arch gap currently.
Need to get it on a ramp and get the geo checked, and possibly look at raising it.
It's got brand new Michelin PSS on it, which may not help currently.
Need to get it on a ramp and get the geo checked, and possibly look at raising it.
It's got brand new Michelin PSS on it, which may not help currently.
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tose pesky front fenders liners and they way they sit in this car doesnt help....
im running nice and aggressive, zero rub anywhere, running more than usual -2.7ISH, car responds lovely.
im running nice and aggressive, zero rub anywhere, running more than usual -2.7ISH, car responds lovely.
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I have KW Variant 2's and no rubbing - it's not scraping the floor though.
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same mines only around 10mm ISH for stock....
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Is your a 3 litre Si though? If so it has different suspension.
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I was considering some V3's but if they don't fit "plug & play" as it were, without having to make a load of associated changes, I'm not interested.