Suspension question

pperrone · Post by **pperrone** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:39 pm

Has anyone had problems with the front tires rubbing holes in the wheel wells?

bodhi_tree777 · Post by **bodhi_tree777** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:57 am

Is your car lowered? What size wheels/tires are you running? Maybe a dumb question, but are you sure that the rubbing isn't cause by a fastener on the wheel well lining breaking (thereby allowing the liner to sag down onto the tire)?

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:45 am

Unless you are running a really big wheel and have it lowered, you shouldn't have any rubbing issues except for what bhodi described.

MotoAce51 · Post by **MotoAce51** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:22 am

One of mine shows that it had rubbed at one point but I havent noticed anything typically.

pperrone · Post by **pperrone** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:17 pm

I have stock wheels and stock size tires. The wholes are in front of the tires. A rubbing sound occured this past weekend while driving on US 1 in the Florida keys on a particulare bumpy section. I have noticed it before then occasionally on an interstate hitting a bridge at highway speeds. I was wondering if I need to get the struts replaced. Other than the sound and the occassional rubbing, the ride is very smooth.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:37 pm

Check to see if the plastic wheel well has come loose or been bent.

SeattleJeremy · Post by **SeattleJeremy** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:55 am

How many miles on the car? Have the struts ever been replaced? Have you done the bounce test? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ33n_jnaGQ

pperrone · Post by **pperrone** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:04 am

There are 90k miles. I do not believe the struts have ever been replaced. I was thinking it might be time for that.

Bedlam · Post by **Bedlam** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:12 pm

I doubt it is your suspension. I had a similar issue with mine and the wheel well had come unsecured partially. Needed 2 more plastic rivets and for it to be clicked back into place. Looked fine just glancing at it so it was hard to tell. A solid gust of wind at speed would jar it enough to scrub the tire for a sec periodically.

moonstonemike · Post by **moonstonemike** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:44 pm

I had the same thing on my drivers side. One clip was missing inside the wheel well and when on the highway the wind would push it enough to rub the tire but when you stop and checked, everything looked fine except the hole.

pperrone · Post by **pperrone** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:10 pm

I will check the clips on the wheel wells. Sounds logical, but it happens when I hit a bump in the road. I am going to look into new struts, after tires though. Oh and brakes.

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