suspension hell now = suspension heaven, but with questions

[aculda@cogeco.ca (Adrian C.)]

same witm mines ..
i got 195/50/14
they rub in the rear on the spring and the also rub upfront on the inside of
the tire well when im cornering hard :sly:
i wonder how those 16" gonna make our on my car ... :sly:

----- Original Message -----
From: "calimus" <calimus@techography.net>
To: "Scirocco-l" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 9:08 PM
Subject: suspension hell now = suspension heaven, but with questions


> Ok, finally completed my suspension overhaul. H&R sports + gabrial cheap-o
> struts/shocks.  The ride is nice, sometimes a bit rougher then I'm used to
> but I kinda expected that.  I'm seeing some rub marks on the inner side of
> the front tires but I know that cause everything is out of adjustment and
an
> alignment should fix that.  Problem is I'm also seeing some spring rub on
> the rear tires and that bothers me a bit.  Should a 4 wheel alignment fix
> that?  If not what can I do?  I really don't want to blow a tire while on
> the highway.
>
> Big plus, the car corners great even with a screwed up alignment.  I also
> replaced the rear control arm with all of this as mine was bent to hell
and
> chewing tires.  I'll be checking into getting the alingment tomorrow but
my
> major concern is those rear tires and the spring rub.  It could be
happening
> when I hit bumps (I did do a fair bit of hard cornering tonight just to
see
> how everything felt) but I want to be more cautious then ignorant of the
> problem.  Any and all help would be appreciated.  Before I forget, I'm
> running the stock teardrops with 185-60r-14 tires so no weirdo tire size
> issues should come into play here.
>
> William
>
> 88' Scirocco 16v
>
>
>
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