scottee88 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi all,Had my GTI for a few years now but never got around to sorting this issue out, its not had any mods to it standard everywhere. The rear wheels rub on the inside of the wells, due to the less than great cornering offered on stock i can go through rear tires quite quickly. Does anyone know what my different options are and how it would help? I've come across rolling the arches but I can't see how that would help the rubbing on the inside? Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 What size tyres are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 F1's at 195/45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Are your tyres rubbing or your wheels? Are you having to replace the tyres due to tread getting low on the inside or the actual sidewall blistering?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Running Bathursts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Its the tyres, first quarter on the inside i'm replacing them before the tread is bare the side walls are ok up to that point and yes i'm running the Bathursts. I was told it is a design fault with the well? I can barely run my hand across the tyre is that close to the bottom of the 'plastic' well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 So basically a bog standard GTI.Have the rear arch lines dropped? That said I would expect the liner to wear though before the tyre wore out.Put up some pic's of your car so we can see how it sits.Would it be possible that it has had the incorrect rear discs\hubs or even rear beam fitted at sometime meaning the wheels are siting further in than they should?How much space do you have between your outer tyre edge and the wheel arch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 You could try borrowing a set of 10mm or even 20mm spacers to see if it cures it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 How does yours compare to this showroom example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Yeah completely standard haven't done anything to it (yet)my rear wheels are slightly cambered can't tell if that one is as the same, i just thought that was standard on the gti model? Mine is the same as the pic, same year and colour as yours.i have some old pics of what it did to an old set, i'm at work right now but i'll post the pics after.the rears do sit quite far back in the wells, they aren't centred. I think the pics will better explain, i would have thought the well would have worn too but its only in one place right at the inside corner where it is a bit thicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Do these pics help? The tyres are a bit bigger in these as i couldn't get hold of the F1's at that point and needed new ones for MOT and decided to run them until they wore too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Dunno if it's just the angle but something definitely doesn't look right on that last pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 i tried getting the wheel as in centre as possible to show where it is sitting in the well, i reckon its too far back thats why its rubbing but i don't know how that would happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hpi clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Definitely something amiss there. Wheels look to be sitting too far back in the arches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 yeah no issue, i've also asked my local VW garage but they where less than useless as usual, all i ever get is its fine, normal, design floor. Going in for a service again with VW on friday going to ask them to look at it again it isn't right. Did yours sit dead centre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Couple of pic's from mine. it's lowered on KW v1s, but the wheels definitely sit more central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 yeah even from that angle you can see the wheels are further forward, any ideas what would be wrong with mine? Can't believe VW thought it was normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I 'll ask Rich to the conversation, he's pretty spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 It's definitely not usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbo Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Do you know whether this has been modified in the past? Kind of looks like a mk4 Golf/Bora that's had some centering plates installed and then put back to stock height.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) I couldn't say, previous owner said he didn't do anything to it. I'm going to question VW about it again when I'm in on Friday make them look at it properly and give me an answer. I'll post back with the reply. Edited July 15, 2015 by scottee88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Sprocket Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) There are several very good independents in Milton Keynes. Get one of them to take a look.WS Edited July 15, 2015 by Wee Sprocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottee88 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Looks like rear arm misalignment booking it in with the local soon so they can sort it said it too serious just don't corner too hard in the meantime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skajme Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Did you get this resolved? Looks like I have a similar issue, although not to the same extent as yours as mine has never rubbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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