stickedy Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Last Saturday I finally managed to install my new 195/50 R15 "tires" and now I have a really big problem with the rear wheels: On the driver side, everything is fine, but on the passenger side, the tire touches the wheel arch when the suspension is really strained and the metall damages the tire. Today I have measured the distance between the tires and the chassis and my passenger-side tire is about 0.5 to 1.0 cm more distant from the chassis then my driver-side tire. I've also measured the distance betwenn the tires and the brakes and they're identical. So the whole wheel with brakes and so on is more distant! That's bad... The question is: Why is this so and - more important - how can I change this? I hope you understand what I mean? My english is not soo good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syonyk Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Has the vehicle been in a rear end accident at some point? This tends to indicate to me that either the subframe is slightly messed up, or the metal is dented in on one side. -=Russ=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickedy Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 Not as far as i know. And it doesn't look so. I have also measured the distance between the wheel arch and the suspension strut and this distance is also identical on both sides, so it seems that averything is allright with the wheel arches... *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrap487 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 maybe someone slid into a curb or rock or something and bent the control arm or something causing the camber to be off by a bit? notice any odd wear in your last set of tires? I didnt exactly have that problem on my lifted wagon w/ 29" tires, well cause it was lifted, but you can visibly tell that one tire has more negative camber than the other(cause of the lift and giant tires). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Sounds like you have a case of old car saggy suspension starting. The problem sounds like it might be made worse by aftermarket / non subaru wheels. Soobs have a funky offset. Even using Stock Subaru Wheels after my 5 lug conversion, I had to roll the rear fender lips. Have you considered that as an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 is there any rust underneath the vehicle...around the attachment points of the struts, diff hanger, control arms? rust causes weak metal which can cause geometry to change as well. i hope your answer is "no". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickedy Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 Of course there is some rust (you will never see an EA81/82 in Germany without rust), but nothing serious! The whole car is in general in a very good condition. Hmm, I think I will also roll the fender lips to conceal the whole mess. Next year I have to make a refurbishment of the whole car because the general inspection has to be made and then I will check this odd thing in-deep. With my winter tires (175/70 R13) it's not important and hmm, it's only two months away. Thanks for all answers and ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86ruguy Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 my right rear coil spring is more worn out than the left because a third passenger always sits behind the passenger seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 my right rear coil spring is more worn out than the left because a third passenger always sits behind the passenger seat. good thought. stickedy, you could swap the rear struts side to side, and see if the problem moves with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Of course there is some rust (you will never see an EA81/82 in Germany without rust), but nothing serious! The whole car is in general in a very good condition.Hmm, I think I will also roll the fender lips to conceal the whole mess. Next year I have to make a refurbishment of the whole car because the general inspection has to be made and then I will check this odd thing in-deep. With my winter tires (175/70 R13) it's not important and hmm, it's only two months away. Thanks for all answers and ideas! If there is any rust at all to the inside front of rear tires, it needs a serious fix right away. It starts with a little hole towards the bottom front inside of the wheel well. To catch it then could save it possibly, but even then, keep a close eye on it. Once open the cancer sets in fast...Next step is catastrophic, unexpected. I just looked at one today! The owner just last year put in a clutch and it was inspectable. One short winter later, the rear tires are rubbing the wells and rust is falling off like shattered glass- unibody deemed useless.Doubt it before having faith in it, you will be much safer to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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