Solving Tire rub

Davidov · Post by **Davidov** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:43 pm

Hi,

My Outback has the biggest tires i could squeeze in there - 215/70/16 geolandar AT/S.

They fit fine at the back and for the most part they do in front however at the front i cannot get to full lock because the backof the tire rubs like crazy on the back of the wheel arch and the inside of the wheel arch.

A solution would to be move the wheels slightly forward (caster i think its called?), and out (i.e move the hub outwards from the car ~10mm or so). Is it possible to do these things? I think moving them maybe 15mm forward and 10mm out should greatly help if not solve the rubbing issues.

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:20 pm

You could put later GD WRX alloy arms on as they are 10mm longer, I've got them on mine, castor I'm not so sure about.

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:23 pm

GD WRX alloy front arms are 10mm longer, I've got them on mine for better camber, not sure about castor.

Post by **yarney** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:32 pm

Forester wheels might have a better offset it could be just enough.
The other thing is spacers but not legal i think

Jan

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:29 am

Foz & Outback same offset, WRX 5mm worse/further in.

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:08 am

Aren't you selling the car?

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:15 am

Whitline alk kit adds castor and some neg camber, it did enough to stop my 215/65/16 rubbing.

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Post by **Alex** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:04 am

I'd just give the wheel arch a gentle 'rub' with a mallet.

Whiteline anti liftkit could help, but it's intended as more of a onroad handling mod.

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Davidov · Post by **Davidov** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:26 pm

guyph_01 wrote:Aren't you selling the car?

Ive decided if no one wants to buy as is its too much trouble for me to part it out and sell everything individually. So then ill just keep it. Unless i get definate offers.

Alex wrote:I'd just give the wheel arch a gentle 'rub' with a mallet.

Whiteline anti liftkit could help, but it's intended as more of a onroad handling mod.

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Problem is its all solid metal in there, it rubs on the side of where the control arm bolts up and at the back. SO id need a lot more than a mallet. Id need a grinder.

taza · Post by **taza** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:31 pm

Get a anti lift kit then Dave and see how that goes.

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:51 pm

I've thrown 50mm blocks where the ALK goes to try to solve a steering problem (which it didn't and I haven't bothered to remove them but no detriment to steering) maybe throw some 25mm blocks of alloy in there, much cheaper than a ALK but not sure it will give the same effect and I can't really see an ALK making much more than a couple of mm difference. Maybe go to a wheel aligner and ask if they can adjust it forward, I remember one side on mine was way out last wheel alignment, never know.