e36 lowered on 18"s - rubbing slightly?

[Klackinon 0]

hey my car is on 18" mags and sits at 110mm at its lowest point, and i have been told recently that one of the springs is no longer captive, i was just wondering if rubbing may be caused by the springs compressing further?

as far as im aware the tyres never used to rub

would getting springs thaqt arent as low fix the problem?

cheers

[briancol 3]

I put 18" wheels on my E36 m/sport with 255x35 &225x40 tyres. I had to get the rear guards flared to prevent rubbing. Check out the pics of the car here.

http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=16985

[byza213 1]

hey when you compress your springs they sag after a while meaning it would have gone lower.it happened to me my front cars used to rub so i took it to mag and turbo in auckland and they did both for 60 dollars..maybe try mag and turbo or any place like that around your way

[Apex 693]

Compressed springs are poo, sorry but you need proper lowering springs.. I’d run cut springs before compressed.

Get some Vogtlands springs from Keith at suspension progress our forum sponsor, will still sit low but will drive a lot better.

[PBOY23 0]

its not hard to stop rubbing just read up about it theres heaps of threads in bs

[byza213 1]

Compressed springs are poo, sorry but you need proper lowering springs.. I’d run cut springs before compressed.

Get some Vogtlands springs from Keith at suspension progress our forum sponsor, will still sit low but will drive a lot better.

how low?

[Nobimmer 694]

^^wont be low to you.

Just roll the lip in.Heaps of different ways around it.

[byza213 1]

^^wont be low to you.

Just roll the lip in.Heaps of different ways around it.

Edited July 17, 2008 by e34play

[Mash 0]

essay to prevent rubbing, mag warehouse 60-70 i got both my fronts done for.

And have full lock with 19s an 50ml-60ml of deck

[zenetti 0]

OK for the 1000 and 1st time - If you have the CORRECT offset wheels, the CORRECT size tyres and the CORRECT springs, there should be NO RUB at all. Guard rolling is a stop gap fix for a problem that shouldn't exist if you do everything CORRECTLY!!