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05-17-2012, 12:24 AM | #1 |
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Rubbing issues
I just installed my club sports the other day with spacers and the rears keep rubbing when I hit bumps. What can I do to stop it? The spacers in the rear are 15mm which are a little aggressive but I really like how popped out the wheels are! Has anyone rolled their fenders to stop rubbing or can this even be done on an m3? Or should I just get a smaller spacer and how small is my question? Thanks for any info!
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05-17-2012, 08:10 AM | #2 |
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I have no issues running the 15mm rears.
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I ran into the same problem while running 15mm spacers in the rear. I also lowered the car with H&R springs and the car itself was a ZCP model.
It rubbed on bumps but that was enough to concern me because my rear fender sticks "slightly" out a little more now. I switched the rear to 12mm spacers and after that there was no more rubbing! I was aware that I could have tried to roll my fenders but I just didn't want to go that route to reduce my cars value if i trade in. As far as looks goes... the 15mm definitely looks better... it was pretty surprising for me to see that the 3mm made a difference to me. Nevertheless... it feels a lot better to be able to drive without having to worry about rubbing!! |
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completely agree with you man. i don't know how the roads are up there in jersey but we got it bad here in most of massachusetts. for me... i ordered a set of 12mm in like 3 days hahah. just couldn't stand the rubbing issues. whenever i heard it when i was driving i just wanted to pull over immediately (on the highway) and just check if my car was alright hahaha.
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I would go with smaller spacers or raise the car. I'm running 295 on the rear and had the same issue. Instead, I went with rolling my fenders which costed a lot more than what I wanted to spend. (paint cracked during the fender role. Due to the rubbing)
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05-20-2012, 10:02 PM | #9 |
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How do they roll the m3 fenders? Do you have any pics of the process? I already ordered some smaller spacers so I'm gonna see how it works out. I don't want to mess with the height cause I don't want to screw the corner balance up and have to do it again. But I do have a feeling I might have to. Do you also have club sports on your M? What setting do you have it on?
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