Rubbing issues

[///M 4 Life]

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!

[THE TECH]

I have no issues running the 15mm rears.

[positiveions]

Originally Posted by ///M 4 Life

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!

was it aligned perfectly? sometimes, tweaking the alignment can rectify the problem.

[///M 4 Life]

As far as alignment it's feeling great. I feel like the rubbing is a little to much every time there is a bigger than normal bump it rubs.

[YouW1n]

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!!

[///M 4 Life]

Originally Posted by YouW1n

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!!

I agree I like the way the 15's look but for now I'm just gonna take them off completely for now till i get anither set cause it is very annoying to be worrying about the car rubbing on every bump in the road.

[YouW1n]

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.

[tha_good_life]

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)

[///M 4 Life]

Originally Posted by bapesta206

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)

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?

[tha_good_life]

Originally Posted by ///M 4 Life

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?

I have the V3. I believe it's a tool. You can kinda see where the arch is made.