Rubbing arch

[adamb450]

I have a vauxhall nova on 14" alloys with 195/65 tyres/ when i take a full car load the rear left wheel scrapes on something. but only the left not the right :S
Any ideas why this might be ? do you reckon its due to normal wear and tear on the spring?

[Southie]

What alloys have you?

Have you lowered it?

Are the wheel bearings okay?

The tyre is probably catching on the rear arch.

[adamb450]

not sure of name but there corsa alloys

not lowered it yet ;)
will check wheel bearing
but how come its only one side ?

[mk1nova_rich]

but how come its only one side ?

Vauxhall build quality :thumb: if often happens on Novas

[AlexW]

One side will be due to vauxhall build quality, Which is worse than house builders.

Best thing to do is check out the tyre, see if there is any marks on it, and also check the archs, look for bits of missing underseal, or a shiney bit of paint/missing paint.

[mk1nova_rich]

What Corsa are the wheels off cos im pretty sure later Corsas use a different wheel offset?!

[Balley]

Mine did this, now its lowered 60mm, has 195/45 R15 fans on her and she is fine but on 50s it rubbed!

[mowgli]

grinder.

[Lewis.]

i love your sig Dan :thumb:


You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to balley77vaux again. :(

[adamb450]

the wheels are off an early corsa round a 96 plate.
thanks for the help guys

[AlexW]

What Corsa are the wheels off cos im pretty sure later Corsas use a different wheel offset?!

Corsa C's use a slighty diff offset, But theres not many that are 14inch etc.

Corsa B's are all the normal pre 2000 vauxhall FWD offset

[mowgli]

my 2004 corsa sxi rims are et49, yet the rh arch needed a bit nipping off it....

[craig green]

Its most likely the inner edge rubbing. Remove the wheel & look for a polished mark through the underseal or any slicing on the tyre tread to indicate where the problem is.

My guess is when/if you lower the car, the suspension wont slop about so much & the rubbing will stop. Mk1's have a bigger arch lip & more likely to catch there. Also the tyres may be bigger than average, they arent all identical to the millimetre.

[adamb450]

i have look at the tyre and cant find any obvious indications. but will keep looking. as you said prob due to the size tyres :L

[bungle117]

mine scrubbed out on 15" rims 195/45/15 on std shocks and 40mm ddrop springs how ever i left the wheels and tyres the same purchased a full lowering kit springs and shocks now 60mm on rear and has never scrubbed yet :)

every nova i see has a rather nice offset rear beam :(

[adamb450]

ohh right :) all depends on the strength rating on the springs. do you reckon ?

[mowgli]

ohh right :) all depends on the strength rating on the springs. do you reckon ?

tyre size, springs, state of the rear beam bushes, previous accident damage, spanish communist car worker who didn't get any, all are factors

[adamb450]

okayy thanks :) rear bushes are getting changed soon. and thanks for the info :)