H&R + 15mm Spacers = Light Rubbing at Rear

[Craig!]

Just a quick one, fitted my H&R yesterday and on bumps in the road, as the back compresses I get a rubbing from the rear. At the moment I'm running 215/40-16 Tyres on the SEAT OZ wheels, but I've also got 15mm Eibach spacers.

I've put the rubbing down to the spacers, and was thinking of downgrading to 10mm. Only problem is no one makes a hubcentric 10mm spacer, anyone have any bad experiences with non-hubcentric 10’s on the back? I know the local IHI lad’s (Madmile & CustardCupra) both have run 10mm spacers without any issues.

Also anyone else had these rubbing issues on H&R, and if so did downgrading to 10mm's cure it?

 

[Madmile]

I have run 10mm non hubcentrics as has CC for over 3 years. No problems for either of us.

 

[Craig!]

Were your spacers just the Halfords "universal" ones? Thinking of getting some later and testing it, also the uprated bump stops on your car they only come into play when bottoming out or did they effect the ride height too?

I swear my car's 10mm lower than yours is, may look at some way's of raising it every so slightly.

 

[tackleberry]

try http://www.wheel-spacers.co.uk/ i haven't ordered anything from these yet so don't blame me if anything goes wrong (not that it should!) and I'm sure Bill (Badger 5) sells them too

 

[Madmile]

Mine well hallfrauds 10mm or 12mm i cant remember now. Rear bump stops raised it by 10mm on the back and stopped the rubbing. It actually turned it quicker with the extra height at the back.

 

[m15try_1]

craig i you plan on sellin ya wheel spacers, P.M me

 

[Craig!]

Think i'm going to order some up-rated bumpstop's tomorrow, especially if they raise the back end by 10mm as the drop will be perfect then. Wonder if i'll get away with the 15mm spacers once the back end's up a bit.

 

[Martin CUK]

Madmile, have you got longer wheelbolts with the 10mm spacers?

I'm after some 10mm ones for mine, as i'm raising the back end up of mine up.

 

[Madmile]

Madmile, have you got longer wheelbolts with the 10mm spacers?

I'm after some 10mm ones for mine, as i'm raising the back end up of mine up.

Sure have. Bought them locally ages ago. They are pretty cheap though.

 

[Craig!]

Picked up some 9.5mm spacers from Halfords earlier, going to fit them tomorrow to see if that cures the rubbing. You dont happen to have the invoice for the bump stops do you, need specific codes seem no one knows which to go for.

 

[Madmile]

Picked up some 9.5mm spacers from Halfords earlier, going to fit them tomorrow to see if that cures the rubbing. You dont happen to have the invoice for the bump stops do you, need specific codes seem no one knows which to go for.

Nope sorry. It was 2-3 years ago now.

 

[LeeroyBrown]

this is a very old thread but craig did the 10mm spacers stop ur rubbing as im having the same issues?