Tampa 928s

With my new 18" wheels the pass side is rubbing. Can I raise the rear ride hight without messing up the alignment?

Cosmo Kramer

I have never heard of rear ride height affecting alignment. Where is it at right now?

dr bob

Ted asks the right question. Depending on the current height, raising the rear of the car will slightly reduce rear camber by moving the top of the wheel out slightly. It's likely that the contour of the fender will clear better as the car is raised, especially if you are having the rub only with the suspension compressed while driving. Most cars that have sagged also have too much rear camber anyway, so getting the car back up a bit will likely improve alignment in the end.

For those playing along at home, remember that this applies only to the rear height adjustment. Front height adjustmenst seriously affect toe settings.

Tampa 928s

I will take a reading and let you know!

Cosmo Kramer

I guess the other question, is it rubbing on the inside or outside?

James Bailey

did you remove the rear wheel spacers ?

mie17

never heard about that yet

bigmac

May have to widen out the rear fenders, see Andrew Olsen's video.

mark kibort

a very light wood base ball bat can do a good job on a slight rub. more so than raising the car.
It might be just a matter of flattening out the inner lip, which is probably the part that is rubbing.
to answer the question, changing ride hight in the rear has a minimal effect on alignment.

bigmac

Andrews car looks better than new, check out his web site with video.

NO waves

Tampa 928s

928tt
Should I bring the 5-Lb or 25 Lb hammer tomorrow along with the camera?

I'm working on my final warning lamp issues.
Stop lamp blemsmtch or bullshxt lamp done replaced all bulbs with the same type.
Front fog high beam replaced bulb
Tensioner grounded connector waiting for drive.
Reconnected my window connector, it was off only to find out after door was on, including Dyna Mat install.
Fixed mirrors wires on incorrect.
Except for the tire rubbing car is running and looking great!
Waiting on sun roof shoe was sent the wrong one!!

P.S. Any one have the english translation for the warning lamps?

David L. Lutz

All I can say is after the following changes, mine was seriously out of alignment. I just got back from the shop yesterday after I noticed my fronts were wearing uneven (on the inside)

1. 17' to 18" wheels
2. height adjustments both rear and front
3. Rogers drop links on all 4 corners (just installed about 2 weeks ago)

Leslie 928 S2

I ran some google searches when we got our first euro....what I sort of figured out was the following.

Brems = brake
Licht = light

So Bremslicht is the brake lights, and the one that says handsbremslicht - or something like that - is the handbrake.

Wasser = water, so that is the coolant warning.

I can't remember what else the thing says....post up some of the words that you need?

smudaaar

I used a 1" oak dowel to flare my rears.....No waves at all. I am running 5/16" spacers or .312 I have 11.5" wide rims and now have a 1/4 gap between my tire/contorl arm & tire/rear quarter! Just make sure oyu drive the car forwards/backwards real slow and don't stop in the middle while rolling!

Tampa 928s

We will see about this tomorrow it's just barely touching, this was the side that had been hit!