Do you lowered guys have problems?

[ProjectM96]

I just lowered my car 1 inch with lowering springs.

It rubs when I turn the steering wheel all the way. Is that normal? What was your solution? Can the plastic trim around the front wheels be removed?

Will I have rubbing problems when turning fast at high speeds at a Race track?

[Johnny Danger]

The inner shields are adjustable . Take a closer look and you will see .

[ProjectM96]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

The inner shields are adjustable . Take a closer look and you will see .

When you say inner shields, are you talking about the plastic trim around the wheel? Inner fender.

[ProjectM96]

And does this look too low for a 1 inch drop?

The incline on the driveway is not at a high angle, but my bumper + lip still scrapes.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

When you say inner shields, are you talking about the plastic trim around the wheel? Inner fender.

Assuming that we're talking about the same thing, if your front tires are making contact with the plastic shield that's located inside the wheel well itself, it can be adjusted . I had a similar problem after my vehicle underwent a body kit project, wherein my front wheels were making contact with the shield . It's been awhile since the project, but I recall that the shields were adjustable, and I was able to move them inward to eliminate this problem .

[Yellow986S]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Assuming that we're talking about the same thing, if your front tires are making contact with the plastic shield that's located inside the wheel well itself, it can be adjusted . I had a similar problem after my vehicle underwent a body kit project, wherein my front wheels were making contact with the shield . It's been awhile since the project, but I recall that the shields were adjustable, and I was able to move them inward to eliminate this problem .

I've recently fitted some wider tires and wheels and have some slight rubbing in the front on the inner fender liner. I saw in one of your previous posts that you said they were adjustable. I have completely removed them and am trying to find out how to adjust it but i can't find it. Could you please describe how to adjust the fender liners more inward.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Yellow986S

I've recently fitted some wider tires and wheels and have some slight rubbing in the front on the inner fender liner. I saw in one of your previous posts that you said they were adjustable. I have completely removed them and am trying to find out how to adjust it but i can't find it. Could you please describe how to adjust the fender liners more inward.

Good luck, JD has been AWOL for a while now

[MN 986]

I am not lowered (yet, ROW M030 coming soon, if hat counts as lowered), but with my AerokitII bumper with larger GT3 splitter is almost as low as yours and I have the same driveway angle. Maybe you do this already, but I can avoid scraping by entering/exiting the driveway at an angle. If one wheel hits the ramp before the other, you end up with a little extra room versus both wheels at once.
I hope that helps!

[ProjectM96]

Originally Posted by MN 986

I am not lowered (yet, ROW M030 coming soon, if hat counts as lowered), but with my AerokitII bumper with larger GT3 splitter is almost as low as yours and I have the same driveway angle. Maybe you do this already, but I can avoid scraping by entering/exiting the driveway at an angle. If one wheel hits the ramp before the other, you end up with a little extra room versus both wheels at once.
I hope that helps!

Yeah I tried that too. It was the same result but not as bad. As you can see in this picture, my front wheels are still on the driveway. They have not even reached the lower black pavement yet.

[986_c6]

No problems here. Lowered 1" with H& R springs with aero kit and no rubbing lock to lock.

[ProjectM96]

Originally Posted by 986_c6

No problems here. Lowered 1" with H& R springs with aero kit and no rubbing lock to lock.

So you track your Boxster with the 1 inch lowered suspension? Did you ever experience rubbing from making fast turns on the track?

[NoGaBiker]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

So you track your Boxster with the 1 inch lowered suspension? Did you ever experience rubbing from making fast turns on the track?

Bear in mind that the rubbing typically only occurs when your wheels are near lock, meaning an extremely tight turn. On track, at speed, rarely do you get anywhere near tight enough of a turn to cause the rubbing, unless it happens frequently on the street, with only the slightest turn of the wheel.

Usually the rubbing only occurs at parking-lot speeds.

[ProjectM96]

Yeah it only happens at lock.

But I still don't know how much body roll there will be at track speeds and how close it will get to the tire.

It is okay in normal driving.

[Topless]

Mine is lowered and rubs a bit at full lock with 255s on the front. No rub with 225s. Did you have your wheel alignment done after lowering? What were the values?

[986_c6]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

So you track your Boxster with the 1 inch lowered suspension? Did you ever experience rubbing from making fast turns on the track?

Yes, I tracked the Boxster quite a bit, and with the aftermarket wheels, a little rubbing at the rear fender I suppose on compression. But with the stock 17" wheels no rubbing at all.

I believe another poster already mentioned the rubbing from the front usu happening on the street at lock to lock, because you would need possibly hairpins type turns to fully turn the steering wheel.

The exp with the rear rubbing came with different brand of tires...even though I used 265/35/18's, the Hoosier A6/R6 rubbed substantially when compared with Toyo R888 or other street tires for that matter.

Hope this helps and sorry to hear of the rubbing and the h20 in the car, that sucks!

[ProjectM96]

I went to the track last weekend and drove my car the hardest I ever had.

I did not get rubbing issues.

But I did get other issues. 80% of the time on the track, All I heard was scraping sounds from all of the brake rotor dust shields touching the brake rotors while I was driving. For some reason when I lowered the car, it pushed the brake shields closer to the rotor. You can actually hear the sound at some point in the video I recorded while driving around the track.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

Will I have rubbing problems when turning fast at high speeds at a Race track?

If your tires are rubbing the inner fender at the track, I am sure that you will have bigger concerns than the rubbing itself...

PS, the rubbing may be eliminated with a wheel spacer

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[ChrisZang]

lowered by about 1 1/2" with 7mm wheel spacers all around
lots of rubbing at the front wheels (fender liners and the blue steel line inside the driver's side fender)

[ProjectM96]

The red part, or rather a bit more inner, is where the tire hits the plastic inner fender when turned all the way. So it hits from the front, not the top.



Also, now the metal shield behind the rotor is touching the brake rotor in the right rear wheel where the camber is most negative.

How can I solve that problem? I tried to bend it away, but there is a strong metal suspension component behind the metal shield that does not let me bend it away.

And Alignment results after lowering it were:
Toe:
Front Right: 0.05 degrees
Front Left: 0.03 degrees
Rear Right: 0.11 degrees
Rear Left: 0.09 degrees

Camber
-0.1 degrees for both fronts.
Rear Right: -1.6 degrees
Rear Left: -1.4 degrees

Caster
7.8 degrees

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

The red part, or rather a bit more inner, is where the tire hits the plastic inner fender when turned all the way. So it hits from the front, not the top.



Also, now the metal shield behind the rotor is touching the brake rotor in the right rear wheel where the camber is most negative.

How can I solve that problem? I tried to bend it away, but there is a strong metal suspension component behind the metal shield that does not let me bend it away.

And Alignment results after lowering it were:
Toe:
Front Right: 0.05 degrees
Front Left: 0.03 degrees
Rear Right: 0.11 degrees
Rear Left: 0.09 degrees

Camber
-0.1 degrees for both fronts.
Rear Right: -1.6 degrees
Rear Left: -1.4 degrees

Caster
7.8 degrees

For the second time, the inner shields are adjustable. Remove your wheel(s), and look behind the shields . You'll discover that the tabs (or whatever they're called) can be adjusted to allow them to be moved inward toward the bumper . This should create enough space for the tires to clear .