Re:Tell me about - wheel position in wheel arch

Our Gen4 has 215/75R15 tyres on it.

We did not notice any rubbing after fitment although it is possible we heard a noise on one occasion.

I have now fitted my own store 50mm lift, this is the first lift I have done on a Gen4.

In the interests of science, I did not fit castor correction bushes. I have never needed them on Gen3 Jimnys with the 50mm lift.

We now get a definite rub on small roundabouts, ie. car leaning whilst steering turned.

So, over to the Jury, explain to me:

1. Postion of wheel in wheel arch after a small lift, compared to standard (is it forward, back or motion path different as the suspension operates)
2. Addition of castor correction (via bushes), would this change position much,

Visually I can see no difference at all in the horizontal position of the wheel (clearly there is more space vertically).

I am currently trying to make up some sort of "tell tale" to find the rub as there are no clear marks on the tyre or body work.

Martin

I have not driven it hard yet, its my sons car and he is reporting it. I do imagine he is "enthusiastic" around roundabouts.

I have not properly looked at where it might rub. We had a brief look and there is a strange 2cm "flap" of plastic like a mini mud flap at the bottom of the front bumper which seems to be close.

I have never had issues with 50mm lift and these tyres on Gen3, but this is first Gen4

Thanks,

This is the sort of space we have

The front is deceptive in the picture as the tyre is inside the arch so should not touch the bumper edge under compression (we tried)







My feeling is that it is this small "mudflap" style rubber piece which is inside the wheel arch



This is where we have seen it get close. Cannot quite understand why this has appeared following a mild lift

I have just been out and thrown it around. Full lock turns in either direction with tyres squealing. I did not see or hear anything. Tried some braking as well to cause further dipping, no noise either.

So got to keep trying, son reckons he can recreate it, but I cannot.

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What sort of rubbing is he reporting because with those tyres I would expect a very pronounced noise frequency like a stick against railings, if it's not and is a more smooth higher or continuous frequency I might be looking underneath at other rotating assemblies not only the tyres.

Castor correction will put the front axle forward and the rear backwards and create more clearance in the locations identified above due to the rotation of the axles.

Kirkynut