27-03-2014, 02:21 PM
(27-03-2014, 02:13 PM)powerandtorque Wrote: A bigger ARB will help keep it flatter when cornering and thus the outside wheel won't tuck quite so far up in the arch, but it's not going to help if you're also scrubbing on bumps etc in a straight line.
If you've got base model 309 torsion bars then it's likely you've got a base model ARB too - if so, a GTi-6 one will be a massive change
Have the original base model arches been cut out on that shell when the plastic arch trims were fitted? If not, then it's no wonder you're having problems as lowered 309 beams on base model shells are problematic at the best of times, let alone when it's so soft.
Also, check your bump stops are still present - they're often missing and that'll only exasibate tyre and arch intimacy issues.
I am actually missing a bumpstop on drivers side which is were it scrubs the most. I only scrub when straight on like those really awkward speed bumps when im going to fast over them. Not that i go fast over them alot. I could live with the occasional speed bump scrub though. Its the crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (rubbing noise) around corners that does my head in and makes anyone in the car think its broken :/
Dont think the arches have been cut out either, but they catch the plastic ones too i think.
Doesnt even own a 306.