I just put some MKIV NA wheels on my 87 and when I turn the wheel as far as it can go the inside of the rim scrapes on the lower control arm. Does anyone else have this problem with these wheels or any other wheels? And how did you remedy it? I was thinking some spacers or shims on the lug bolts behind the wheel?
Wheels scraping
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you can adjust the wheel stops and the scraping will stop. It will affect your turning radius though - but I rarely turned lock to lock anyway.
my tires used to scrape the plastic on the inside of the wheel wells when i put my 18's on. they eventually wore a hole in the plastic,problem fixed!
AM: There are steering limit stops with plastic caps on them, you might be able to adjust them to stop the steering turning far enough to scrape the wheels.
While you are in there you might want to replace your wheel stop caps - small white plastic cap that keeps your car from making loud obnoxious popping noises when turning at full wheel lock like in parking lots. The caps are inexpensive - unless you feel that candybars are WAY overpriced (and even then these are still inexpensive considering the amount of miles you get out of a pair compared to the average candy bar).
Keith
Keith