Offside front tyre is wider and quite out than the arches

[Leo123]

I had a golf mk5 2006 and is lowered on coilovers. The issue i m having is my offside front tyre is hitting the arche whenever I go over speed bump or normal humps on the road and is only that offside tyre hitting the arche the rest are fine, I did wheel alignment with Kwik fit but no help they told me I hd to take it for digital alignment or something I don't know what they said, I had checked and there is no spacer installed and the offset of the wheel is fine as well....any help will be appreciated as I really don't want to put the car back on standard suspension again

[Leo123]

@ nicecupoftea yeah I was thinking about it

[Leo123]

I m gonna take it to kwikfit tomorrow to do wheel alignment if no joy then I will put it back on standard suspension at least the ride will be smooth

[Leo123]

I m gonna take it to kwikfit tomorrow to do wheel alignment if no joy then I will put it back on standard suspension at least the ride will be smooth

[Leo123]

Even if I had passenger in passenger seat(twice my size) it's still hit the offside arch, the problem is when I looked at the tyres on both sides the offside tyre is way out like there is spacer installed on it, if u stand in front of the car u can clearly see the difference , I think it might be something to do with sub frame or chasis

[Leo123]

RichB said:

Do we take it from that they're not adjustable

No they are adjustable though. But the problem is anywhere I take it they refuse to look into my car as they say it's not standard suspension, pisses me off so much

[Leo123]

RichB said:

Do we take it from that they're not adjustable

No they are adjustable though. But the problem is anywhere I take it they refuse to look into my car as they say it's not standard suspension, pisses me off so much

[Leo123]

RichB said:

Leo, it's not difficult, get it jacked up and have a play yourself. Wind on a couple of cm. and see if it makes a difference. And if you've never done it, get it jacked up and ten come back here and ask. If you help yourself there's plenty of people here who will offer (virtual) assistance.

Thanks rich I had a day off from work tomorrow and will do it by myself, I will keep u guys updated thanks

[Leo123]

aka_kerrly said:

haha Kwik Fit will probably try and sell you 4 new shocks & springs plus top mounts and tell you your brakes are worn out to.

OP: You just need a C spanner to increase the ride height a bit. Also worth getting a tape measure and a flat edge to measure from the centre of the wheel to the edge of the arch lip to make sure that the car is set at the same height all round.

U know they actually did and I said no I bought bumpstops of eBay and it works,,, hey open my front tyre to have a look into it and left it unscrewed nearly got killed so went back and went mental on them people