New User Looking For Advice

[Outdoors Dad]

Hi All,

I'm a new user and I've joined looking for some advice regarding my new car.

It's a 2008 Mk5 Golf GTi and it had 19" Monzas on when I bought it. The car looks spectacular and the 19" wheels really fill the arches, but when I go down dips or over undulations, the rear tyres briefly touch the underside of the arch. I don't want to move to smaller wheels and am wondering if anyone else has had to address this issue before.

I'm think that stiffer suspension might be the route, but most of the options I've looked at will lower the car and I don't want that, for obvious reasons.

It would be much appreciated if your could share your thoughts, ideas and experiences with me on how best to resolve this as I don't want to fork out on new springs/dampers to find that doesn't cure the issue.

Thanks in advance for your help.

OD.

[Silverbullet767]

Try a lower profile tyre.

[barker22]

You may be able to get the wheel arch liners modified slightly to give you a bit more room or a custom one rolled.

[Outdoors Dad]

Thanks for the fast response gents, I'm already running rubber bands (very low profile tyres) so this isn't an option. I hadn't thought of "rolling", I presume you mean the wing/arch themselves?

Has anyone tried this and if so was it successful? Also is it easy to do and does it require a respray, i.e. more cost?

Thanks again, much appreciated.

OD