rear right is bottoming out

[symmetrics1]

rear control arm bushings,shocks,springs are brand new, on both sides what in the world could be causing this? its overiding the bump stop and hitting and rubbing my right rear tire, which has fender grooves in it now...i dunno how much more rubbing on the tire it can take

[96blackmaro]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

Now are you sure your bumpstops are not rotted away, should look like this:

[pace2006]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

What kind of shocks, springs, bushings, etc. did you install? Also what size wheels and tires are you using?

Tire rubbing is usually from either lowering the car too much or running a wider (10"+ wide) whee/tire combo, if not both, without rolling the fenders.

[symmetrics1]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

bumpstops are brand new, eichbach springs,bilstein shocks,moog bushings,215/60/16....whats getting me,its only doing it on the right rear....are there anymore bushings back there that might need to be replaced? maybe the pan hard rod bushings? its never done this in the 15 years ive had it.

[pace2006]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

Eibach Sportlines maybe? Those shocks with new bushings and 215 tires shouldn't be causing this kind of issue. Are you sure everything was installed properly?

[symmetrics1]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

yep sportlines.....i agree with you it shouldnt be causing this, and yes everything has been installed properly....maybe too much lateral movement because of bad panhard bushings?

[pace2006]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

Ok... this makes more sense now. Sportlines lower between 1.75"-2". That's a lot more spring rate than Bilsteins are made to handle. Bilsteins are made to handle springs with a 1" drop, at most. More than that and you're prematurely wearing out the shock, if not bottoming it out internally. Once a shock bottoms out, it can't dampen, and the bump stop, chassis, or tire are left to catch the force of the bump. Thus you get the tire rubbing.

[techsan23]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

Measure the other side to see how much adjustment you would be able to make and then consider an adjustable panhard rod.

[MegaHertz]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

I had the same feeling about the springs being too much for the shocks but had no experience with the setup in question so I held back.

Am I wrong in thinking that the lower your drop the more firm you want your shocks?

[symmetrics1]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

the tire rubbing is only happening on the "rear passenger side".....i found an airbag system on amazon last night next day shipping for free, it should be here in a lil while, gonna have to throw them in there till i can figure this out.

[pace2006]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

Give the adjustable panhard rod a try then and see if that helps your situation.

[symmetrics1]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

will do that also thanx, cuz i dont want to just "cover up the prob" with the bags,i gotta get this handling right again.

[symmetrics1]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

bagged it...goodbye to bottoming out:wavey:

[whitdog54]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

pics?!?!?!

[symmetrics1]

Re: rear right is bottoming out

will get better pics later