steering and suspension rubbing on the back rear

[kavadarci]

Hi,

 

for the first time the other day after i got the car three of us got in the car and the back rear started to whine and felt like something is rubbing.

after i stopped i realized the back rear tire is rubbing on the side and i can see slight wear.

 

my question is the car is pretty high as it sits and even though the three of us are not that heavy was enough to bring the back so low to rub.

do i have busted (tired) springs, physically they look perfect?

 

 

Thank you.

[jgerock]

First thing I'd check is if your car has a sunroof - did a PO route the rear drain hoses thru the fenderwells?  If left too long the tires may rub on the hoses.

[kavadarci]

no sun roof no hose, i can see the rubbing marks on the outside of the tire.

[Conway]

I guess the springs could fatigue enough after 40 yrs, but I would suspect wrong offset on the wheels, or too big a tire.

What's the condition of the shocks? Are they OG?

Edited April 19, 2015 by Conway

[MikeWooldridge]

Mine did that when tiger75 sat in the back seat.

[M3M3]

I would suspect wrong offset on the wheels, or too big a tire.

 

this....

[ray_]

Yeah. Welcome to Rotas and fat tires.

 

Cheers,

[Doug Riparetti]

Make sure the spring is seated correctly, my coil springs will rub against the rim 

[PaulTWinterton]

+1 wrong offset. Don't try 4 people.

 

Nice looking car.

[eurotrash]

Yeah.. if you can rub out back, you're doing something way too ambitious.   Guessing 8" wheels, and/or 205+ tires.  Give us a close up pic.. 

Edited April 20, 2015 by eurotrash

[Conserv]

So we're 11 posts in, we're coming up with all kinds of potential issues, but we still haven't seen:

1. Rim size and offset (stamped or cast into the rim -- possibly on the backside)

2. Tire size (molded into the tire)

Your car came from the factory with 165/80/13 tires on 4.5x13 rims and, guaranteed, no rubbing! Since neither the rims nor tires in the photo appear to match those specs, let's at least see whether the current rims and tires are the problem.

If you want the forum to help you, you need to help the forum by providing basic information!

Regards,

Steve

Edited April 20, 2015 by Conserv