Rubber/Tire Sound after lowering springs - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JohnAyySays · 09-01-2014, 05:50 AM

Hey Guys! So I've recently installed the eibach prokit springs on my frs and I've heard no clunking sounds over bumps/speed bumps. Recently going up my driveway I've started to hear a noise that sounds like rubber rubbing against each other. Before when I used to go up my driveway I had to fully turn my wheel to get up which caused my passenger rear wheel to lift up. Because I'm lowered would that cause the tire to make that noise? I only hear that noise on my passenger rear wheel. Thanks again!

Turdinator · 09-01-2014, 10:11 AM

Did you get an alignment after you installed the new springs?

ZionsWrath · 09-01-2014, 10:36 AM

You say you hear rubbing? You don't say what wheel and tire sizes you have

How can we help?

If you hear rubbing... It's rubbing...

JohnAyySays · 09-01-2014, 12:51 PM

@Turdinator not at the moment waiting on springs to settle @ZionsWrath stock tires and wheels sorry. Not sure if it's rubbing but it sounds like when you were to lift your car on jacks and you slowly lifting up the tire from the ground

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dradernh · 09-01-2014, 01:20 PM

Did you take the wheel/tire off the car to see if you could see any signs of rubbing, either on the tire itself or on the car?

Another way to check for tire rubbing is to mark the tire in question with tire chalk and then check to see if it's been smudged or disturbed in a way that would indicate rubbing.

Turdinator · 09-01-2014, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnAyySays

@Turdinator not at the moment waiting on springs to settle @ZionsWrath stock tires and wheels sorry. Not sure if it's rubbing but it sounds like when you were to lift your car on jacks and you slowly lifting up the tire from the ground

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I would say without an alignment you have some extra toe and that is causing the noise.

09-01-2014, 05:50 AM	#1
JohnAyySays Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Whiteout Location: Hayward Posts: 362 Thanks: 149 Thanked 59 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rubber/Tire Sound after lowering springs Hey Guys! So I've recently installed the eibach prokit springs on my frs and I've heard no clunking sounds over bumps/speed bumps. Recently going up my driveway I've started to hear a noise that sounds like rubber rubbing against each other. Before when I used to go up my driveway I had to fully turn my wheel to get up which caused my passenger rear wheel to lift up. Because I'm lowered would that cause the tire to make that noise? I only hear that noise on my passenger rear wheel. Thanks again! __________________ Last edited by JohnAyySays; 09-01-2014 at 06:22 AM.

09-01-2014, 10:36 AM	#3
ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	You say you hear rubbing? You don't say what wheel and tire sizes you have How can we help? If you hear rubbing... It's rubbing... __________________

09-01-2014, 12:51 PM	#4
JohnAyySays Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Whiteout Location: Hayward Posts: 362 Thanks: 149 Thanked 59 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rubber/Tire Sound after lowering springs @Turdinator not at the moment waiting on springs to settle @ZionsWrath stock tires and wheels sorry. Not sure if it's rubbing but it sounds like when you were to lift your car on jacks and you slowly lifting up the tire from the ground Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Last edited by JohnAyySays; 09-01-2014 at 01:13 PM.

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dradernh Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: Used to Drive:Grand-Am GS #54 E36M3 Location: So. OH Posts: 561 Thanks: 77 Thanked 237 Times in 163 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did you take the wheel/tire off the car to see if you could see any signs of rubbing, either on the tire itself or on the car? Another way to check for tire rubbing is to mark the tire in question with tire chalk and then check to see if it's been smudged or disturbed in a way that would indicate rubbing.

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