Technical Seicento rear springs Problem

[D3LTA]

Hello,

got a question...

my girlfriend has a Seicento Abarth year 2000 and because springs etc are identical 2 cinq's

there are brock alloy's mounted and rear they stick out...

now she has problems that the wheels hit the chassis when cornering or bumps...

can some here advise me some good springs or shockabsorbers? they must be stiff... there is like 7 cm space between wheels and chassis so stiff subpension can do the trick...

thx in advanced!

best regards from holland

 

[rallycinq]

I would advise caution fitting very stiff rear springs/dampers to the rear only. This will make the very difficult to drive with the possibility of it spinning.

Regards

David

 

[custard]

agreed,if you are going to upgrade then a full set of 4 is really a must.
budget and driving style make a difference to recommendations.
eg gmax springs are pretty cheap but are said to give a harsh ride. have you fitted bigger alloys?

 

[D3LTA]

yes i have fitted bigger alloy's

14" Brock

that are the alloy's as you see there is room enough between the chassis and the wheels...


but the suspension is not stiff enough..... so wheels hit the chassis with bumps and speedbumps.....

so some good advice for stiffer springs etc.. is very welcome!!

 

[custard]

well i run 50mm drop novitec springs over 14" wheels on my cinq and get no rubbing.thats with a 50 profile tyre.incedently theres a new set of the same novitec springs on german ebay just now

 

[rallycinq]

Have you had the arches rolled?

Cheers

D

 

[custard]

Have you had the arches rolled?

Cheers

D

me? no
if not me um

what profile of tyres are they?

 

[D3LTA]

Here is another image, the wheels are sticking out of the chassis... thats the main reason why they hit the chassis

brand of tires are uniroyal and height is 45

will look on ebay for the springs....

 

[custard]

noticed how far they sit out.how is it with being road legal like that?over here its a no no

 

[rallycinq]

me? no
if not me um

what profile of tyres are they?

I was asking the OP, cos in the first picture it looked like they were just in line with the arch and a bit of arch rolling and/or stretching might have solved the problem.

Cheers

D

 

[custard]

oh

 

[D3LTA]

it's not totaly legal.. but legal is soo... normal

legal or not the only not legal thing it does now is.... hitting the chassis

i was hopping 2 find someone here with the same alloy's and a solution...

i know there are more ppl with a cinq or sei that have these alloy's...

only problem now is finding them

but till now you are all very helpfull!

it's the sei of my girlfriend, must thank you all from her!

 

[Liam]

What are the specs of the new alloys? A spacer or wrong width could be the problem.

Liam

 

[mase]

well i run 50mm drop novitec springs over 14" wheels on my cinq and get no rubbing.thats with a 50 profile tyre.incedently theres a new set of the same novitec springs on german ebay just now

i got 60mm g-max springs with 185/50/14 wheels / tyres, and the fronts catch on the arch liners, and i cant get anyone in the back without the rear arches hittin the tyres lol.

but i wouldnt have it any other way

 

[mase]

it's not totaly legal.. but legal is soo... normal

legal or not the only not legal thing it does now is.... hitting the chassis

i was hopping 2 find someone here with the same alloy's and a solution...

u wont find many people with brock alloys over here, they are a bit hard to come by.

wat u mean "hittin the chasis" which part of the chasis do they come into contact with?

is the car currently lowered?
wat is the offset of the wheels?