Too low?

[stefcio007]

Had a slab in the back and a passenger in the back as well as someone up front.
Rear wheels were scraping, what can I do? I'm going on a trip soon and they'll be more weight in the car...need to fix this ASAP.

[a239947]

Stiffer springs or raising the ride height is about it. If thats all you had in the car then it sounds like you springs are shot anyway!

[stefcio007]

I was looking to get some new ones anyway. It's pretty high as it is. I think stiffer springs will have to be the way to go.
Kind of a bummer since I just got alignment and balance done, which will have to be done again once new springs are fitted?
Recommended place to get this done?

[dylan8]

Roll guards. More camber. Smaller and or Skinner tyres. Less aggressive offset wheels. Smaller spacers if you are running then.
Better shocks or firmer springs. Wind coils up.

But really, There is no such thing as too low

[dylan8]

I was looking to get some new ones anyway. It's pretty high as it is. I think stiffer springs will have to be the way to go.
Kind of a bummer since I just got alignment and balance done, which will have to be done again once new springs are fitted?
Recommended place to get this done?

Only the front. Rear doesn't change unless the beam has been messed with

[stefcio007]

My tires are bigger than stock wheels, I knew this, but wasn't a problem with just me in the car. I'm not running any spacers at all.

[dylan8]

How much over sized? What do you have now?

[stefcio007]

Dunlop SP Sport 300E tires on VW Avus II wheels.

[Silver dub]

Tyre sizes, not brand?

[stefcio007]

Tyre sizes, not brand?
Is this what you are referring to? 195/65 R15 91V X2057

[anthony--t]

Mk3 should run a 195/50/15 or similar. Sounds like you have mk4 spec wheels on

[dylan8]

Yeah mk4 sized rubber..
205/55/15 or 205/50/15 for a mk3 vr?

[stefcio007]

I do have mk4 spec wheels on, I know this. Not sure if this is possible or a stupid question but can I use the tires from the stock wheels (the mk3 BBS wheels)?

[anthony--t]

yeah if both 15s that'll be fine but your current tyres are too big

[Water Boy]

Roll guards and fit 205/50/15

[stefcio007]

They say pictures are a thousand words so here's one. The thing is, I couldn't really find where the wheels were rubbing but it did sound like they were so maybe it's actually the springs that are bad? I know that if I press into the car on the rear right the spring creaks. Was like this from the start.

[HaydEn]

Id say the top of tyre was hitting body.

As said above. Your tyre sizes are to big, even for factory mk3.

[stefcio007]

Id say the top of tyre was hitting body.

As said above. Your tyre sizes are to big, even for factory mk3.
But no marks seems a bit strange, wouldn't there be visible marks?

[Silver dub]

Take the wheel off and you'll get a better idea if it's rubbing?

[anthony--t]

It's probably the tread of your tyre inside the wheel well. Not the guard on sidewall. As stated if you take the wheel off you might see something. M

[stefcio007]

It's probably the tread of your tyre inside the wheel well. Not the guard on sidewall. As stated if you take the wheel off you might see something. M
I jacked it up and gave me enough room to poke around. It's rubbing only a little inside and this would explain the little specs or red that I'm seeing on the tyre.
Apart from changing my tires, could I just get stiffer springs? What's the best option?

[anthony--t]

Best option is to change tyres. Your rolling radius would be way out so your speedo won't be right and car won't be as quick as it should be. Put the stockies on or get the tyres swapped over. Cheaper than buying stiffer springs probably

[stefcio007]

Best option is to change tyres. Your rolling radius would be way out so your speedo won't be right and car won't be as quick as it should be. Put the stockies on or get the tyres swapped over. Cheaper than buying stiffer springs probably
Isn't this something the place I got my wheels aligned would tell me? Pretty disappointed because if I get new tyres I need to get them aligned again anyway.

[anthony--t]

Yeah it probably is. Don't know what you want me to say? Your tyres are the wrong size and it's that simple lol. Can try take it back but if you gave them the wheels and tyres they probably assumed you did the research and knew what you needed.

[dylan8]

They wouldn't know what tyres are standard on a mk3. It's not their job unless they ordered the tyres for you
You won't need another alignment from swapping wheels or tyres.

[stefcio007]

ok, thanks for clearing that up didn't know. I'll just put my stocks back on then. Switch back to the mk4 set then wait till the tyres wear out and order new tyres for the mk4 wheels.

[Water Boy]

If you look on your fuel filler door it has the tyre sizes.

[VR6child]

The standard tires for VR6 are 205/50/15. If you are running 16" wheels you will need 205/40/16 or something like that. Running a 65 profile on either 15 or 16 inch wheels on a mk3 will mean endless rubbing

[VR28LT]

205/50/15 is the correct size for a vr6 on 15s but if budget is an issue 195/50/15 are more common and cheaper

[stefcio007]

Thanks everyone for the help, learnt a lot.

[rmuruga]

They say pictures are a thousand words so here's one. The thing is, I couldn't really find where the wheels were rubbing but it did sound like they were so maybe it's actually the springs that are bad? I know that if I press into the car on the rear right the spring creaks. Was like this from the start.

If you find what causes the creak, let us know haha I have the same issue when I press the rear of the car. Also, what coilovers are you running?

Cheers

[stefcio007]

rmuruga, I'm just running the stock suspension and what looks to be the springs that came with the car (everything stock anyway). It's probably creaking because it's so old, might look into it.

[rmuruga]

Ah fair enough!