"I hear rubbing, I wonder why?" At least the fitment is on point.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
06/12/2020 at 00:45 • Filed to: None

It rub s the top of the fender liner when cornering hard.

DISCUSSION (13)

i86hotdogs > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/12/2020 at 00:50

Did you change out any shocks? Or was it just a spring swap?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/12/2020 at 00:55

Struts & shocks for swapped out, just an OE replacement. Nothing special.

Jesus Arias > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/12/2020 at 00:56

Previous owners of my car did not get the fitment right on my car. It rubs when corning (it doesnt even need to be a sharp corner) and it rubs during braking. I plan on changing the wheels and suspension eventually but the noise is so irritating .

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > i86hotdogs
06/12/2020 at 00:56

Struts & shocks for swapped out, just an OE replacement. Nothing special.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Jesus Arias
06/12/2020 at 00:59

So far it’s just the top of liner rubbing. Poking around it does not rub at full lock. I’ll find out on Sunday at auto-x if it rubs when pushing in tight corners.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/12/2020 at 01:10

If it's rubbing the fitment is not on point. Drive until you burn through whatever is rubbing and get back to us.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
06/12/2020 at 01:17

Well, fitment looks good when parked. The new wheels will sit in little farther, this won't be for much longer.

i86hotdogs > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/12/2020 at 01:27

Gotcha, if I do lower, I’d lower just the rear end. I wasn’t sure if I should opt for upgraded shocks as well.

pip bip - choose Corrour > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/12/2020 at 05:39

don’t corner hard then

diplodicus forgot his password > i86hotdogs
06/12/2020 at 06:48

Depends on the drop but most of the time you do change shocks. I f the drop is too big then you can run out of stroke in the shock.

Urambo Tauro > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/12/2020 at 06:59

Bump stops?

i86hotdogs > diplodicus forgot his password
06/15/2020 at 00:57

Per the product website (Eibach), the rears lower 1 inch. There is a ton of travel in t he van’s rear since its preloaded for cargo. There is very little aftermarket for shocks on the Transit Connect. Most are set for heavier duty cargo loading.

diplodicus forgot his password > i86hotdogs
06/15/2020 at 06:14

Ya it looks like it shouldn’t be an issue on those if the suspension is the same as the first gen. https://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=115110&c=1