I had my Ti lowered about last September and 17" rims with 215/40s fitted. The only modification to the suspension was the springs, which were described on the invoice as "H+R Springs (23mm)". I don't know what the 23mm refers to, or how much the car was lowered.
Anyway, I had new front tyres stuck on the other day (new alloys *still* aint arrived) and there was some pretty severe wear on the inner edge of the tyres. On the passenger side, we found that part of the suspension had been rubbing on the tyres (and gouged out a fair chunk of rubber all the way round, for that matter!).
For what it's worth, there's a picture of the bit it's rubbing on:
It could be that most potholes, manholes, and general dips are on the passenger side of the road, therefore when the dip is over a certain severity the tyre hits the suspension.. or perhaps there's something up with the suspension on that side (I did hit a curb a couple of months ago!).
I also notice that sometimes when I turn right at near full lock, there's a brief kind of scraping noise.. it's never happened when turning to the left. I'm not sure whether that is it rubbing on the suspension as in that picture, or something else:
I need to do something, and especially before I put the new wheels/45 tyres on, but what? Have any of you guys has these issues with your lowered Ti's? Could it be I need some shorter shock absorbers on the front or something? Or perhaps the car was lowered a bit too much? Should I get the passenger-side suspension checked out, or is it likely just that it's met with more potholes?
Any help appreciated!
Bigus