How many of you are rubbing on bumper?

[bavdrftr318]

I noticed that my car is rubbing at the part of the bumper right where it meets the rear fender. How many of you guys have this issue and are there any ways to get rid of the problem besides more camber or raise the car? :D

[DrAK]

Cut your bumper a little.

[TehPandaShow]

Cut your hand.






For making this thread.

[The-Great-328ic]

I rubbed one out

[teamsoy]

I rubbed one out
twice....:redspot

[jhstealth]

If you take your bumper off It'll also fix it.

[mijbr90190]

I was rubbing my bumper earlier:shifty

[Eurotakeover]

just rubbed mine :buttrock


:shifty

[twhlax3]

rtabs

[dickie g]

let it rub itself off,

or give it a hand, up to you

[lovesm3s]

i had cut my stock bumper but after i got my m3 bumper i didn't have to make any cuts.

[SethuM]

get smaller tires

[Go3Go]

Cut your bumper a little.


get smaller tires


both of these are valid solutions, or maybe dial in some negative camber

[straight six m3]

let it rub itself off,

or give it a hand, up to you

:lol :rofl

[M3Alpine99]

Mine was with the 255s. Only on big dips. I just spaced the bumper out some to prevent it from happening. RTABs were decently new. Bigger tires, low offset and low and it is a point of rubbage.

It was worse and I raised it up slightly.

[bavdrftr318]

If my rtabs are shot (which I'm positive they are) will getting new polyurethane ones help this some how?!?

oh yeah... and these comments made me rofl all over my waffle

[///M3Augy]

Sounds like you need new RTABs. Get new OEM ones, but also order delrin limiters from Vorshlag.

[M3Alpine99]

Sounds like you need new RTABs. Get new OEM ones, but also order delrin limiters from Vorshlag.

It is not for sure RTABs. I had 20,000 mile RTABs on my 328iC but with the ride height, tire widths and offset/widths of the wheels. That is where it was rubbing.

[APXDDM-OC]

My car pretty much rubbed all the way to the moldings. Last drift event my car blew the moldings off when the tires popped. Fortunately I work for a place that sells some quality replacements for a good deal.


-Geoff

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4405261253_95330898e1_b.jpg

You can see the molding coming off here...

[Hammer03]

I did, when my tires were way too tall.


Shorter tires, no more bumper rubbing. Now it's just the quarter panel...

[Go3Go]

You can see the molding coming off here...


such a nuts shot :buttrock

definitely makes me regret ever complaining about rubbing issues

[dickie g]

mine rubs occasionally but i thought my rtab's were ok,

would i be correct in assuming that body roll when cornering could still make them rub without having fubared rtab's?

[bavdrftr318]

Mine was with the 255s. Only on big dips. I just spaced the bumper out some to prevent it from happening. RTABs were decently new. Bigger tires, low offset and low and it is a point of rubbage.

It was worse and I raised it up slightly.

How did you space out the bumper...?

[Jaze]

just camber it man

[M3Alpine99]

How did you space out the bumper...?

Where the bumper slides into the supports I put a spacer. Some laminated cardboard.

[avipercc]

mine rubs on the corner but only on the drivers side :shifty fenders rolled as far as possible and the bumper was cut a little, i was hopin it would eventually just rub itself out but thats not the case over half a year in :rofl so ive convinced myself that a little rubbing is healthy ;)

[Ollie1662]

Dude just grind or cut the inside part of the bumper. I just used a grinder and it took about a minute and a half and it's just even noticeable when looking at either side of the bumper. Ive done this on all my e36s..

[IWannaBMW]

i usually rub on jessica alba

[bavdrftr318]

Good ideas guys.. i think grinding then spacing if that doesn't work will do the trick