Hi Guys,
 
So I moved the car out of the garage the other day for the first time in a while, and noticed that the drivers wheel (and only the drivers wheel) is rubbing on the nosecone when I turn sharp (left in this instance).
 
I measured the gaps between the back of the wheel, and the guard, and it is indeed different from one side to the other. Which seems odd to me. There is no noticeable signs of damage or bending anywhere. As you can see from the pics below, the drivers wheel seems to sit 10mm further forward than the passenger wheel.
 
Drivers Side

 
Passenger Side

 
Wheel Rubbing

 
I did change the front stabilizer bushes a few days back, however there isn't a lot of adjustment in this. THey have to go back in the same holes they came out of!.
 
This is also the first time I have had the car out (and wheels turning) since I put these new wheels on it. So I am not able to guarantee that they DIDNT rub before the stabilizer bushes.
 
Has anyone ever come across this problem before, or have any suggestions on what to do?. I know I can play with the bar a little and try to get it sitting differently, but id prefer to not do that if I don't have to.
 
Cheers
 
Dave
 

Not sure if there is such a thing as a straight escort..
Did you tighten one side of the ARB first then the other? Try loosening them off again and gradually do each side up together. It may have put a bit more tension to one side.. Just a guess though.

This is pretty common and if you have gone for a wider offset wheel this may be the culprit.
 
On a previous RS I had to just take a little off the inside of the nose cone to stop it rubbing.  Was driver side as well.
 
Where is the contact patch on the nose cone?
 
Cheers,
 
Matt
 
 

Yeah I was thinking cutting the Nosecone might be an option.

What do you mean by contact point? I put a photo if where it rubs in this thread.....is that what you mean?

Dave

Same problem with mine a while back, I used some washers to shim back the ARB and drill pressed a new hole for a splitpin.... The bars a pretty tough though had to sharpen the bit a few times....
Short on that I'm with Matt, trim the nosecone a bit.....
Good luck with it....

The 'difference' from side to side suggests that the car has had a little tap at some stage.  The factory sway bar has effectively no castor adjustment so there isnt much you can do short of buying an aftermarket bar that does have castor adjustment.
Matt is also right, the offset and size of your wheels and ride height will have an effect on the tyres touching the nose cone tails.  On my yellow RS i had to 'trim' these to allow clearance and if done neatly would only be noticed by purists.  If you do this just go a little at a time until you get it right.

Sorry bud, I didn't look close enough at your pic above.
 
You won't need to cut much off by the looks of it, just go easy.
 
Have you had the alignment done yet as I would do that first before cutting anything if possible even just a rough one at home with the string method.
 
You also may have a bent sway bar so that could explain it too but probably unlikely. 
 
Good luck,
 
Matt 

thanks Matt. Unfortunately I don't think the alignment would throw the drivers wheel out that much, but hey, stranger things have happened!!!

Trimming seems to be a way forward.

I might even see if I can toy with the Nosecone a little to see if I can get a bit more space. These things certainly move/sag/flex a lot.

I think maybe a few things combined (Nosecone adjustment / trimming etc) should do the trick.
 
Dave