Springs rubbing on Ground Control sleeve

[Ludachris]

So I changed out my springs for the GC kit before the last track event and found that the fronts are rubbing on the sleeves, bad enough to wear into the threads. I did just put on some RRE camber plates at the same time and am running -2.5 degrees of camber in the front. Is there any way to solve this?

 

[jtmcinder]

Very strange. With RRE plates, the spring should remain coaxial. But I had a similar issue, which was solved by wrapping the upward inner lip on the GC collars with electrical tape to force the spring to remain centered.

The only other possibility is the tire pushing the spring inwards onto the threading. And sign of rubbing on the tires?

- Jtoby

 

[Eagle 5]

Is it possible the sleeve is actually moving or not staying flat and hitting the spring? I know with the fronts they just slip over the old strut and sit on the old spring perch but I didn't like the idea that there was nothing to go between the sleeve and stut so I (add another use for duct tape) wrapped the strut with duct tape to make the diameter almost match that of the ID of the sleeve. Just put some grease ont he tape so the sleeve would slide over fine. Now the sleeve can't move side to side. Did the same with the rear because I didn't like the sleeve only sitting on the little c-clip so I wrapped the strut with duct tape to match the ID. Didn't know if maybe his problem is the sleeve moving side to side isntead of something pushing the spring into the sleeve.

 

[Ludachris]

Very strange. With RRE plates, the spring should remain coaxial. But I had a similar issue, which was solved by wrapping the upward inner lip on the GC collars with electrical tape to force the spring to remain centered.

The only other possibility is the tire pushing the spring inwards onto the threading. And sign of rubbing on the tires?

- Jtoby

That was my first thought but the cheap paint job on the springs would have started rubbing off. It's not the tires. I have electrical tape on the collars to prevent movement and to keep it centered. I don't know. It's rubbing on the outboard side on the drivers' side and the passenger side is rubbing on the side facing the front of the car, so it's not the same angles. That's what's throwing me off. It's not rubbing on all sides of the sleeve.

 

[thekellbeast]

Ive seen pictures of what youre talking about on other forums, but usually the cause is that theyre not running coax spring hats. Im just going to assume that you are though.

 

[Ludachris]

Ive seen pictures of what youre talking about on other forums, but usually the cause is that theyre not running coax spring hats. Im just going to assume that you are though.

Yes, I am.

 

[jtmcinder]

Suggestion:

Lift the nose, grab one of the springs, and rotate it 180*. (Flat-end springs can twist a bit as they cycle, due to wild rates for the ground-off tips.) See if this makes both sides rub in the same way.

- Jtoby

 

[Ludachris]

Suggestion:

Lift the nose, grab one of the springs, and rotate it 180*. (Flat-end springs can twist a bit as they cycle, due to wild rates for the ground-off tips.) See if this makes both sides rub in the same way.

- Jtoby

I'll try that. Thanks!