will my upper control arms get in the way when i lower my car?

[b3nsonx]

the rear upper control arms look kinda close to the tire and im worried that if i lower my car, the control arm will start rubbing against the tire.
i heard that if i lower my car, the upper control arm will "move" and it won't be an issue, is this true?
will i need to make any modifications to the control arm?

[tommi]

it wont be any closer or further. the only problem that may concern you at this moment is if the control arm will hit the top of the wheel well.

[b3nsonx]

so how low does my car have to be in order for the control arm to hit the top of the wheel well?

[built&boostdf22]

so how low does my car have to be in order for the control arm to hit the top of the wheel well?

I lowered my accord 3 inches. The rear upper control arms never hit. Its the front ones that will just beat the crap out of the car. Full metal on metal smacking, loud. I had to buy a camber kit. SPC is what I went with. Came with 2 new rear upper control arms. 2 adjustable front upper balljoints.
Then plan on getting an alignment.

I think there are bumpers you can get for the upper front arms. To reduce the metal on metal contact.

[deevergote]

I hit front uppers with a 1.8" drop... It does it more when the camber is corrected. accordtunerx recommended that you leave 1 degree of negative camber to avoid that.

I smack my rear uppers all the time with my H&R Race springs. I have yet to invest in a rear camber kit, but I'm probably going to have to.

[acuransx]

oversized tyres?

bros, my car came with 16inchers that have tyres that are overspeced.

It's basically 205/60 R16 now so my speedo's about 6% too slow.

Is it because of that that's why at the rear wheel well the tyres look like they're about to scrape the control arms?

Should I revert to the 'oem spec' 205/50 R16 (based on those tyre calculators) the next time I change my tyres? I don't mind the harsher ride because, I've never cornered so confidently before! HEHHEHHEH...

My previous rides were a Nissan Sentra on 14inchers and a Toyota Soluna (Tercel) on 13inchers (HAH)....

Pls advise.

Thanks!

Btw: my ride's mileage


It's a non-VTEC F20A5 SOHC PGM-FI. max power 130PS@5500rpm. max torque 18.1kgm@4500rpm when it was new. Engine swaps are so no-no legal in Singapore

[deevergote]

Having a taller tire profile could definitely increase the risk of rubbing. Still, it shouldn't... the arm moves with the assembly that holds the wheel, so when the wheel/tire moves up, the arm goes with it. If it's not touching all the time, it shouldn't ever touch any of the time unless you bend something!

Have a fat friend or two put their weight on your fender and see what happens. (seriously... fat friends are great tools to have! A fat guy was very useful in changing my suspension... sadly, that fat guy was me... )