Beam change troubles

[rocker8742]

Beam swap went reasonably well today up until we snapped off the bleed nipple on the brake so going to get the garage to sort the caliper out on Monday as i still have some brakes byte they're a bit light

Problem is when driving im getting a horrible noise coming from the rear wheels which is worse when going over bumps, also the car seems to be incredibly bouncy at the rear

Iv had a quick look and it seems both rear wheels are rubbing against the inner arches but I've never had the problem on the last 3 306s they've been on

Any ideas why changing the beam would cause this much difference?

[samass]

beam sounds f*cked mate. dampers deffo gone, hence the bounce. any camber? thatd explain the scrubbing

bad times bro

[C2K]

Look from the rear for excessive camber, sounds like the beam you've put on is less than healthy. Mine scrubbed the wheel arch liners as the camber got worse - i changed it shortly after.

[puglove]

scrubbing inside or out? deffo a gti beam i.e gti TB's and ARB?

[ash240970]

What sort of gap have you got between the tyre and the inner arch liner on both sides?
Make sure there is virtually no movement in the liner when checking this - if there is your arch liner is probably loose like mine ha ha

[Tyronnster]

beam sounds f*cked mate. dampers deffo gone, hence the bounce. any camber? thatd explain the scrubbing

bad times bro

Had same issue with mine when replaced it

[rocker8742]

Doesn't look like there's any camber tbh

[spike2002]

You have a pm mate.

[rocker8742]

Afaik its a gti beam and there's virtually no gap to the inside of the arch maybe a couple mm max

[puglove]

no gap against the inner plastic arch at the back?. if so it maybe the plastic arch linner in out of place. failing that 2x 5mm spacers lmao

[rocker8742]

Got a couple of bodged spacers at about 4mm which seems to have solved the issue for now but don't see why there would be the difference

[cully]

205 or 206 gti beam?

[puglove]

not a posibility cully different mounts

[rocker8742]

Arch liners seem like they're where they should be

When i said bouncy i meant its incredibly stiff until you put alot of force onto it then it bounces back very quickly, c ould this be the shocks?

[ash240970]

What wheels and tyres have you got on it?

[rocker8742]

Tyres are 195 55 15 wheels arentt standard pug ones and tbh don't know what et they are but I've never had a problem in the past

[ash240970]

Hmm the wheels could be part of the problem then seeing as you have sorted it with spacers but I'd change the beam mounts and shocks ASAP for peace of mind as soon as you can afford it.

[rocker8742]

I can swap the shocks over from the old beam as afaik there alright

[Oil-burner]

If you swap the beam mounts or have a spare set with the new beam give me a shout!

[ash240970]

I'd swap them for known good ones then bud - at least that will give you some peace of mind, just the mounts to sort next and proper spacers.

[rocker8742]

Spacers will be ordered on payday

Any idea how difficult it is to swap the shocks over?

[Oil-burner]

2 bolts each mate, 10 min job!

[rocker8742]

that easy? dont need to keep em compressed or anything daft?

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Also ill let you know about the beam mounts on my old one

[Oil-burner]

Yeah mate, it'll make sense when you get them off!

Cheers matey!

[rocker8742]

Daft question but how are the beam mounts actually attatched?

[Oil-burner]

Unbolt from boot floor and on beam.
Bit of a pain to get to them in the boot so you'll want an extension or long socket.
Google them and you'll see.