E92, wheel hitting fender

fbo_335 · 05-21-2015, 07:20 PM

I drive an '09 328i X-drive coupe, and I noticed a terrible scraping noise!

When people are sitting in the rear seats, whenever there is a bump in the road the rear wheels make a terrible grinding noise, to my understanding it is when there is weight in the rear, the bump causes the wheel to get in contact with the inside of the fender and it scrapes it and makes this noise.

Also when I turn hard right it also makes this noise but even worse!

Is there anything I can do to fix this?

atinybug · 05-21-2015, 07:26 PM

Is your car dropped? If it's still on stock suspension this shouldn't happen unless you have a HUGE amount of weight in the back. Either that or your suspension is old and collapsed and you need to replace it.

bmw325i · 05-22-2015, 01:15 AM

What are the wheel widths and offsets? Also what tire sizes?

robthewrench · 05-22-2015, 08:17 AM

Are you running the original stock wheels, or something else? My guess is something else and the wheel offset is incorrect.

05-21-2015, 07:20 PM	#1
fbo_335 Enlisted Member 25 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: May 2015 Location: Marin County, CA /SF iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i Coupe [0.00]	E92, wheel hitting fender I drive an '09 328i X-drive coupe, and I noticed a terrible scraping noise! When people are sitting in the rear seats, whenever there is a bump in the road the rear wheels make a terrible grinding noise, to my understanding it is when there is weight in the rear, the bump causes the wheel to get in contact with the inside of the fender and it scrapes it and makes this noise. Also when I turn hard right it also makes this noise but even worse! Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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05-21-2015, 07:26 PM	#2
atinybug First Lieutenant 78 Rep 375 Posts Drives: 07 e92 335i 6mt Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	Is your car dropped? If it's still on stock suspension this shouldn't happen unless you have a HUGE amount of weight in the back. Either that or your suspension is old and collapsed and you need to replace it.
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05-22-2015, 01:15 AM	#3
bmw325i Major General 237 Rep 5,118 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: United States iTrader: (8)	What are the wheel widths and offsets? Also what tire sizes?
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05-22-2015, 08:17 AM	#4
robthewrench Captain 266 Rep 950 Posts Drives: 11 E90 335i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Columbus OH iTrader: (0)	Are you running the original stock wheels, or something else? My guess is something else and the wheel offset is incorrect.
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