Tyres fouling mudshield when jacked up.

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#1 Tyres fouling mudshield when jacked up.

Post by phoenix » Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:25 pm

S1 4.2 WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS ARE OFF THE GROUND THE TYES FOUL THE MUDSHIELD ON FULL LOCK. IT IS A NEW BUILD WITH CORRECT TYRES ETC. WHEN ITS ON THE GROUND ITS OK . IS THIS NORMAL THANKS
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#2 Re: Tyres fouling mudshield when jacked up.

Post by Gfhug » Tue Mar 31, 2026 7:01 pm

DON’T SHOUT !!!
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#3 Re: Tyres fouling mudshield when jacked up.

Post by rfs1957 » Wed Apr 01, 2026 12:07 pm

I have noticed - since the beginning - that our friend barks out orders in this manner, presumably using his telephone keypad for brevity, with no heed to manners nor subtlety, so I am assuming there must be some Paid Subscription version of the Forum where one is Entitled to obtain answers from the Staff.

And maybe CAPITALS get a subscriber a priority reply.

As I’m not one of the Staff I will hold my counsel.
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#4 Re: Tyres fouling mudshield when jacked up.

Post by mgcjag » Wed Apr 01, 2026 12:34 pm

There is no problem posting in capitals.....its perfectly clear and polite with a thanks.....dont forget some of us are getting a bit older we just type away....If you dont want to reply to the question you don't have to.....Steve
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#5 Re: Tyres fouling mudshield when jacked up.

Post by Gfhug » Wed Apr 01, 2026 4:06 pm

Oh dear, it looks like me and Rory are in the naughty corner :bigrin:
Is this classed as topic drift, too!
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#6 Re: Tyres fouling mudshield when jacked up.

Post by Geoff Allam » Fri Apr 03, 2026 2:04 am

In response to the op's question it is perfectly acceptable. The rear tires will also sometimes rub on the bump stops at full droop. Unless you are getting impressive air going around a very tight corner you will never experience the problem in real life.
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