Malsal,

I have not changed the wheels, and it appears to have happened all of a sudden. It appears that their is no rubbing on the shocks.
Just the metal. I just sent you some photos to your email. 

Thanks again 

CD

Have you changed the wheels? Rover Minilights will rub either on the lower edges of the wheel well or the radius arm if you do not use spacered drums.

My email is in my profile.

Hi Chris, no, not too big. 145/70s are factory fit....

Too much camber generally shows up as rubbing on the shock absorber..

You probably need to get under the car to see what's going on.

Good luck, Ian

Werewolf, 

Good copy on the size: i am running 145/70 R12, are those still too big? 

thanks

chris

Alex, 

Thanks for the response. I am running 145/70 R12. 

thanks 

chris

Ian, 

Thanks for the response and excuse my terms. I feel that it appears that it is toe in based on the angle and what you mentioned, but i think i meant to say it has more negative camber and gives the appearance of toe in if that makes sense. Sorry about that, I have my verbiage a little mixed up. 

Chris 

like  Alex said.. you can NOT use 80 Series 12 inch tyres on a mini..  they are too tall.. 21.5 inches. instead of 19 inches for normal. Falken 165/60 12 inch tyre..   later bc

12" wheels - what width and what size tyres ?
Some combinations require extra spacers.

Get a proper 4-wheel alignment done before changing any more parts, it could just be that a rear arm or bracket is bent.

Before I jumped to conclusions I would want to know.. how much is “significant toe in”???  If you drew a line along the outside of the rear wheel, where would that line hit the front tyre... ie how far across the tread?

If you jack the rear wheel up, and grab the wheel at 3 and 9 o’clock can you twist the wheel in and out.  Is it loose or does it move (if it does move) with some degree of resistance?? Try this with the handbrake on and off.

If you grab the wheel at 9 o’clock can you move the back of the ??   Does the front outer end of the trailing arm - or its bracket- move???  

Is the bolt on the inner end of the trailing arm pivot as tight as...?

With the car sitting on a level (ish) surface how much distance is there between the tyre sidewall and the inner wheel arch?  I assume its touching at the front lower edge of the inner arch..

Cheers, Ian

Malsal, 

I believe that the original drums are still on the car. i have not replaced or changed anything there. i can provide some pictures if you like. for some reason i can not figure out what kind of format this webpage likes, but i can email them. 

my email is [email protected]


thanks 

CD

Whee,

I have not checked that yet. That is where the end of the trumpet attaches to the subframe correct? thank you for the response

Are you still using spacered rear drums?
Post a picture of the problem.

Collapsed knuckle joint?

I vote for 1 and  3.. later bc

Fair, yes as we all know every piece that we replace on these cars seems to have more rust than assumed. i agree and would like to change out the sub frame, but would this cause an all of a sudden change and the tire to rub? just curious? thanks for the help

I vote for #1 of your list but I would replace "old or damaged" with rusted out.

Hello, 

My name is Chris 

I recently started having a rear tire rub on the inside rear wheel well. Vehicle has significant toe in on the right side and only rubs when I turn. 

1990 Classic Rover Mini with 12" wheels

Items checked and replaced: 

- New shocks
- New wheel bearing
- Shifted wheels to make sure wheel was not bent
- Checked rear strut and components, but appears to be in tact

Items considered but not completed: 

- Rear sub frame old or damaged 
- Rear swing arm damage or needs to be replaced
- Rear strut replacement
- Rear Cone spring replacement 
- Rear Camber and toe brackets

Or anything else it may be that I have no idea about. Thank you for the time. I have pictures if needed. Please Help!