1981 XJ6 Series 111 - back tires rubbing on panel
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1981 XJ6 Series 111 - back tires rubbing on panel
Team Jag,
Just got back from 1,200 km trip in my old 1981 Jag XJ6, to the Gulf Islands in British Columbia. It ran great, til 5 miles from home, it started making an intermittent groaning sound. I'm pretty sure, not the engine, not the brakes, not the transmission.
After I parked, I could see the back of the car was almost lowered onto the back wheels.
I literally can not get my hand on top of the back tire, because there is no gap there. There is almost no clearance. It THINK the groaning sound is the tires rubbing on the body panel above it?
Any diagnostic ideas? Cheap? Expensive?
Guy
Just got back from 1,200 km trip in my old 1981 Jag XJ6, to the Gulf Islands in British Columbia. It ran great, til 5 miles from home, it started making an intermittent groaning sound. I'm pretty sure, not the engine, not the brakes, not the transmission.
After I parked, I could see the back of the car was almost lowered onto the back wheels.
I literally can not get my hand on top of the back tire, because there is no gap there. There is almost no clearance. It THINK the groaning sound is the tires rubbing on the body panel above it?
Any diagnostic ideas? Cheap? Expensive?
Guy
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I would look at the four coilovers and their mounts
And, the rubber that isolates the chassis from the IRS cage.
And, the forward facing control arms and their mounts.
Oh, how much "detritus" is in the boot. A loaded boot and a full
fuel load just might do that.
And one or more of the foregoing together.
Carl
And, the rubber that isolates the chassis from the IRS cage.
And, the forward facing control arms and their mounts.
Oh, how much "detritus" is in the boot. A loaded boot and a full
fuel load just might do that.
And one or more of the foregoing together.
Carl
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