My '98 2.3 has been making a scraping or rubbing sound from the rear wheels. after checking it out, it seems like the left rear tire has formed a bubble on the suspension-side wall which is scraping against the control arm as it turns. Not surprisingly, it is more pronounced during right cornering.

Do I need new struts? new tires? New springs? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

thanx for the post as it's shedding some light on my problem which produces a scraping/screeching sound during right turns which is possibly a problem up front but i'll check the back too...i will be visiting a shop this within the next two days...hopefully get some answers.

 

and to answer ur question...maybe do a tire rotation or replace the defective tire.
if my problem turns out to be similar to urs, i'll let you know what i was told in the garage