A vendor that carries TSW springs and IE fixed camber plates recommended against me using these two parts together. They said the combination causes rubbing.

I am not ignoring their recommendation; I have spent a lot of time over the past few months researching parts and was about to make this purchase but haven't read anything advising against it.

Has anyone seen/heard issues with using TSW Springs and Ireland Engineering Fixed Camber Plates together?

 

Any OEM sized (diameter) coil spring can rub when you add negative camber. A little tender loving care with a hammer will take care of that. the more camber the more hammer. You don't have that problem with most coilovers because the spring diameter is smaller.

 

Yeah that's a problem with any lowering spring with camber plates. Texas Speed Works says that right on their website. They do describe a method of "clearancing" the spring with a big mallet though. The OEM springs and also the aftermarket ones are pretty fat and there is not a lot of room for extra camber. My R53 friend says he can only get about about -1.25 degrees (without using a mallet). You are probably safer to get adjustable camber plates - at least you can back them off if there is rubbing.
btw you should be asking this in the 1st gen forum if your sig pic is up to date.

 

Reposted to correct forum... Not sure how to move a post.

 

Just ask the mods to move this one.

 

I have IE Camber Plates w/ stock suspension and it has been rubbing ever since I put them on but I didn't know thats what the noise was until recently. What are the long term effects of not hammering in the wheel wells?