Rear tires rubbing, what to do?

[NVRDUN]

Here are the stats! 20x10 Foose Nitrous with 295/40/20 Toyo proxies. Eibach pro kit drop with SPC camber bushings.

After getting my car back from installing the camber kit, I took it out for a spin. I did some high speed turning and heard some rubbing out back. Well I figured since I dont normally drive like that it would be fine.

So yesterday Im taking the exit of the highway and I hear the left rear tire rubbing the whole way around the exit. So I get to a stop, get out and sure enough, there is evidence of tire rubbing/scraping going on.

So what do I do? Roll fenders, how do I do that? Get tires that aren't so wide? Drive like Grandpa?

[DannyC]

Put the stock springs back on may help. Leave the front lowered though. Looks good that way.

[NVRDUN]

Put the stock springs back on may help. Leave the front lowered though. Looks good that way.

Well considering I have the Nivomat shocks, thats not really an option. That and the fact that I have just installed the rear camber kit. If I go back to stock, then the rear camber would be off again and I would have to pay to have it removed. Oh, and I will need to buy the stock rear bushings.

I think it would be more cost effective to find some place to roll the fenders.

[402 Motoring]

Your going to have to roll the fenders, or have someone do it for you. Make sure you heat up the paint with a heat gun or its going to crack and you'll have a bigger problem to deal with.

[risky]

I cracked the paint by not rolling only good thing out of it was when I traded the car in ther dealer did not look....

[batwood]

What were you alignment specs. There is a possibility that when the alignment bushings were put in they were clocked to give you excessive positive camber forcing your left tire out farther. It does not do this on the right side, only the left correct?

[varoom1]

Roll them. Here's what the tool used will look like...works wonders. You will need to heat up the area so the paint won't crack, as Ernie mentioned. Easy process. Good luck.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/varoom1/fenderlip.jpg

[NVRDUN]

What were you alignment specs. There is a possibility that when the alignment bushings were put in they were clocked to give you excessive positive camber forcing your left tire out farther. It does not do this on the right side, only the left correct?

Funny you mention this, they could not produce the alignment specs, cause the printer was outta ink!?!

It actually does it on both sides. After first getting the car back, I did some spirited cornering and made both sides rub. I just figured I would not do that again.

Then Saturday doing a high speed right hand exit, I heard the left side rub. On Sunday at the same exit, with the same passengers in the same spots, I took the exit much slower and had no rubbing.

[TMag]

I am getting the same thing on passenger side, I have 20x10 Foose Nitrous on the rear and 295/40/20 Pirellis. It only does it on that side, especially when you go over some what of a big bump, hits the the bottom of the fender. I am starting to think the shock is bad. Like I said, only happens on the passenger side.

[NVRDUN]

I hope its not the shock! They are also brand new, I got the complete Eibach package and replaced all shocks and springs.

[TMag]

I hope its not the shock! They are also brand new, I got the complete Eibach package and replaced all shocks and springs.

I really doubt your new shocks and springs are the issue, mine are original equipment and I am at stock height. But with only one side doing this, makes me think its the shock.

[Meister]

Rolling the fenders is a given, NVRDUN.

Suggest you check around for the best place to do that for you in your neck of the woods. If an obvious winner doesn't quickly surface, give Tire Rack a call and they should be able to provide you with the name of a competent tire shop that'll have both the equipment and the know-how to do a top-notch job.

Then take 'er back to your favorite corner(s) and check it out. May well be that that's all you need, at least for anything short of a full banzai pass through those corners.

Until then I'd not waste any more time/energy on the what ifs. :wink: