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Scraping Driver Side Rear What else to Check?

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Thai

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Apr 28, 2003
Jacksonville, Florida
Hey , Recently i started to scrap my Rear Driver Side Tire on the inner Fenderwell and its eating at the tire. I pulled out the Shocks. I run Tokico Illumina's and Eibach Pro Kit. The shock looked blown so i replaced it and it was ok for about a day and now it Scrapes Again.
Could the Spring be bad as well? I mean i can compress them with my hands.

Thanks if anyone can help!
Thai
 
Do you mean that the tire is hitting the fender lip? (I'm not sure what else the tire could hit on a 2G, other than the vertical link.) If so, then increase the offset of the wheels or roll the fender lip.

Or, if this really just started to happen, then make sure that the four bolts that hold the upper pivots to the chassis are all tight and/or that any camber kit you have back there is not slipping.

- Jtoby
 
Its Rubbing on the inside of the fenderwell. Like 1/4 inch from where it rolls over underneath from the outside. Its really Sharp there and its cutting the tire :( . Im going to replace the springs and see what happens, and check for any loose suspension parts.
 
Get a metal baseball bat and roll that fender lip up and away. It's a typical mod. Even if you replace the spring, you could still hit the lip again on a nasty bump. Cutting a tire at speed is not fun.

- Jtoby
 
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