Rear tires rubbing fenders?

[rjdavis21]

I just got new tires for my car 225/45/17 with Tien S tech 1.75 drop and now on bumps and hard turns the tires rub the fender. I was wondering if there was really anything I could do? Please help thanks!

 

[DeraJ]

I have some similar sized tires and was experiencing some rear tire rub. I wound up taking a bat and rolling out the rear quater panels. Worked great and is very easy to do. Hope it helps you, and btw, don't cut the metal lip, I heard its a body seam and would very bad to cut off.

 

[rjdavis21]

awesome so hoiwd you go about doing this...just put the bat between the tire and fender andpry out? please get back to me id like to give it a try. thanks

 

[gsx951]

What wheel offset are you guys running?

 

[rjdavis21]

honestly i dont know...they are Arospeed RS-GT 17x7.5 rims and i dont wanna bend my fender it will have to goo too far out and mite crack my paint i mite make some spacer between the shock tower and body...any other suggestions? what about selling these tires for a different size?

 

[gsx951]

Well, I have BBS/MODA Sport wheels in 17"X8" with a 42mm postive offset. With 235/40/17 Yokos, I had issues with the tire rubbing the flanged seam on the rear fender.
I rolled that up and in just slightly and it works.

http://www.prostreetonline.com/pso/pages/techtips/showarticle.asp?articleid=9

 

[DeraJ]

For the Fender Roll Out, out the bat in the fender between the wheel and the metal body and have a friend slowly roll the car back and forth while you push the bat down and it will push the metal lip up. Once you try it you will see what I mean, it is very easy to do. Just push the car back and forth and it will move the bat along the body.

Good Luck!

 

[rjdavis21]

and wont hurt anything including the paint? what if I cannot fit a bad between my tire and fender?

 

[onepimpclipse]

what if I cannot fit a bad between my tire and fender?

Then Mr. Rubber Mallet is your friend. You'll have to take the wheels off though. Duhhhh.

 

[jtmcinder]

http://www.prostreetonline.com/pso/pages/techtips/showarticle.asp?articleid=9

One thing about that article that really bugs me (because I can't for the life of me figure out how a smart guy would make such a silly mistake) is where it says that adding negative camber might cause (extra) interference between the tire and knuckle. This is just plain nutz because the tire and knuckle always move together.

My other quibble is minor.... When you're cutting it close, you can't ignore the fact that the rear knuckle wraps around the upper inside corner of the tire, such that smaller tires can run higher offsets. Since the limiting factor on the inside is the rear knuckle, this is very important. You want the highest offset that doesn't rub (both to save your wheel bearings and to keep from having to go wider around slalom cones; going farther on this last point, I'm not convinced that 275/40/17 or 285/30/18 is really better than 245/45/16 when the [autocross] course includes a lot of slaloms, but I might change my mind if I ever sort out my engine).

- Jtoby

 

[rjdavis21]

you kinda lost me there but im not trying to get more performance really but just dont want anymore rubbing...ill try the hammer trick soon. thanks

 

[onepimpclipse]

you kinda lost me there

JTM is good at loosing people when it comes to suspensions. He is a wealth of knowledge.

 

[madracer247@aol]

Still kinda confused about the bat and the tire thing can somebody explain it to me so i put the bat on top of the tire and roll the car or what??