Tire rubbing, Need to stretch the rear fender a little. But how? |
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Tire rubbing, Need to stretch the rear fender a little. But how? |
HansJan |
Nov 11 2017, 07:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 395 Joined: 5-April 16 From: Sugar Land TX Member No.: 19,860 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Today I had new rear tires installed. A family member has this size tire on his 914-6, and it looks great. So I got the same. 225-50-16 on 7” rims.
They clear the fenders (which had been rolled by PO). Passenger side has plenty of clearance at 1/4”. Driver side not so much, just enough to slide a thin cardboard between tire and fender while bouncing on back of the car. All is fine in a straight line. But Passenger side starts rubbing at right-hand turn. See pictures below to spot the rubbing location (paint starts to blister a little). Should I try to stretch the fender a little? Or... Is it possible to create some room by adding a shim to change the camber? Thanks for letting me use the collective brainpower. Attached thumbnail(s) |
HansJan |
Nov 16 2017, 07:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 395 Joined: 5-April 16 From: Sugar Land TX Member No.: 19,860 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Providing closure.
I ended up with 205-55-16 tires all around, and put the shim back in. It is still barely clearing the left fender (without the additional camber). Tire of choise is BF-Goodrich G-force Sport Comp 2. Rims are 16”-7”. Inner corner of left front tire is touching inner fender when wheel is turned all the way to the right. This is with car on jacks, and have not tested it with wheels on the ground. So; need to be carefull in parking lots, because I could not see an adjustible steering-stop of some sorts. Car rides completely different then before (for the better), but the speedo is still significantly off (compared to my phone’s GPS). Not sure if height adjustment is needed. This would be a matter for a later day. Thank you all for pitching in. I know all you guys want is a picture. So... Here we go. |
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