Correcting the rear wheel to fender offset. Options

[Jonny Retrofit]

Hi Guys,

We are running 8 x 15 Fuchs on the back of our narrow body '14. With careful tyre choice and a mild fender pull this works great on the passenger side of the car. On the driver side, however, there is 5mm less clearance which appears to be a common issue.

The wheels look great and I want to keep them so have been thinking about how to correct this offset. One option would be to modify the trailing arm front pivot tube. E.g. shorten on the inboard side and lengthen outboard, bringing the arm in by 5mm.

Any thoughts on this approach with respect to the suspension geometry? The only thing I can think of is that the damper would be at a slightly different angle but I can't see 5mm across the length of the damper making that much difference. We don't have a rear ARB. Pretty sure the driveshaft has enough slack to cope with the 5mm reduced distance.

Thoughts welcome!

[jcd914]

The suspension is precisely aligned with the centerline of the car and changing a single control arm will upset the balance of the suspension.
The fenders were not so precisely aligned and the clearance issue is due to the fender placement not the control arm placement.

Good luck what ever path you chose.

Jim