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| rfuerst911sc |
 Jun 1 2013, 05:12 AM
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I recently added 225/50 x 16 tires on 7 " rims on the front of my GT clone. Drives great and handles great but I'm getting tire rub when turning on the fender lips. These are metal GT flares and the fender lips are not rolled. I fear rolling the lips may damage the paint on the fenders. I'd be OK if it just damaged the paint to the lips but I do not want to risk damage to the fender. So I'm thinking of raising the front end, maybe 1 " higher ? I know it won't cure the problem 100 % but I think it would be a step in the right direction. Is there a " ballpark " rule on how much tire sidewall should be showing ? The car is definately raked towards the front, the car was aligned and corner balanced when I lived in Orlando. If I raised the front by turning equal amount of turns on the torsion bar adjusters would I be OK ? If it matters the front has stock torsion bars with a 19mm adjustable sway bar with stock strut inserts, the rear has Koni's with 140 lb. springs. I'm including a pic for opinions if the front is too low. Also what have others experienced with 225/50 in the fronts ? Thanks
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rfuerst911sc should I raise my front ride height ? Tire rub issue Jun 1 2013, 05:12 AM
kg6dxn A roller used with a heat gun will prevent paint d... Jun 1 2013, 06:58 AM rfuerst911sc I know rolling the lips is the right way to go but... Jun 1 2013, 07:19 AM mepstein Raise it. Keep track of the amount you turned the ... Jun 1 2013, 07:25 AM Travis Neff I think a 1/2 inch might get you out of harms way,... Jun 1 2013, 09:22 AM r_towle Cut the fender lip down it 1/8 of an inch.
There i... Jun 1 2013, 03:18 PM
rfuerst911sc
Cut the fender lip down it 1/8 of an inch.
There ... Jun 2 2013, 04:48 AM mepstein
Cut the fender lip down it 1/8 of an inch.
There... Jun 2 2013, 06:04 AM bulitt What position on the fender is the tire hitting? 9... Jun 2 2013, 05:15 AM r_towle http://www.laco.com/prod/15/cool-gel-heat-barrier-... Jun 2 2013, 06:30 AM rfuerst911sc It is rubbing aprox. at the 11:00 + 1:00 so I coul... Jun 2 2013, 07:11 AM mgp4591 I agree that by looking into other tires you may f... Jun 2 2013, 08:26 AM mgp4591 BTW, I'm classified as a Newbie but I've b... Jun 2 2013, 08:32 AM rfuerst911sc Guys the tires have 15 miles on them I'm not g... Jun 2 2013, 01:08 PM Rand It's not too low. What are your corner balance... Jun 2 2013, 01:12 PM storm8732 If you havent done anything yet, you might want to... Sep 1 2013, 09:30 PM rfuerst911sc
If you havent done anything yet, you might want t... Sep 2 2013, 05:07 AM 914itis I had that issue last year after installing my fla... Sep 1 2013, 10:32 PM Spoke I can't tell in the pic but it looks like the ... Sep 2 2013, 09:07 AM rfuerst911sc
I can't tell in the pic but it looks like the... Sep 3 2013, 03:49 PM J P Stein I ran 5 inches, doughnuts to flat gound....both en... Sep 2 2013, 09:58 AM PanelBilly your right, give it to someone who has done it bef... Sep 2 2013, 10:08 AM  |
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