Uneven tire to fender clearance from side to side Options

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Good morning. There is a bright orange yellow orb in the sky over Southern California right now. Quite welcome to see it, but I digress.

The 1974 Arizona car has uneven tire to fender clearance from side to side. The tires are the same make and size, it has the same rims on it, but I have about one fingers worth of clearance on the driver side to the tire wall but basically none on the passenger side.

I don’t have a history on the car but the tub is straight and does not evidence any accidents. I haven’t put the car up on a rack to check the alignment but it doesn’t look like the rear camber is noticeably different from side to side.

Any ideas to share? Thanks!

[SirAndy]

While there may be small variations from the factory, a whole finger width is concerning.

A few things to check:

- Make sure the fenders aren't dented
- Make sure the inside fender lips are the same, one could be rolled while the other isn't
- The alignment could be off from side to side. Check the camber on each side.
- Trailing arm bushings shot
- The trailing arm(s) could be bent. Seen this before. Check for unequal amounts of alignment shims side to side.
- Rust in the suspension console or cracked suspension console, both of which will allow the trailing arm to move around.
- Bent wheel, loose lug nuts or lose wheel bearing

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