I recently installed my tein ss' and lowered my 99 ls and now I have a 2 finger gap on the front. The problem is that they rub real bad when I turn the steering wheel. This happens when I make sharp turns or simply backing out of a parking stall. Does camber play a role in this? What can I do to fix this? Thanks

 

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your rim size and your tire size plays a big role in this btw what are you running on?

i have 18" 215/35 no finger gap drop and when i make 90 degree turns that's the only time it rubs.

 

whoops I forgot to mention that I have Stock 15" LS Rims w/ 195/55 tires.

 

Don't Tein SS's lower your car a little over 2 inches. I know someone that has them and it slammed his car. If you have a 2 finger gap, then it shouldn't rub. I have H&R sport springs with 15" rims with 205/50/15 tires. After I installed my Ingall's camber kit, my car rubbed even more. I just took out my fender liners and the problem was solved.

Getting a camber kit will just make you rub even more because it will straighten out your rims/tires. Take your wheel wells/fender liners out. If your car still rubs, get your fenders rolled.

 

Tein SS' are adjustable. Whats the con to taking out the wheel well/fender liner out?

 

you better get your car checked, it shouldnt be rubbing with stock rims/tires and a 2 finger gap.

 

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nothing since you live somewhere relatively dry.

i took mine out in my civic and i had so much road **** fly up under my hood, it was a nightmare...

 

Check out this gap on 205 40 17's... I only rub during u-turns or ramps where my wheel is turned nearly all the way to one side.... so if you have a 2 finger gap, you should NOT be rubbing... I was planning on raising mine to have about a 1" gap, which is what you mentioned, about 2 fingers...


In this picture, I had just lowered it off the jack... the top of the tire is normally tucked just a bit.

 

Hey....i'm running on HR sports....about a finger gap...in the front....i rub.....i was planning to take out my fender linin...but what is the pros and cons on it....i have a cold air intake...if i take it out...will it get my CAI wet?...i dotn have a bypass valve on it...and not plannin on getting one....does it get ur engine pay dirty?

 

Im gonna check it out.

 

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well man if you are rubbing with the stock wheels and tires with a two finger gap then i must be screwed and dont realize it. i have a no finger gap anywhere and i dont rub so i really dont see how you do.

 

Nah, I am the one that is screwed... I was wondering why there was all these extra parts after I finished installing it


Modified by SynTeg at 11:11 PM 2/24/2004

 

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I suspect you might have a problem with part of your suspension. Has the car ever been wrecked before? I'm lowered 3" w/ 205/50-15 tires and my car NEVER rubs at all. It doesn't rub the fender liner, fender, frame, suspension, nothing.

I highly recommend NOT removing your fenderliners, unless you want ALOT of dirt and grime to build up under your fenders, on the leading edges of your doors, etc. When I bought my car it was missing the pass. side fender liner. One time I took the fenders off to install sidemarkers, and there was a wall of dirt built up under the top edge of the passenger fender along the frame rail.

 

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Huh? I hope the was in state of sarcasm...

 

I have an LS that i dropped with neuspeed race springs(which were cut by my friend) i tucked the stock tires into the fender. What i did to fix the rubbing was to cut out the fender liner just where it goes over the tire, i left some on in the front and in the back to keep out some of the road debris. I also took a grinder and cut tabs in the seam that runs above the tire in the fender and hammered it flat, gave about half an inch more clearance. Now it only rubs when the wheel is locked but it rubs on a smooth part of the frame so it doesnt really hurt anything.

 

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just wondering what part of the kit did you not install?

 

Redid the entire suspension and now it works excellent. I got it set to 6 clicks from stiffest on the front and 8 clicks in the back.

 

Actually it was the fender liner, it was warped outwards so tire would rub on it. I lowered lower than what it was before so now it doesnt rub at all.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by whoisdan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">. I just took out my fender liners and the problem was solved.

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by any chance do you still have your pass side of that /\ i need one bad im getting rain in my door

thanks

 

Actually I didnt take the whole thing out, just a little piece where the tire was rubbing.

 

o , well i still need one if anyone took them althe way off , i just need the back part

 

I have 15" rota slips with falken avis 205/55's and I have stock struts with ractive coilovers I took out my inside lining. It is a good idea to get rid of the scrapping but dont remove all of it on your cold air side. There are 2 pieces only take out the top center on the right side. I made the mistake of taking it all out and throwing it away and ended up having to cut my intake down to a short ram. You shouldnt scrape after that.