Midori Green

i recently installed new suspension on my sedan and its pretty low in the front but not slammed as u can see but when i hit dips on the highway even small dips the car rubs, the tires hit the fender well and i stiffened up the suspension in the front i thought it would get better but still rubs. what could i do because i like the height in which the car is in (by the way suspension is d2 coilovers and i have the stock plastic lining in fenders still on and dont wanna take it off completely)




Modified by Midori Green at 2:34 PM 8/5/2008


Modified by Midori Green at 3:55 PM 8/5/2008

94EG8

You can try rolling the fenders, but i still think its low enough that it will rub especially during turns, i'd raise it up about an inch in the front personally.

Midori Green

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94EG8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You can try rolling the fenders, but i still think its low enough that it will rub especially during turns, i'd raise it up about an inch in the front personally.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks for the comment.. but i see A LOT of people that are lower than me and dont rub at all well not nearly as much as me

bcpEG

you need thinner tires

Midori Green

as in profile??? they are 195/50 i mean how much lower can u get with a 15 inch rim lol

jdmztrane

You need to take the fender liners off and bend in the metal joint that is in the center of the fenderwell. You'll see what I'm talking about when you do it. Bend it back all the way and cut the raised area on the fender liner off if you plan on keeping them in. If not, just take it out and call it a day. You shouldn't have any rubbing problems after that.

Hope that helps

jdmztrane

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bcpEG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you need thinner tires</TD></TR></TABLE>

No you dont. I'm lower than him with 205/50/15's and I dont rub unless I lock the steering wheel left or right.

Midori Green

i dont wanna fully remove the fender liners... thats always the last resort cuz when u do that **** gets ugly i am gonna try what u said thanks

kcjohnnyboy

i'm running si rims on mine w/ 195/50 tires and mine is a little lower than yours and mine does not rub with my fender liners in. you may check your rims, maybe the offset of the rims making it rub

Midori Green

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kcjohnnyboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm running si rims on mine w/ 195/50 tires and mine is a little lower than yours and mine does not rub with my fender liners in. you may check your rims, maybe the offset of the rims making it rub</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think that is the exactly problem... i believe they are lower offset wheels i think around +40 - +45 so im sure if i throw some si wheels or somethin oem i would be good

jdmztrane

Im running +38 15x7's and have had +28 15" SW388's on my car too, they never rubbed. Guarantee you that its not the fenders that its rubbing on but the lip on the inside that I said to bend in.

kcjohnnyboy

yeah, it could be that inner lip also. but i don't know personally how difficult it would be to punch/bend it out of the way

jdmztrane

Its really easy. 3 pound hammer and a little elbow grease and its bent out of the way.

instrument

i'd love to see what you consider "slammed"

i couldn't possibly drive your car at the height its at.

what you can do is determine where the tire is rubbing, and move that part of the car FURTHER away from the tire.

really simple.

Midori Green

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'd love to see what you consider "slammed"

i couldn't possibly drive your car at the height its at.

what you can do is determine where the tire is rubbing, and move that part of the car FURTHER away from the tire.

really simple.</TD></TR></TABLE>

my definition of slammed =

Midori Green

i just bent back the metal part behind the fender liner and also cut the raised part on the liner itself and omggg what a difference finally i can take bumps and dips at the speed i like to there is no rubbing at all i wish i had pics. thanks a bunch


Modified by Midori Green at 3:42 PM 8/10/2008

kcjohnnyboy

thats good to hear man