Okay well I'm running 18x8.5 wheels with a 225/40/18 tire and I just lowered my ride on Eibach Sportlines. It looks great, but there is one problem. My back passenger tire rubs on left turns that I take too agressively. Its a shame because otherwise the car would ride AND look fantastic.

It looks like the problem is two fold. One, the rear driver side wheel is cambered more than the passenger side, so this explains why the driver side does not rub. Second, I wrecked my car back in December, and the entire rear suspension was supposed to be fixed. I never noticed it before, but the rear passenger tire definitely sits out farther from the frame than the rear driver side tire. Stupid POS body shop job...

Anyways how should I fix this? These are the options I'm considering, each with their own pros and cons.

1. Buy a camber kit and intentionally camber the wheel so it doesn't rub.
Pro - No rub.
Con - Fast wheel wear.

2. Attempt to roll my fender. I've never done this before, but I hear you can do it with a heat gun and a baseball bat. If ANYONE has done this before PLEASE provide some insight on how I can do this.
Pro - No rub.
Con - Paint could crack if fender isn't rolled properly.

3. Sell the Sportlines and go with a milder drop. I don't really want to go this route because I really don't want to change springs again (not to mention I think this drop looks great).
Pro - No rub.
Con - Hassle of reinstalling and selling my Eibachs.

What do you guys think?

Here's some pics to show off the gap (my camera sucks so sorry for the crappy quality):

 

Get coilovers and adjust the ride height difference. Add some workouot weights and bricks to the higher side of the trunk. lol

 

believe it or not theres shops that can "professionally" roll your fenders. I guess all you can do is call around. I know of a couple shops here in vegas that roll fenders and they do a flawless job.

 

Extra camber will not wear out your tires as long as your toe is set to 0.

 

Camber kit.

 

get the suspension fixed properly. its OBVIOUS that after your wreck it was not done correctly. there is NO reason one side of the car should be as it looks a whole inch lower then the other. if the suspension was done correctly you probably wouldnt rub at all. don't look for temp fixes to a greater prob.

 

I say get the suspension fixed properly also. Oh and danm your **** looks tight as a ****.

 

can you get with with 215 instead of 225?

 

get the SPC camber and tweak it just a little

 

take it back to the shop that didnt fix it right and make them fix it for FREE. Any half descent shop will have a gaurante

 

some shops dont wanna expletive with warrenty **** if u have one still even tho u did put that on .. its void .. u mite need a new camber ..

 

Told you so.

 

looks good though.

 

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Yeah I was waiting for that.... but then again it definitely shouldn't have rubbed if the body shop had done halfway decent work.

I would take it back but I'm sure they'll keep my car a ridiculous amount of time (about 2 weeks I'm guessing), and probably scratch up my paint like they did last time. Not really sure its worth it if I can fix it IMO.

 

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I suppose that is because the difference in camber. I say get it fixed, dude. You're driving around in a $20k car with jacked up suspension. At least take it to an alignment shop to see what the problem is. Most places do that for free

 

i would go with adjustable co's.. preferrably tein..i heard cusco makes pretty good co's but idk.. hey are those nitto neo gen tires??

 

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Yeah I was waiting for that.... but then again it definitely shouldn't have rubbed if the body shop had done halfway decent work.

I would take it back but I'm sure they'll keep my car a ridiculous amount of time (about 2 weeks I'm guessing), and probably scratch up my paint like they did last time. Not really sure its worth it if I can fix it IMO.</TD></TR></TABLE>


If i was a body shop and after aftermarket rims, springs etc NOW the person if having issues. I'd send you packing.

 

bump 4 update?

 

Well only because you asked...

I'm going to get an alignment done on my lunch break Friday (assuming they can work me in). I'll see if the condition improves any, then make my decision.

After driving about 350 miles on the suspension now, there is less rubbing. I'm guessing the wheel has cambered slightly more and now I only rub over bad bumps or real sharp left turns. However, with any additional passengers, the rub is still very noticeable.

I would have taken my car to the body shop this week and talked to the guy, but there is a NOPI event at our local track (Budds Creek) this weekend and I definitely want to be there.

We'll see what happens.

 

Roll your fender...stretch tires on your wheels and drop it even more.

 

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