I finally got my front springs and struts in, pretty satisfied besides the rubbing..

Hard corners and quick bumps my tires rub.. How do I tell if it's rubbing on the fender lining or the actual fender? The sound isn't defined enough to tell..

If I remove the fender lining, do I increase my risk of rust? My car is rust free 100%

The rears I'm not looking forward to install.. The service manual shows the plastic in my hatch removable and ENDING around the back seats, but mine clearly continues as one solid piece of plastic all the way to the doors..

Will my rears be easier or harder than the fronts? Putting the front ones in was a first time experience and I learned a lot from it.. Maybe this will decrease the time to do my rears? It took me like 6 hours to do the fronts.

SHED SOME LIGHT/WISDOM, anything you can offer in my situation would help discuss!

 

if it's rubbing you should be able to see where when you take the wheel off.

 

you don't have to take off the plastic in the back, instead, you can simply take off the speaker covers and remove the speakers to get to the nuts that hold the shock/spring assembly in place

 

Do you still have mud flaps?
I rub mine on hard corners.

If its rubbing the inner fender well youll be able to see when you pull the wheel off.