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June 8th, 2011, 11:07 AM
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Rims Rubbing
On my 87 gt, it has 5 lug cobra rims but I noticed they're rubbing on the inside against the lower control arms. Can I put longer studs in the rotors and put a spacer inbetween the rim and rotor? Or is there another fix?
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June 8th, 2011, 11:26 AM
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92 Mustang GT vert
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What size rims are they & whats the backspacing. Are the rims or tires rubbing? I have had tires rub the quadshocks before but never the control arms.
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June 8th, 2011, 03:40 PM
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don't know the backspacing, rims with new tires were on the car when I got it. Only rubbing lower control arms on the front, |
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June 8th, 2011, 05:40 PM
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how much of the tire is rubbing? or is it the rim rubbing? if so how much?
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June 8th, 2011, 06:09 PM
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I hav the same problem n my rims r 16s... The inside of the rim is grinding down...
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June 8th, 2011, 07:37 PM
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89 Mustang LX Hatch
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I'm on 17x9's with a 245/45 tire and the same thing happens to me when I cut the wheels all the way. Haven't checked to see if the rims are rubbing but I know it's not the tire because I checked that. I just have to avoid U-turns and hard turns for now. I'll check it out this weekend and post up a solution if I find one.
Last edited by kmedeiros88; June 9th, 2011 at 07:13 PM. |
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June 8th, 2011, 07:39 PM
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it's normal and you can clearance the stock a arms slightly to minimize or clear the rubbing issue... but if you have 10" wide from rims then you'll be contacting everything and won't be making any turns lol
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June 8th, 2011, 11:54 PM
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June 9th, 2011, 04:55 PM
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I've done this to like six foxes and dont' know why.. I eventually went to tubular k and a arms eventually on all them anyways LOL |
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June 9th, 2011, 05:19 PM
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Get a grinder and clearance it a little...easiest way to fix the rub, or you'll end up putting different wheels on, brother. Good luck.
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June 9th, 2011, 07:01 PM
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Thanks for the info guys. Didn't know this was a common problem. I been dealing with it for 4 years lol. Hopefully my rims aren't fucked. I got 00 cobra r's and they're hard to come by.
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June 9th, 2011, 07:25 PM
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ya i got that on 16 inch cobra rims, seems like it fixed it self though. i dont hear anything or feel anything when i turn. i was wondering what would happen if i got 17x9 rims?
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June 9th, 2011, 11:05 PM
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It probably clearanced itself Cschneider. If you got 17x9's like me, then it will probably rub in a different spot, lol, until you either grind it away or it grinds itself away.
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June 18th, 2011, 03:44 PM
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Heres how I fixed mine
Tools used IMAG0052.jpg picture by kmedeiros88 - Photobucket Little bit of clearancing IMAG0046.jpg picture by kmedeiros88 - Photobucket Damage caused by rubbing. Didn't even touch the rim but fucked up the wheel weight, lol. IMAG0046.jpg picture by kmedeiros88 - Photobucket Cleaned and painted IMAG0046.jpg picture by kmedeiros88 - Photobucket The rims in question IMAG0046.jpg picture by kmedeiros88 - Photobucket Hope you find this useful.
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