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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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i'm sure this is caused by my car being low. Only on the right side for some reason.
How do other slammed guys deal with this without removing the wheel well cover?
Removing the wheel well covers would expose the headlight harnesses to water, road dirt, and such. dont want that.
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMStanced
i'm sure this is caused by my car being low. Only on the right side for some reason.
How do other slammed guys deal with this without removing the wheel well cover?
Removing the wheel well covers would expose the headlight harnesses to water, road dirt, and such. dont want that.
i just delt with this last week i was flyin down this road at 70 and i bottomed out and i blew out the fender liners but they held in since they were trapped between the tires man the sound was horrible!! i burned some of the plastic but i got it home and reinstalled new oem push pins.. but other than that i dont rub unless tires are brand new. im on tein basics im slammed in the rear but still have collars and id say up front i may have like 10 threads left. im still raked, im getting ready to roll the rear and remove the collars. **** your worried about the liners and im worried about this guys post about hitting the a arms and pinch welds. good luck to ya brother

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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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i had that pinch weld thing problem with previous wheels which were larger than mine now.
Smaller overall diameter fixes it.
i'm not really worried about the fenders, it's more like my new tires lol
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 03:40 AM
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throw them out. they're useless.

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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 03:42 AM
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a. Shorter tires

b. Would it help to move the tires OUT with a spacer? Or does it look like that will exaggerate the rub?
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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Some people trim the fender liner until the head lights. So just have the fender liner covering the head lights and cut from there back.
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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You really think it scrubbing the fender liner is going to mess up your tires?
come on dude...
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Mcutali
**** your worried about the liners and im worried about this guys post about hitting the a arms and pinch welds. good luck to ya brother
Would that happen to be my post? Lol.
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