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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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I've got some volk gt-c's 19x10.5's on the back of my 05 touring Z with some bridgestone 275/35/19's and I've got the TEIN S tech springs. I'm bottoming out all the time and my tires are scraping on the rear wheel wells. It didn't do this before I lowered it with the S techs. You guys think some tokicos or some Konis will fix this or should I just go back to the stock springs and look like I've got a lift kit on my car. I guess another option is get rims that aren't so wide.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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roll the fenders
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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roll the fenders!
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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With my hands right!?
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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Yes?
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kelechi77
With my hands right!?
Get it done at a shop... ask one of our vendors like Rick at Status Auto.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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+1 for Rick at Status i got my done two weeks ago and no more rubbing
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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you can do it with a baseball bat or a pipe if you know what youre doing.. i used to do VW's all the time..
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:42 AM
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Hotchkis springs, no more rubbin.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:45 AM
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Get the fenders rolled... then put wider tires.

Tony (why not?)
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ClaytonC01
you can do it with a baseball bat or a pipe if you know what youre doing.. i used to do VW's all the time..
Explain Please
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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Hmmmm.. that's funny because I have the same set up as you do (Tein s-tech springs with volk GT-C 19X9.5 front AND 19X10.5 rear (I'm pretty sure same tire size too) and I never had rubbing issues so far. I've had the rims on for about a year.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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Are you running the same tires? It's not the wheels bro, it's the tires.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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+32 on rolling the fenders...
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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Roll them asap. I'm having the same rubbing issues with my rears.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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what offset?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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Looks like you are going to have to go wide body...post up pics when you are done.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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+857 on rolling your fenders

if you've never done it, speak to a shop who has
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