16x7 - 40mm offset - 195/50/16 rubbing like a fat kid at a Rave

[bzinn 1]

sitting that low your gonna need camber,might of gone with a 45 profile instead of 50....but some camber will take most of the rub away.

for the fronts you can put a spacer behind the fender where it meets the bumper,put it at the bottom by the wheel where the bumper and fender meet.

The xB guys been doing this for a while,the bumper will stretch about 3/4" out at the bottom and still look right,so you can push out the fender about 1/2" with spacer and remount the bumper.

That will give you some more space for the tire lean when going slow and turning.

[3cyltrbo]

Originally Posted by bzinn 1

sitting that low your gonna need camber,might of gone with a 45 profile instead of 50....but some camber will take most of the rub away.

for the fronts you can put a spacer behind the fender where it meets the bumper,put it at the bottom by the wheel where the bumper and fender meet.

The xB guys been doing this for a while,the bumper will stretch about 3/4" out at the bottom and still look right,so you can push out the fender about 1/2" with spacer and remount the bumper.

That will give you some more space for the tire lean when going slow and turning.

ARGHHHHH

WHY DIDN'T I RESEARCH THE TIRES MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually found a 195/45/16 in a Yokohama tire (I love YokoHamas!!!)

DAMN

But, its also 1.2 inches smaller outside diameter and that would have definitely thrown off the speedo.

I'm 100% gonna look at this founder mounting thing, and I'm also gonna think about modding the stock fender liner (cutting the section out that rubs / and fibreglassing in a new section that is higher)

[Flipper_1938]

Just a thought....since the inner fenders are plastic, is it possible to heat them with a heat gun and shape them?

[3cyltrbo]

Originally Posted by Flipper_1938

Just a thought....since the inner fenders are plastic, is it possible to heat them with a heat gun and shape them?

I was thinking the exact same thing

I also thought about riveting in new pieces of plastic (reshaped)

and I was even wondering about the potential to cut out the areas that rub and fibreglass in - new parts with increased clearance.

W