Major rubbing issue :(

[04cobruh]

Hey guys.
So I just installed some h&r sports, with maximum motorsports C/C plates on my 04 vert.
I kept the isolators in on the front and rear.
I'm Getting major wheel rub on the passenger wheel wells. I'm running a 275/40/17. Anyone else have this problem?
Any suggestions before I drop down a tire size?

 

[SVT_Troy]

yea either cut/trim some of the wheel well liner out or just remove them....

 

[getTwisted]

I haven't seen this problem before. Is it a problem on both sides?

 

[CtSvt]

that's weird , take a heat gun and mold that hump flat , no cutting required :thumbsup:

 

[04cobruh]

I haven't seen this problem before. Is it a problem on both sides?

It slightly rubs on the drivers side, but not enough to bother or worry me.
The passenger side is bad enough, to where you can see my air filter from the JLT. Intake . I'm gonna try the heat gum tonight and if that doesn't work then it's getting cut!

 

[BLU3VN0M]

I'm running 275's with an 18" rim, you shouldn't have that problem. Did you get it aligned when you put the CC plates on? It looks as if your Caster is out of whack

 

[gmtech]

Somethings not right, I just installed H&R sport springs and new 275's in front and I'm no where near the wheel liners. I didn't install C/C plates though, maybe caster is way off?

 

[SpectorV]

mine rubbed there slightly, it was due to my JLT CAI pushed out the inner fender liner a bit to much, adjusted the CAI and its fine now.

 

[04cobruh]

Just had the alignment done again. All numbers are perfect to specs. I'm going to see if the JLT filter is pushing on the fender. Hopefully that was all it was.

Thanks for the feedback guys

 

[RedfireSVT]

i have 18" 275/35's in the front with no issues at all. thats not an alignment issue, something is off with that inner fender.

 

[timspony]

i have 18" 275/35's in the front with no issues at all. thats not an alignment issue, something is off with that inner fender.

...Same here with the 18" tires ~ very odd :shrug:

 

[Greenwood1982]

Yea buddy, that is weird. But sometimes cars do weird things. According to my mechanic he called to inform me even with low profile irs bolts that it was still touching on the passenger side tire just a hair. Even American Muscle was like there is no way. But according to him their was. Not even sure since I didn't see this, but I had to order a small spacer for both sides in the back. Just comes to show cars are different.

 

[04cobruh]

I guess not every car is exactly the same. I just trimmed the fender eels a bit and the issue is gone. Pulled my air filter in and held it innplace with some zip ties to keep it away from the well. But now this bitch sits low as F$$$ underneath. I Was going about 45-50mph and the cross member up front slammed the ground. And makes a hideously scary bang.
I Hate this car right now.

 

[SL0BRA650]

I guess not every car is exactly the same. I just trimmed the fender eels a bit and the issue is gone. Pulled my air filter in and held it innplace with some zip ties to keep it away from the well. But now this bitch sits low as F$$$ underneath. I Was going about 45-50mph and the cross member up front slammed the ground. And makes a hideously scary bang.
I Hate this car right now.

Dont trip man, we all go through times like these, makes me love my car even more when I look back at tough times I had with it!

 

[04cobruh]

Dont trip man, we all go through times like these, makes me love my car even more when I look back at tough times I had with it!

That's true. That's the relationship I've had with all of my cars . I'm just being a crying little bitch right now.
Maybe in a couple days when im done being mad ill drive it again and see if it happens on the main roads.

 

[SpectorV]

you can always put in some poly isolators vs the stock rubber ones to raise it up about .5 inches.

 

[03' White Snake]

Check if you are missing a plastic push pin on the inside of the inner fender. The inner fender could be sagging if this is missing.

Mine rub on the top and insides on the inner fenders because I am slammed. I had to zip tie the top of my inner fender up so it would stop rubbing under hard cornering.

My friend put metal plates in his inner fenders so the tires wouldn't wear through and hit his turbo pipes. Its the nature of the beast. Don't worry about it.

 

[SonicBlur2003]

I am running 275/35/18 in the front and i only rubbed like that when i had the coilovers set really low and when i turned sharp. After lifting the car a little i have no issues.... are a lot of people running 40s in the front? I dont know what came stock

 

[MassDSGsvt]

Think 40 is stock size. Looks like the bulge from the intake filter.

 

[04cobruh]

So I took the car out for a pretty long spirited drive along some winding roads. The rubbing on the drivers side where I trimmed the inner fender is gone, but on hard right turns the drivers side on the upper part of the inner fender rubs. Not a big deal.
Today I'm going to pick n pull to get a passenger side inner fender. I'm going to heat gun it and mold it to where it won't rub.
The suspension feels pretty good, but I think an upgraded front sway bar will make it solid.