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275 on front rubbing?

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CJMcLean

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Anyone else having rubbing issues with 275/40/17 up front? I'm hoping it's the tires rubbing and not the steering rack going back. Mounted on stock 17 cobra wheels.
 

Adam95GT

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CJMcLean said:
Anyone else having rubbing issues with 275/40/17 up front? I'm hoping it's the tires rubbing and not the steering rack going back. Mounted on stock 17 cobra wheels.
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Check the swaybar/inner fender, your probably just rubbing at full lock i hate 275's on the front.
 

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Cobra's have rack limiters to prevent this right?
 

revhead347

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It's pretty common. You can get steering limiters to stop the rubbing. They are pretty cheap. Mine rubs on the sway bar.

Kurt
 

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mine don't rub at all anymore. When I first put them on my car I had issues with them rubbing at full lock but when I swapped in the 03 cobra arms, it went away.
 

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I'm running 2003 cobra anniversary wheels on my '94 cobra and the tires hit the sway bar and the wheels made contact with the A arms at full lock when sliding. The 94-95 cobras do not have rack limiters or different A arms than a GT. I have since added rack limiters and '03 cobra A arms which are stamped differently to allow a wider wheel/tire combo and I no longer rub anywhere.
 
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