just put fenders back on...little advice please.

allcarfan

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I just put my fenders back on...very loosely...only one or two bolts...they arent even really lined up. I also put my chrome bullets on the front.

I let the car back down and on one side there is about a 2" gap...and on the other side a 3" gap between the fenderwell and the top of the tire...

I measured from the front corners of the radiator support to the ground and they were within .25" of each other. I also measured the ground clearance from where the frame rails begin to bend up into the engine compartment. Again, the two measurements from either side were within .25" of each other.

SO, these gaps that I have...they should go away once i get my fenders all lined up right? I also have NEW 620 coil springs and a shelby Aarm drop....I still need to bolt on about 50 lbs worth of 'stuff' to the front end (radiator, electric fan, fiberglass valance, fiberglass lip, headlights, headlight housings, headlight doors...grill...etc. This SHOULD lower the front end a bit more...correct?

it just LOOOOKS HIGH....im hoping its just the misaligned fenders. Any advice or other measurements I should take would be great...
 
put all the bolts in your fender before you make a judgement on weather or not something in the front end of the car is goofed up. they will move ALOT when you put the different bolts in and get the door gaps all lined up. you didn't mention if they were reproductins or not, but if they are it just makes what i said all the more important, since the repos don't fit quite right anyways.

- Jason