Lowered - Front Tires Rubbing

candphall

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having an issue with the front tires rubbing the front of the front fenders. Car drives well and the tires are stock size. The car has been lowered 1 inch using different coil springs.
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horse sence

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What size are the tires,69 has a larger wheel opening than the earlier years . Are the wheels moved to far forward in the opening ? The radius rods are adjustable on a 69

 

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I will take a look tomorrow. Glad to see you are still kicking

 

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By radius rods you are talking strut rods right. Can the wheels be moved back in the wells using these. Won’t that screw alignment.

 

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It would have to be realigned but yes you can move the tires back some ,how bad do they hit?

 

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The tires I chose a P225R 14 I’m thinking that maybe they are to wide for the front. The wheel appears to be centered in the well. And for a self alignment it drives better that it ever did. So may be a 215R 14 instead.

 

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horse sence

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It could also be the wheel offset ,a slightly narrow tire could make the difference

 

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Looks like you need to adjust your caster as well. Do you have a pic of the rear of the tire clearance?

 

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I will post picture today. What do you recommend the caster to be. I have heard many things.

 

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Around 1 to 2.5 degrees positive. With your clearance issue you would probly be better to go to 2.5 pos. This will shift you tire rearwards.
Camber would be around 1/2 deg neg

 

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Sorry about the upside down. I will adjust caster as instructed. Thanks

 

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candphall said:

Sorry about the upside down. I will adjust caster as instructed. Thanks

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Yeah ,those tires are way forward

 

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Here you go Chris

 

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Left side castor +5 I will readjust
Thanks for your help.

 

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I seams to me that if 2.5 is good +5 would find it further back not forward. But I will give it a go.