Ok someone explain
07-19-2011 | 12:59 PM
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Ok someone explain
When people lower their car way down on a static drop to the point where the front fenders hang a little bit over the tires, how the heck do they steer and turn the wheel? Doesnt the tire hit the fender and either rub really bad or prevent the wheel from turning all the way? I would be scared to death if I went to turn the wheel and it wouldnt go.
07-19-2011 | 01:55 PM
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yes, that is a problem. 4x4's(and cars) who upgrade their tire/wheel size but don't lift the vehicle have the same problem. (or for cars that lower their vehicle excessively)
On my old Range Rover County LWB, When up graded to larger 34" tires, I couldn't turn the wheel to full lock or the tires would rub. A lift eventually fixed that.
On my old Range Rover County LWB, When up graded to larger 34" tires, I couldn't turn the wheel to full lock or the tires would rub. A lift eventually fixed that.
07-19-2011 | 05:46 PM
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on my X3 it was the other way around, with stock height and rd2 rims with 205/50's it would rub when fully turn in the inside, when i took 2 coils out of the springs then it would turn lock to lock with no problem
07-20-2011 | 01:04 AM
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^^^^^^LOL SKS's donked Accent is truely lower in person thing is just so low! lol cant even get your foot under the frame!
Also i am lowered on Ksport Pro's with no rub!
Back tires are about .5 inch in the wheel, and the fronts are about 1 inch in the wells!
Also i am lowered on Ksport Pro's with no rub!
Back tires are about .5 inch in the wheel, and the fronts are about 1 inch in the wells!
07-20-2011 | 01:23 PM
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with my setup, 225 45 17 with a rim that has a +40 or +43 offset... (shoot i cant remember...im getting old...) and lowered with eibachs 1.5 - 2 inch drop. my tires are tucked about a 1/4 inch. i dont not have any rubbing issues... because i had to roll the front fenders (rolling a fender means turning the lip on the inside of the fender up and in to the inside of the fender) i accomplished this using a wooden baseball bat, raised the car up, put the bat in, gently lowered the car until the fender touches the bat, then beginning working the metal slowly and gently, turning it up and away from the tire, using the tire as a leverage point to work the bat, rolling the bat slightly so as to not damage or crease the metal. i did about 8 to 10 inches of lip, and it came out perfect !
07-20-2011 | 03:13 PM
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