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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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I'm guessing he's rubbing in the rear as he's talking about rubbing when passengers are sitting in the back.

There's no plastic fender liner in the rear wheel well. Just the felt wheel house liner and the studs sticking out that are used to fasten down the liner.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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Thanks for all the help guys. I'm thinking i might have to do a 1 degree negative chamber and shave a little to stop the rubbing. Here are some pics.



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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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damn man the rear offset is a little aggressive. I can se why you are having a little rubbing
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by markadmin
Do not put 20 inch rims on a GS
Thats crazy talk. The 20's are actually a little small.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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Does anyone have any pictures of rolled fenders or any other mods they may have done to over come the rubbing? I'm kinda having the same issues.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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fender rolling is done on the inner lip, so in reality, you won't be able to see it anyway as long as it's done properly, but i think OP's rims are way too aggressive, he might have to cut instead of roll

improper rolling can lead to paint cracking and distorted fenders, make sure they heat it up with a heat gun prior to rolling as well

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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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Thanks guys for all your help. I'm very happy to say my rubbing problem is fixed. All i did was shave the inside of my fenders a little (not much at all). I then had 3 of my friends sit in my trunk and jump. The fender passes all the way over the tire now without rubbing.

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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sil06lex
Thanks guys for all your help. I'm very happy to say my rubbing problem is fixed. All i did was shave the inside of my fenders a little (not much at all). I then had 3 of my friends sit in my trunk and jump. The fender passes all the way over the tire now without rubbing.
sweet!!.......for now. but what about when you decide to lower that "4WD"??
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sil06lex
I'm thinking i might have to do a 1 degree negative chamber [/IMG]
Just curious, but how can you do this when there is no camber adjustment for the rear?
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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I didn't adjust my camber. I could'nt find out how. Not sure if it's even possible. I'll i did was shave the fenders a little.
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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Anyone have pictures of shaved fenders or wheel liner cover mods?
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