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May 7, 2008 | 12:54 AM

radicalrev

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found Rubbing Issue...and something else serious...please help!!

So i changed my front tires from 225/30/20 to 235/30/20...but I rub alot when i turn to the right at slow speed...

i found out that this is what causes it...any1 have ever shave this flat?

Close up:

BUT then I measure this...and found this VERY VERY weird:

Compare this (passenger side) :

To this (Driver side) :

I figure the passenger side is pushed back compared to the driver side and that causes the rubbing...

So what can i do to push it to the front??? I would just shave the plastic thing if it can't be solved....

May 7, 2008 | 01:00 AM

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hahaha you went with bigger tires and now you have rubbing issues... who woulda thought

Yes its weird thou, but your fingernails look evenly cut

May 7, 2008 | 01:05 AM

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I recommend you do the heat gun mod. You heat up the plastic with a heat gun, and push it a little bit with a towel. I personally haven't done it on mine, as I don't have that problem, but everyone here with that problem has resolved it doing that. Hope this helps

May 7, 2008 | 01:12 AM

radicalrev

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lol..thanks llama...manicure is a must! j/k!

anyway...any1 can explains the gap?

yeah the plastic shud be easy to shave using the heat gun...thanks Alex...

just can't believe i have THAT gap!!

May 7, 2008 | 02:27 AM

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Yes its weird thou, but your fingernails look evenly cut

LOL? Lets share pictures of our finger nails.

May 7, 2008 | 06:37 AM

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make sure the alignment is fine and also make sure the wheel is not turned more to one side.

May 7, 2008 | 07:00 AM

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Yea its normal dude. I did the heat gun mod and a week later it popped back out a little. So I still rub a little when I turn.

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May 7, 2008 | 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by llamaboiz

hahaha you went with bigger tires and now you have rubbing issues... who woulda thought

Yes its weird thou, but your fingernails look evenly cut

You know he did them right before he took that pic knowing that his fingers were gonna be in the pic..

I do recommend the heat-gun as well.

May 7, 2008 | 08:09 AM

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radicalrev

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Yea its normal dude. I did the heat gun mod and a week later it popped back out a little. So I still rub a little when I turn.

the wheel are straight when i took the picture...anyway thank God is normal, i thought that my passenger side is going to fall off soon...hahahahaha....but would this cause any uneven wear?

May 7, 2008 | 08:14 AM

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Uneven wear on your tires, probably not. It is time for the old heat gun mod. You can pick a heat gun for around $35-$50 @ your friendly home improvement store. Or, if you live in the southern part of Orange county, you could drop by and use my heat gun if you don't want to spend the $$.

May 7, 2008 | 08:26 AM

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radicalrev

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thanks, i will prolly go back to the shop and ask them to do it for me...how hard can it be...anyway, any1 has the pics of their old heat gun mod? So i can get an idea how it'll looks like...

May 7, 2008 | 08:44 AM

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Yeah thats normal. We did it to my friend's car and with that area there is something right behind it, so heating and pushing back can only go so far. Don't expect a miracle when doing it. As for the gaps, its normal... thats just the caster. Sometimes they set it forward to prevent the car from pulling, etc.