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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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Default Wheel Guru's Please Help! Front and rear fender help

So I am dropped on Tein SS coilovers, and I am running 19x9 235/35 and 19x10 275/30. I still have about 1 inch left on my coilovers, so I am not dropped that low. Here are some pictures of how the car is sitting right now...
I need help, because my car is SCRAPING going at 10mph and I cant even pull my wheel all the way to the left or to the right... How do people drop low and still be able to turn? I was going to roll my fenders but it doesn't seem to help because my fender is literally touching my tires.



Let me know what I can do... I've seen people with even more tucked wheels, and still be able to daily drive? I want to be this flush, but it seems like I have no other choice but to raise it about .3 inches...
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 02:02 AM
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PMed you bro
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 02:19 AM
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PMed you bro
cant you post it here and share with other members?

OP, i think you are rubbing on fender liners. you can either rub it off over time or heat gun and push it back. either that, or relocate bumper tab
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 08:54 AM
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Hieu-thanks I texted you
RookieIS- Hieu pmed me his contact and offered to come check it out for me. I know I'm rubbing on fender liners but I have less than half a finger gap between my fender itself and wheel when it's not even clocked all the way. I drove slowly and ripped small bits of my new tire so I have no clue :/
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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It's probably due to your tire being a 235/35+being flush+being low.

Usually people who are slammed have one (or a combination) of the following :

Negative camber
Weaker offsets
Stretched tires
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What tire size would you suggest? 215/35?
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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same as the PMs you need to find out the offset first. Dont think LC make aggressive low offsets so you can probably run 225s.
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 03:49 PM
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19x9 + 235/35-19?

lol.
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I have 225/30/20 on my 20x9 wheel up front. I shaved some metal down and let the liners rip and have rolled fenders. I also NEVER turn my wheel on a driveway until I have both tires on the driveway. Enter at 45 degree angle also.
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 08:14 PM
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Thanks guys! Hieu came over today to help me out and many questions answered
I'm gonna get my fender tab and fenders rolled and raised about .3 inches to see how that goes, and then get 215/35 later on
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
It's probably due to your tire being a 235/35+being flush+being low.

Usually people who are slammed have one (or a combination) of the following :

Negative camber
Weaker offsets
Stretched tires
Very good advice/observation...
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