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Old 08-10-11, 01:55 PM
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Ok gys, so I Finally got my wheels mounted but now my rear passenger tire is getting ruined. I am running 275/30/19 +38 offset. Drivers side is fine but passenger is rubbing. I will post pics of the car and also what its doing to the tire. I am lowered on Tanabe df210 on stock struts. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
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Old 08-10-11, 02:07 PM
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I have a similar issue on the passenger side, the only reason being that my camber is a little different on the passenger side causing the occasional rubbing, maybe it is also true for You. However my fenders are also shaved, you might want to do the same
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How much do you shave off? I have been searching for a DIY or info on this but im not having much luck. I will keep looking. I took the plastic liner off but it still rubs when I hit a dip or something like that.
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I shaved off almost everything because my wheels sit almost flush with the fender, therefore the little edge that is left is what it occasionally rubs on, usually if I have some passengers along for the ride
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Looks like you just need to roll your fenders
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I keep hearing that rolling is not good and can mess things up. Do i just shave fender area or also the bumper area as well? Id really like to know what rubs 1st so I can shave that 1st and see if that takes care of the problem before I cut the whole thing. Anyone know the area that usually hits 1st on these cars? A pic would be helpful also.
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just roll fenders and youll be good to go.
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Originally Posted by MatterGS
I keep hearing that rolling is not good and can mess things up. Do i just shave fender area or also the bumper area as well? Id really like to know what rubs 1st so I can shave that 1st and see if that takes care of the problem before I cut the whole thing. Anyone know the area that usually hits 1st on these cars? A pic would be helpful also.
do a search on here or google or something on rolling fenders, thats all u need
Old 08-10-11, 03:47 PM
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With that kind of offset u are better of to shave te rears
Old 08-10-11, 03:54 PM
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you have to shave your inner fenders and maybe even roll them. They arent too aggressive so shaving the inner fender line will do the job.
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mine was doing the same till i shaved them, here you go ill help you out. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ear-shave.html

you can find more DIY in the stickies at the top of the 2nd gen GS forum.
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dont roll just shave, dremel works most of the time if u wanna DIY
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Shave it bro.
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go get an allignment and adjust camber
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Why do you wanna run 275 if you can run 245 and have no problems at all. Now you have to shave the rear fenders as the best option.


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