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If i want to slam my car what can i do to not rub alot

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Old 11-17-08 | 08:02 PM
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Default If i want to slam my car what can i do to not rub alot

I am thinking of getting coilovers, like JIC or megans. However i am going to slam my car pretty low, and i do not want to rub. what are the things that you can do to prevent rubbing. I know i am going to rub on certain points, but to have less rubbing what can i do?
Old 11-17-08 | 08:09 PM
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Fender rolling will help quite a bit but i am pretty sure you will still rub a bit.
Old 11-17-08 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 600rr05
Fender rolling will help quite a bit but i am pretty sure you will still rub a bit.
My fenders are already rolled, but what else can i do? like in the front especially bcuz i heard you cant roll the fenders there or somethin cuz its dangerous and i dont want to take the risk. Do i remove anything? cut it ? what can i do? and how can i do it
Old 11-17-08 | 08:25 PM
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HEAT GUN the plastics?
Old 11-17-08 | 08:27 PM
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You can heatgun the budges in the fender. That about it. If you are going to slam it. You gotta live with the rubbing. Once you make a hole in there fender you can bend the aluminium bracket behind the headlight.
Old 11-17-08 | 08:27 PM
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That is like me asking how can I get rich without doing any work at all??!?!

You can't go slammed without sacrificing some of the conveniences man, even if you manage to get it to not rub during turns, you better not be taking turns at high speed or go over bumps at high speed either lol
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I lower my ride with Megan LP and the car height is pretty low.. The front fender bracket near the headlight are gonna work with the right size tires (215-35-19 or 215-40-18) with a high offset front rims.. When I had 18x8.5 31 offset in front and the tire size was 215-40-18 and they rub like crazy.. The front tires and low offset rims stick out a little and they touch the fender bracket.. When I recently used 19x8.5 39 offset in front and the tire was 215-35-19 and it dont rub cuz the front rim insert in more.. I looked underneat the fender and see if the tire touch the bracket near headlight.. There are more room clearnace between the fender bracket and headlight area.. I found out the answer is right size tire and high offset in front will be ok.. I prefer get high offset front and low offset rear.. That is just me..

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a grinder does wonders for rubbing too.
Old 11-17-08 | 10:33 PM
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well u gotta pick and chose if you like the look of your car and live up with a lil rubbing...
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If you don't want to rub, then don't slam. otherwise, just live with the rubbing and move on with your life.
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I have a question, if you have spacers on all 4 wheels would it cause it to rub more also?
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Originally Posted by ABROPOK
I have a question, if you have spacers on all 4 wheels would it cause it to rub more also?
Yes, because you are making the wheels stick out closer to the fenders.
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...is that a serious question?
Old 11-18-08 | 09:33 PM
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take off the tires.
Old 11-18-08 | 09:39 PM
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lol

now guys before we flame him he didnt say anything about eliminating it although he said he doesnt want to rub, but what he really wants to know is how he can keep it to a minimum


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