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6 Months Later, here she is: custom mods + scrapping all over the place

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Old 05-31-14 | 12:19 AM
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Default 6 Months Later, here she is: custom mods + scrapping all over the place

$10k went into her
custom vented fenders $4k
mold spoiler raise quarters $3k
random interior pieces swapped to black $1k
$1k modify all fenders / quarter panels ( pull, shave, roll )
$1k to paint

this is what i have in the end, but damn im scrapping everywhere, the wheels are hitting the front fenders, and the rears

wheel specs are 9.5 & 10.5 +22
235/35/19 & 255/35/19

u guys think its the tire sizes causing these issues?
i dont want to raise the car up higher, but i think i have no choice at this point

the shop was confident that they can do the custom work so i wouldnt have ANY rubbing issues, this thing rubs like a ****!!!

heres the pics, car came out looking beautiful
my front bumper near the headlight already is slightly disattached from the fender due to doing a full uturn
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Old 05-31-14 | 12:21 AM
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the custom fenders look sick...

need a rear shot though

nice!
Old 05-31-14 | 12:21 AM
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more pics for your enjoyment
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Old 05-31-14 | 12:24 AM
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your car doesn't look super slammed, wonder why it's rubbing all over the place
Old 05-31-14 | 12:39 AM
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Nice!

Your tires look a bit beefy, maybe that's why they're rubbing
Old 05-31-14 | 01:32 AM
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tires yes, but CAMBER for sure
Old 05-31-14 | 01:57 AM
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Nice car! -10 char
Old 05-31-14 | 06:33 AM
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I suggest getting camber kit to fix the issue. You'll need all the rear piece to adjust them properly. As for the front figs engineering has one in the works rite now. I run 225/245 and my front don't rub on natural camber. My rear hit on hard bump but cause i don't have the upper arm to pull it in. If your on Megan coil there to soft for for those spec. Need stiff spring rates.
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looks mean!! great looks.
Old 05-31-14 | 08:45 AM
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Looks great! Can I see closer up pictures of the custom vented fenders?
Old 05-31-14 | 09:09 AM
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What's running, the tires or wheels? Might be slightly agressive but I've seen people with tat with no custom work. Your car isn't really that low honestly. Sorry to hear your issues but if its just the front you should get the Megan upper A arms to add camber so you won't rub.
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Looks sick man
Old 05-31-14 | 02:24 PM
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I've seen folks run MORE aggressive wheels with less rubbing; but they had more camber.
Old 05-31-14 | 05:22 PM
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You're basically running my specs. I run 225/245. Here is my fitment. The rears tuck on compression by about a credit card.



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In the front the garage actually slopes up, so I'm not actually that slammed.

Here are your issues:
- Tire size. This makes all the others worse.
- Front bumper tab. Move or remove it.
- shape of your front fenders. If you notice, most cars that run really aggressive fitment with little camber in front have a much more shallow fender line than us, ours is deep. This allows their caster to get enough lift on the corners to actually turn the wheel (to a certain extent of low). Flare them with a roller.
- Rear camber, you're going to need more clearance.
- Rear toe. Get rear toe arms if you can't get it into spec. Lowering the car and adding camber causes it to toe in, leading to..
- Rear bumper tab. remove a bunch of the material around that too. I'd be willing to bet most of your rear rubbing is coming here.
- Spring rate. You compress too much on bumps/dips/driveways. Your tire is actually probably bottoming out against the top of the wheel well in the front, believe it or not. Look for rub marks there (only on BIG freeway dips). I thought it was still the bumper tab for the longest time.



6 Months Later, here she is: custom mods + scrapping all over the place-image-434058077.jpg

Hope that helps.

EDIT: excuse the extremely dirty car, and yes my fenders are trashed, but not from this setup.. Thats why I moved down to 19s. They'll get fixed when my next wheel/tire setup is being completed.

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Looks very nice - but why would you want the chrome in the headlights blacked out to match the front end?


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