mustangkiller01

as i have posted before i am having rubbing issues..my stock shocks seem to have way to much travel in them... the rebound on them is huge... i need a shock that pretty much has no travel..i don't care about ride quality....it also need to be useful with a 1.3 inch drop which is what is on my car.... i'm assuming adjustible shocks like konis may do the trick.... but i though i'd ask others... thanks!

mustangkiller01

any help???? i'm running 245/40/18 on the rear and rub on every bump..

davepk

The rubbing is not caused by your choice of shocks. Its caused by your choice of wheels and the springs you are using.

mustangkiller01

is there anything i can due without changing the springs or wheels? the springs are only a 1.3 drop and i had 18's with 225/40/18 on the rear before with the drop with no rubbing... i figured i could elimanate most of the rubbing when i go over bumps and dips if i changed the travel of the shocks... my stock ones seem a little sloppy now. any help would be great

Ro_Ja Boy

Im in the exact same boat as you. Im lowered on 18s and rub when i hit large bumps. I plan to get the Konis too, which will help a little, but another thing you should do, is get new tires. You should get 225/40/18 for the front and 245 or 255/35/18 for the rear. Lower down to a 35 series tire and I think it will eliminate most if not all rubbing. I plan to when I can get the money.

Ryan

dispader

You can roll your fenders as well.

mustangkiller01

yeah i rub on just about any bump or quick little hill... and i rub hard... the black plastic around the wheels wheel has about an 8inch spot where i rubbed threw.... and it's only on the driver side...the passanger side rubs but not nearly as much or often.. even when i have a passanger in my side rubs way more than the other.... i'm thinking about the shocks and having the fenders rolled cause just by looking at it it looks like the rolled fenders will help out a ton.

davepk

What are your current alignment specs? You could add some more camber to help the tires clear the fender liner. The lower profile(shorter) tires would help as well. Just double check the tire dimensions on the tirerack website or the mfg website.

turbo_pwr

do you only rub in the back? cause there isn't anything to roll really in the front.

mustangkiller01

it takes a huge bump to rub in the front... very rare...i only rub in the back.... no i found that i rub really bad when i take a corner even a little hard... the body rolls to what ever side and rubs in the rear.