deepbluejh

So, I love how the new wheel/tire setup looks, love the new grip of the tires. However I also hate how heavy the setup feels (can't fix that), and I also hate how it rubs up front. I raised up the car a bit to help with the rubbing. Now it's fine most of the time, but will still rub a bit over large bumps and when I take very hard corners. Ideally what I'd like to do is fix the rubbing up front and lower the car back down a tad.


For reference, here is the back: 18x9.5 +62 with 255 width tire:




And here is the front: 18x8 +43 with 225 width tire:




My options for the front are more camber, trim the fender liner, roll the fender (?). How much of this can I get from camber alone? Keep in mind, performance is a top priority for me. I want awesome handling without sacrificing a ton of tire wear. I have no idea what the current camber settings are, but my guess is that it's pretty close to stock. How far can I go without messing up handling or killing the (very expensive) tires?

If I needed just a bit more clearance, what would trimming the fender liner involve?

RedCelica

Go neg 2.1 in the front. Your tires will be fine as long as you 0 the toe.

deepbluejh

Would 2 degrees up front be enough to tuck the tire? Seems like it would take more than that, but I don't know.

AndrewLin

trimming the fender liner works pretty well and is simple to do

ungucpho

do all 3, trim the liner, roll the fender and dial in some camber, the tire can still grab on the unrolled fender if you go up a driveway and turn the wheel

sro_alvaro

when going more aggresive on wheels and biggertire, rolling fenders is the first thing you should do, stiffen up your coilovers so they dont flex as much, and the person who rolls ur fenders will take care of the fender liner, dont go any more then 2.5 degrees of camber in the front

deepbluejh

This project has been put on the back burner... my life is a tornado right now and fooling around with the car just isn't a top priority. Maybe this fall

sro_alvaro

just dont roll the fenders urself or have ur friend that thinks he can do it....go to a reputable person...warped fenders=