Rubbing and Camber Issues

drew22mader · 10-09-2006

Well i mounted up my new Volks and the tires (Toyo T1R 215/40/18) I needed to raise my car up a tad in the front and rear to prevent from rubbing in the front when i hit a bump. I had to adjust the camber to more negative in the rear in order to keep from rubbing the fender itself. I adjusted it by eye and gave some room. I was wondering if i should consider rolling my fenders so that i can run less camber on the rear tires cause i don't wanna replace them all the time. Would raising the rear up a little more allow me to run less negative camber? Would taking it to get aligned and having em adjust the camber to the most neutral camber without rubbing work and just rotate the tires often, or would that just make all 4 tires wear even faster?

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burke420 · 10-09-2006

i would say that the best, safest way is to get some trained shop in adjusting camber and alignment, tell them the kit you have and all, how it works, b/c sears didnt know anything about the front camber bolts on my car. so they adjusted the rears only, but a little camber in the front hasnt affected me. plus rotating the tires often is bad if you do it too much but every 12000 miles, rotate the tires from side-to-sode IE.. make the left side tires capable on the correct side. i got my fenders rolled after having a rub issue when i hit turns too fast! i heard some rub...so i was late to class and dayyum Sears didnt take some turns fast to test the rub. i turned out of the store and was rubbing!

burke420 · 10-09-2006

btw...got a photo of the wheels on yet?

drew22mader · 10-09-2006

Yea go to my UPS thread in members rides.

tfnaaf · 10-10-2006

Best way is to adjust it ON the alignment rack and then set it as best as posible , monitor tire wear closely and rotate as required, min every 3000 miles

drew22mader · 10-10-2006

Well i'm getting my fenders rolled this friday. Then its going to the shop to get aligned

drive_fast_dail · 10-10-2006

How much is that going to cost you to get them rolled? Im running into the same problem as you, and i dont want to raise it up from where it is. I run 215 width as well and had the ride height fine for everyday, but i noticed it rubbed for autocrossing or if I drive aggressive with some weight in the back. Be nice to have a professional do it so I dont mess up the paint, but it looks like all i need is just a tad bit more room around the flange it might be easy to do myself.