car lowered 2" with 255/35/20 in the front. problems?

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Old 02-20-2007, 08:33 PM
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car lowered 2" with 255/35/20 in the front. problems?

Anybody have problems rubbing with 255/35/20 lowered 2" with an aggressive offset??? if you did, how did you solve the problem? I really don't want to raise it. I'm thinking the only option is to either run an aggressive camber or smaller size wall tires... sigh...
 
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Old 02-20-2007, 09:18 PM
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I have 20" 9.5 wide in front with 245/35/20. I lowered just over an inch and occasionally rub on bumps. I think 2" would give you trouble.
 
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Old 02-20-2007, 09:22 PM
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Buy adjustable a-arms and crank up the camber until the rubbing goes away
 
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Old 02-21-2007, 12:20 AM
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Im running a 19" wheel with a +26 offset and 265/35/19's up front, no rubbing problems at all lowered about an inch on Tein 350Z H-tech springs.
 
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Old 02-21-2007, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by extreme4377
Im running a 19" wheel with a +26 offset and 265/35/19's up front, no rubbing problems at all lowered about an inch on Tein 350Z H-tech springs.
Your offset isn't aggressive and your drop isn't even over an inch so its hardly the same situation, not sure how this will help him out?
 
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Old 02-21-2007, 12:38 AM
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run an aggressive camber! i love the way it looks!

unfortunately, it isn't cheap
 
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Old 02-23-2007, 05:13 PM
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2" drop OMG No wonder you rub with that size tire

Good luck on that 1
 
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Old 02-23-2007, 06:11 PM
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You may have to remove your fenderwells also, its pretty common way to stop some rubbing on an extreme drop, and allow you to fully roll the front fenders for some extra clearance
 
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Old 02-24-2007, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
You may have to remove your fenderwells also, its pretty common way to stop some rubbing on an extreme drop, and allow you to fully roll the front fenders for some extra clearance

So get rid of them altogether (fenderwell)?
 
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Old 02-24-2007, 10:49 AM
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One problem is that the 255/35/20's are about an inch larger in diameter than the OEM front tire diameter. It may even be larger in diameter than your rear tire. A 255/30/20 is really close to the OEM front tire diameter while 285/30/20 is about the same diameter as the OEM rear.
 
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Old 02-24-2007, 03:04 PM
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So get rid of them altogether (fenderwell)?
Yes the plastic pieces inside the fenderwell can be removed. I don't really recommend it, but alot of honda/nissan guys do it to get some extreme drops. You can also apply rubberized undercoating on the exposed areas too, just be sure to mask the hot engine areas so they dont get coated
 
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Old 02-24-2007, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
Yes the plastic pieces inside the fenderwell can be removed. I don't really recommend it, but alot of honda/nissan guys do it to get some extreme drops. You can also apply rubberized undercoating on the exposed areas too, just be sure to mask the hot engine areas so they dont get coated

man the **** people do to get a crazy drop..lol

good insight though
 
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Old 02-27-2007, 04:42 PM
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2" drop is insane! I want to see the pictures! =)
 
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