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Old 04-02-2010, 10:31 PM
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rubbing with 20s in the rear on eibachs

ok guys so i put on 20" vossens with eibach drop, and my rear rims rub sometimes when i go through dips and stuff. How would I make this rubbing stop? I was told by a friend to run negative 2 camber in the rear but them i am worried about my tires being chewed to pieces real quick. any other suggestions from you guys? I will have pics up soon after the weather gets better here. Thanks guys.
 
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The fenders on the 2nd gen G's are already rolled, so the only way i see you curing this problem would be to run negative cambers in the rear, try to keep it as low as possible though.
 
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ok...maybe i can get some other guys running vossen 20s to tell me what neg. camber they run to prevent rubbing.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 12:05 AM
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what specs and tires are you running?
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 12:07 AM
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20x9 front with 245/30/20...offsets 25
20x10.5 rear with 275/30/20...offsets 42
 
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Run around 1.8* of camber and you should be ok.
Don't worry about camber wear, as long as your toe is in spec you won't have crazy wear. It'll just be a little uneven. Plus, 1.8* is really nothing that'll cause much wear.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 03:46 AM
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hey borna thanks for the info. i will try that. do you ever rub in the front or rear with those real low H&R springs?
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 04:49 AM
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Funny you ask that bro.

I have pretty aggressive wheels for the sedan so there were a list of limitations when mounting the wheels.

I tried fitting a 275/30/20 in the rear and it was touching the fender without anyone in the back. And that's with -3.30* camber in the rear.

Now I have 255/30/20 in the rear and 245/35/20 in the front.
The problem is, my rear tires are 1" too small in diameter than they should be so I'm scraping the mid-section of my exhaust when going over some speedbumps.
The fronts are a little too wide and rub on the fender bracket when there's a dip in the road. I'm running -2.24* camber in the front.

Now I've ordered 235/35/20 and 255/35/20 General Exclaim UHPs from tirerack and that should solve all my problems. Only problem is, tirerack won't have the rears in stock for another 2-3 weeks so I'm looking at getting the tires by the end of the month.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 04:52 AM
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damn 2-3...that sucks! wow -3.30 camber and still rubbing on the fender! yeah i only rub if i go through a dip too fast. otherwise i never rub..but once is too much for me so I willc camber out to -1.75ish or so and see how it is.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 04:58 AM
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Yeah but -3.30 really isn't too bad. I have my toe in spec so tire wear isn't too bad, just a
bit uneven. -1.8 should do the job for you though.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:00 AM
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to the naked eye will the -1.8 look negative cambered out? or will one not really be able to tell?
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:01 AM
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^i dont want my car to look like this:
http://www.t-sele.com/customcar_wish3_big.jpg

lol...sure a bit of an exaggeration but you know waht im getting at.
 
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Lol you won't have anything even close to that.

This is what -3.30 camber looks like on my car.



The pic you posted is with something like -8* camber.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 12:06 PM
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oh wow -3.30 looks like 0 degrees to the naked eye...so -1.8 or -2 I should be fine. I just gotta make sure they have both rear wheels equal at -1.8 and the toe matches as well...and the same for the front wheels.
 
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Well I wouldn't exactly say it looks like 0 degrees cause even stock cars don't have 0 camber but -1.80* won't be too noticeable unless you're looking for it.
The -3.30* on my car gives a more aggressive look to the car IMHO.

Just make sure the camber matches on both sides and the toe is in spec and you'll be good to go.
 


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