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Re: tire rubbing
[Re: Posest]
#338441
06/05/09 12:46 PM
06/05/09 12:46 PM
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DAYCLONA
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I Live Here
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An alignment should help. That is an awful wide tire for the front. Maybe a skinnier tire is in order?
.....generaly the 245/60/15 is pushing it on a E body,.....but that size along with 235's are drying up,.....an alignment will help, but I'm sure your going to have a rub at full turn, either on the frame rail, or your front lower fender lip,....might want to "massage" that lip away from the tire,.....keep an eye on the 90 degree tab that holds your brakeline on the framerail towards the rear of the front tire,.....I clipped my once running 255/60/15 with the front slightly raked, tore the line off!.....lost front brakes!....so check out full travel/interference, and remember to allow for tire movement/flexing at high speed corning....
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Re: tire rubbing
[Re: aar1]
#338443
06/05/09 02:44 PM
06/05/09 02:44 PM
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calrobb2000
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hi you did not say what series tire ? i ran 235 / 60 / 15 on front of my 73 cuda for years with no problem . but a 70 series would have rubed !
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Re: tire rubbing
[Re: aar1]
#338447
06/05/09 05:24 PM
06/05/09 05:24 PM
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68HemiB
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"Proper" alignment used to include setting the front height to specs. Few techs have those specs anymore, and fewer still would crank on the t-bars a bunch without checking first with the customer for his opinion on his car's overall stance. Height is a big part of this equation, and is easily addressed by you. Do this prior to your alignment with some hand tools and a perhaps a tape measure to help match side-to-side. Remember to bounce the front of the car a bunch (or perhaps drive around the block) after your adjustments.
Down to just a blue car now.
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Re: tire rubbing
[Re: 68HemiB]
#338448
06/06/09 02:49 AM
06/06/09 02:49 AM
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I recently put 235/60/15s on the front of my 70 cuda and I had a rubbing problem at the front section of the driver's side fender. For the moment I have the wheel lip mouldings removed which is working as a temporary remedy.
Last edited by rss; 06/06/09 02:51 AM.
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