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05-26-2011, 07:22:39 PM
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Rear tires rub, What Springs? 1980 Camaro
The rear tires are rubbing on my 1980 Sport Coupe, I have 14x8 with 3" backspace, and 245/60. The inner fender lip is rubbing and gouging the tire, does anyone know of a heavy spring that will get the body jacked up, looking to stay pretty close to 205# and was thinking about AFCO but I am a noob when it comes to old chevy's and any input is appreciated.
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05-26-2011, 07:25:32 PM
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You can also roll the fender lip or put the correct back space wheels on if you didn't want to change out the springs.
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05-26-2011, 07:31:56 PM
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I thought about getting another set of rims but the wheel profile looks too aggressive to change. how would I roll the fender lip?? I want to avoid cutting if possible.
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05-26-2011, 08:17:56 PM
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How bad is the rub? If it's minor but annoying, have a body shop do the fender rolling as it takes special tooling to do it right.
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05-26-2011, 08:22:44 PM
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It's pretty bad, it's leaving a gouge in the sidewall, I think Springs will help tremendously, considering the car sat in a field for the past 5 years and has been neglected, before I owned it. Thanks though.
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05-26-2011, 08:51:42 PM
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Do it right the first time...
Fix the suspension (rear springs, shocks) then get a set of wheels which fit properly along with tires which aren't gouged.
It may cost some coin but it's better than losing a cut-down tire in a curve and totalling the car... Or worse!
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05-26-2011, 09:02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Twisted_Metal
Do it right the first time...
Fix the suspension (rear springs, shocks) then get a set of wheels which fit properly along with tires which aren't gouged.
It may cost some coin but it's better than losing a cut-down tire in a curve and totalling the car... Or worse!
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Any input on what springs would raise it up? I have been working on Suspension and now I need springs I have Bilstein HD shocks on the rear and Afco street strip shocks on the front, I need a heavy duty spring in back for additional stereo equipment, and passengers. |
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05-26-2011, 09:05:56 PM
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You should start with stock replacements then I would imagine. If your springs aren't broken, you can have them re-arched. You could also just go to a spring shop and have them get you some springs.
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05-26-2011, 09:21:25 PM
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Get a wheel and tire combination that won't rub is the right answer. Anything else is a bandaid.
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05-26-2011, 09:32:54 PM
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Originally Posted by norwood
Get a wheel and tire combination that won't rub is the right answer. Anything else is a bandaid.
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05-27-2011, 07:01:23 AM
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A 245/60/14 is only 25.6" tall.
Your sidewalls are already gouged. You need new tires.
With the right wheels and tires - you don't need to lift the rear of your car. Now I'm not saying that you shouldn't replace the rear springs if they are bad - good springs are important!
With a set of 15x7's with the normal 4.25" BS, you could run a 245/60/15 (26.6") or 255/60/15 (27") with no clearance problems at all.
I just think that jacking up the rear end to make an extremely short rear tire fit is going to look funny.
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