OMG...So flush!!

[Rovert]

I hope it doesn't rub too much. Fenders are all rolled up!! Time to go out for a spin!!

http://184.72.239.143/mu/ae01eb17-991b-31bd.jpg

http://184.72.239.143/mu/ae01eb17-992d-6f19.jpg

[pyreguy]

Sexy!!!!!


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[Marcus-SanDiego]

Looks good, Trevor. Let us know!

[Dotpage]

sweeeeeeetttt!!!!!

I think we got the same wheels...

http://gallery.me.com/eduardocesconetto/100530/DSC_4213/web.jpg?ver=13006404700001

[thesixsins]

Ill $!

[johnrando]

Nice. Pics from the side view por favor!

[Rovert]

It rubs!! Lol. First exit of my driveway. Ruuubbbbb. Gotta take the 10mm off and roll my fenders more aggressively and raise the rear a bit. I love the look but only if I can drive hard without any odd sounds.

[Dotpage]

Heheh, I have been down that road for 2 weeks, rolled aggressively, still rub. Now using spring spacers, solved the issue. See http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?2009-Anybody-here-ever-used-spring-spacers-to-avoid-rubbing

[danewilson77]

Looks great Trev....

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[mimalmo]

You should have seen mine earlier today 19x10 ET 45 with a 10mm spacer. It worked in the driveway but it wasn't driveable. :)

[Rovert]

You should have seen mine earlier today 19x10 ET 45 with a 10mm spacer. It worked in the driveway but it wasn't driveable. :)

We must have the same wheels to have the same outcome! LOL

Is there anything we can do about it? If I aggressively roll it will it help or is ET35 way too aggressive on 255's? I don't want to pull the fenders as it's the same as having a less aggressive offset.

[mimalmo]

No, these were the Style 132's I put on.

Run a skinnier tire.

[Rovert]

do u think a 5mm would work with a 255?

[danewilson77]

do u think a 5mm would work with a 255?

Why wouldn't it?

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[gr330zhp]

Looks great!

Details on the Jetta?

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[Rovert]

So I took the 10mm off. :( I love that look but I guess I can't have that look with a meaty tire. I was feeling inside the fender and there's a little protrusion in the rear part where the bumper connects. Could that be the only cause of the rubbing? I didn't drive it to rub, long enough to find out where it rubbed. But I did notice 1/4 inch on the top of tread rubbed. So that would mean the section where the tire contacts the ground was rubbing on something up there? I didn't see any side wall rubbage.

[mimalmo]

Could be your bumper clips. They're virtually worthless so removing them is not a big deal. The other thing could be the bolt back there.

Here's a good graphic of what needs to be removed to run aggressive offsets.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc220/GunMoto/E46_328i/080108-001T.jpg

[mikeyb74]

hawtness...

[Rovert]

Could be your bumper clips. They're virtually worthless so removing them is not a big deal. The other thing could be the bolt back there.

OK so I just did what the image said. I didn't touch my moderately rolled fenders but I dremeled some plastic out of there. I also did something different. I kept the clip but dremeled off the front side of the clip closest to the tire and shaved it to be somewhat flush. I also did not remove the nut and I shaved the bolt sticking out to be flush with the bolt.

I'm still getting some rubbing on ET45 with 265/30/19 Conti DW's. Being the only passenger I am OK 90% of the time unless I hit a hard dip. But with passengers I cannot even corner moderately especially when traveling uphill. I only rub on the driver's side rear which is off because my passenger side rear is lower!

Is it the bumper clip/bolt/nut that is the problem then? I took a clip off and it seemed like the rear bumper didn't have that stability anymore. Maybe I'm picky and scared it'll start flapping when I'm on the highway...LOL

[mimalmo]

The clip doesn't really do anything. There's enough screws back there that the bumper isn't going anywhere. Mine have been off for over a year now.

[Rovert]

So was that bumper bolt the main part in rub? How can I test to see if it is the bolt? I guess I can put painters tape around it and drive it til it rubs.

[GSEN820]

I took off the bumper clip as well. I was running style 135s with 20mm spacer in the front and 15mm in the rear. I had rolled the fender A LOT couldn't get rid of the rub till I got rid of the clip. Sorry dont have pics.

[Rovert]

Is the tire actually rubbing on the clip or the bolt up top that holds the clip to the inside fender?

[mimalmo]

The clip sticks out further than the bolt.

[Rovert]

Ahh ok....I'll just lift the car again today and remove the clip. I shaved the bolt so it was flush with the nut. Is it ok to just take the clip off and put the nut back on without completely shaving off the bolt? I guess I can just take away one thing at a time until there's no more rubbing.

Damn I really wanted to run 10mm on my rear but if I can barely run 265/30/19's at ET45.....then going ET35 would be out of the question... :(

[mimalmo]

Mine still has the nut there. I just shaved the bolt down so it was flush with the nut. Some guys completely shave it off. I haven't gone that far yet.

[Rovert]

So I still rub with the nut shaved down and the bumper clips removed. What do you think it's hitting? It only rubs upon hard strong dips or dips when I'm accelerating from 1st gear at WOT. Cornering hard doesn't seem to rub with me in the car anymore. It may with another passenger.

[mimalmo]

Hard to say. Clean everything under there really good then go out and drive enough to get it to rub a bunch. Drive home, take it all apart again and see if you can tell where it's hitting from the rub marks.

[Rovert]

I just cleaned my car and used tire dressing for the 1st time on this rubber. It was looking kinda dull and had an orange tint to it. Now it's shiny and black. I'll be sure to see where the shiny has been scraped or rubbed off...haha. Dammit I want no rubbing with a full load and hard cornering....I want it back to when I had 255's!

[AzkotikBMW]

Can't beat the look that you have on there now though.....looks amazing with it flush like that!

[Rovert]

I'd rather be all go and no show....than all show and no go....I'm not a VW...LOL. My good friend has a GTI and says you aren't dubbing if you ain't rubbin'. He rubs all the time and can only have him in the car! I'm not allowed in unless it's an emergency. So we always take my car. haha

[danewilson77]

:rofl

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[bimmeryota]

I just cleaned my car and used tire dressing for the 1st time on this rubber. It was looking kinda dull and had an orange tint to it. Now it's shiny and black. I'll be sure to see where the shiny has been scraped or rubbed off...haha. Dammit I want no rubbing with a full load and hard cornering....I want it back to when I had 255's!

Not sure if you mentioned it already but did you also trim the splash shield like mimalo showed earlier? I did that but not as agressively, shaved the bolt down, rolled the metal a little more and somewhat flared. My test...this past week I had family in town and was routinely carrying 2-3 people in the back with luggage and I didn't hear a thing. I'm running the same size and offset that you are with 265 Hankooks. If there is any rubbing it is minimal and I can't hear it. I think it may under full compression hit about 2 inches above the wheel lip opening as well as the inside of the rear bumper where the clips used to be.

[Rovert]

I did do it mildly but I'd like to put something there to know if it's rubbing there or somewhere else. I want to roll my fenders more aggressively as I have a moderate roll from long ago.

[Rovert]

I rolled my fender more (mostly in the rear half as the wheel goes back as the suspension compresses) and then i cleaned everything up. I have fresh tire dressing on my tire and went for a rip. I'm still rubbing in the same places. So I can say it's not the fenders as they're flat enough to handle it. I left the bumper clip nut but cut the bolt so it's flush with the top of the clip. I see no signs of rubbing on the bolt. I see there is some metal just above the bumper line which juts out a tiny bit. Could it be that? That's the only thing I can see rubbing my tire and shaving small strips of it like hair. How would you bend that or do you need to have a profession cut that part out....I'm confused as to what to do next.

[danewilson77]

Pic plz. I know, you know pics. Trev's got pics.

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[mimalmo]

Yeah, I'd need a pic to know what you're talking about.

[Rovert]

Damn the sun is down...and I put everything away...next time when I get under there I'll take another pic...and I only have my phone right now and that sucks as a cam. I'll wait for the regular cam. :) Thanks guys!

I was saddened so I started to pull all the rubbed rubber hairs off the sidewall. Now the tire looks normal again. LOL

[Rovert]

http://tapatalk.com/mu/ae01eb17-e1bf-9b4b.jpg

http://tapatalk.com/mu/ae01eb17-e1eb-6aef.jpg

Here's what my tire edge looks like:
http://tapatalk.com/mu/ae01eb17-e201-c287.jpg

This is what my rolling looks like:
http://tapatalk.com/mu/ae01eb17-e22f-0f77.jpg

I see a rub mark but I know the suspension moves back upon compression. So not sure if this is the culprit:
http://tapatalk.com/mu/ae01eb17-e24f-f5a0.jpg

No rub marks up there.
http://tapatalk.com/mu/ae01eb17-e2ab-9261.jpg

[mimalmo]

Looks like some minor rubbing. I wouldn't worry about it.

[danewilson77]

I would hit that bracket with a pea grinder...like a Buoss!

[bimmeryota]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6103309404_7364ef5793.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambamcapoeira/6103309404/)
The area I put the square on here is what i had to cut on mine and I have no rubbing. The tire goes back into that sheild more that it seems to go up. I'm not sure if you're still running the spacers but if you're not, this should cure it since I think we have the same size and offsets. Otherwise, it's pretty minor and if you can't hear it, it's likely nothing to worry about.

[Rovert]

Yeah I loaded my car up with 100lbs of stuff including a compressor and air tools to work on my suspension. LOL. And I parked on a very hardcore sloped driveway. The angle of the driveway seated my rear driver's side ride height to near rubbing. I looked underneath and tried to fit my pinky finger all the way around and it seems that where you have it red squared, is where 1st contact is made. Right where the sheet metal meets the plastic bumper. The fender roller couldn't roll that part as it's ledge is very small and strong. I think the next best thing is to somehow cut it down a few mm and that should solve the rub but I don't want to cut it down so it's sharp. I guess I have to find a way to really smooth it out so it doesn't tear up the rubber if ever there was a blow of full suspension compression at speed.

[danewilson77]

I would hit that bracket with a pea grinder...like a Buoss!

I knew it.

[Rovert]

LOL are you replying to yourself or do you have split personality?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

We just humor him. He's a real hoot at the office.