Inside rear tire rubbing

[boatmangc]

I just pulled the rears for a wheel/wheel well detail and found this....
I actually found this right after I bought the car and had air suspension issues and wrote it off as due to that but 8K miles later, I think I need to change something.
The tires are worn, the passenger side pretty deep, no cord but pretty sketchy



Tires are 285/50 on widened rims.
I am soon to replace with 295/45s do I need spacers?

[musclemerc]

I would stay away from the spacers, would'nt they rub on the outside then?

[boatmangc]

That's what I think too

Hey check it out 2 flags:banana2:

[musclemerc]

Moving on up! Huh?

[Marauderjack]

My 295's on widened wheels do the same thing Gary......on the 3rd set with no problems!!:beer:

Spacers at about 1/8" won't hurt a thing if you are worried!!:shake:

[boatmangc]

I'm putting on NT555 295/45s
I just put the 255/45s on the front and the sidewall bulge is smaller than the 245/45s I took off.

[FordNut]

Change rear shocks to QA1's.

[boatmangc]

Change rear shocks to QA1's.

Because? Please elaborate

[musclemerc]

Me thinks because they are a thinner shock.

[DTUB]

Looks like theres rubbing on the shock tower too.

[boatmangc]

Yup on the tower too

[musclemerc]

^^^^That you can grind off

[boatmangc]

That you can grind off
Not so much the shock though...

[boatmangc]

After looking at the Naake site I see the body if the shock is at the axle and the shaft faces up?
That would buy all the room I need.
But @ $369 I think I'll try spacers 1st.

[Sully008]

After looking at the Naake site I see the body if the shock is at the axle and the shaft faces up?
That would buy all the room I need.
But @ $369 I think I'll try spacers 1st.

www.maximummotorsports.com. 1/8" spacer for 5 lug. Part #MMWS-6 is what I'm using on my car with 305-45-18s MT ET Street IIs. I had very minor rubbing on the tops of the shocks. Not anywhere near as bad as yours, though.

[JohnE]

You might consider changing the WATTS linkage to one of the aftermarket ones with urethane bushings. This would reduce the side-to-side motion of the axel.


John

[Glenn]

You might consider changing the WATTS linkage to one of the aftermarket ones with urethane bushings. This would reduce the side-to-side motion of the axel.


John


John is correct - your Watts linkage and control arms can reduce this rubbing considerably. I have the Metco Watts linkage and control arms and have very little rubbing with 295x45x18 on widened rims. Your situation is very much on the high side of rubbing.

Glenn

[boatmangc]

Your situation is very much on the high side of rubbing.

Glenn

Glenn, I am not sure what this means, please elaborate.