Stupid but need help
Alright, so some of you have seen my car and of course it doesnt belong.
However I am a wheel fitment freak and have been so ever since this site.
My issue comes into play here......my rear fitment is perfect, primarily because
there is no turning involved there, just up and down. My fronts are sunken battleships and it looks dumb and uneven. If I space my fronts out and inch I
will look perfect when sitting but feel I may be unable to drive because when I turn the wheel in the garage my tire hits the fender. The only camber adj. I have is at the clevis holes in the strut....this will not affect the suspension angle at witch the wheel moves up and down. I am def worried about damaging the widebody as it is 100% custom, and re-doing it would take alot of hard work and time( not to mention funds) I dont have.
so far I have ground the fender flares inner lip till it has no edge and am able to turn more than I could, however if I hit a bump while turning I might be screwed? please help I want to drive her this summer if possible.
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Alright, so some of you have seen my car and of course it doesnt belong.
However I am a wheel fitment freak and have been so ever since this site.
My issue comes into play here......my rear fitment is perfect, primarily because
there is no turning involved there, just up and down. My fronts are sunken battleships and it looks dumb and uneven. If I space my fronts out and inch I
will look perfect when sitting but feel I may be unable to drive because when I turn the wheel in the garage my tire hits the fender. The only camber adj. I have is at the clevis holes in the strut....this will not affect the suspension angle at witch the wheel moves up and down. I am def worried about damaging the widebody as it is 100% custom, and re-doing it would take alot of hard work and time( not to mention funds) I dont have.
so far I have ground the fender flares inner lip till it has no edge and am able to turn more than I could, however if I hit a bump while turning I might be screwed? please help I want to drive her this summer if possible.
JENKS;62032 wrote:Alright, so some of you have seen my car and of course it doesnt belong.
However I am a wheel fitment freak and have been so ever since this site.
My issue comes into play here......my rear fitment is perfect, primarily because
there is no turning involved there, just up and down. My fronts are sunken battleships and it looks dumb and uneven. If I space my fronts out and inch I
will look perfect when sitting but feel I may be unable to drive because when I turn the wheel in the garage my tire hits the fender. The only camber adj. I have is at the clevis holes in the strut....this will not affect the suspension angle at witch the wheel moves up and down. I am def worried about damaging the widebody as it is 100% custom, and re-doing it would take alot of hard work and time( not to mention funds) I dont have.
so far I have ground the fender flares inner lip till it has no edge and am able to turn more than I could, however if I hit a bump while turning I might be screwed? please help I want to drive her this summer if possible.
having ground away the inner lip so the edge is no longer folded against itself (ie. stock rolled setup) means what you have left is a sharp edge.
if the wheel's path of travel is through the fender when turning, then under the condition where the suspension is compressed, something must give.
depending on where the tire contacts the fender, you might be able to reduce area of contact by adjusting toe. you didn't specify where on the fender the tire contacts.
excessive camber could also allow for clearance, but you wouldn't be "flush." give and take.
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[QUOTE=JENKS;62032]Alright, so some of you have seen my car and of course it doesnt belong.
However I am a wheel fitment freak and have been so ever since this site.
My issue comes into play here......my rear fitment is perfect, primarily because
there is no turning involved there, just up and down. My fronts are sunken battleships and it looks dumb and uneven. If I space my fronts out and inch I
will look perfect when sitting but feel I may be unable to drive because when I turn the wheel in the garage my tire hits the fender. The only camber adj. I have is at the clevis holes in the strut....this will not affect the suspension angle at witch the wheel moves up and down. I am def worried about damaging the widebody as it is 100% custom, and re-doing it would take alot of hard work and time( not to mention funds) I dont have.
so far I have ground the fender flares inner lip till it has no edge and am able to turn more than I could, however if I hit a bump while turning I might be screwed? please help I want to drive her this summer if possible.[/QUOTE]
having ground away the inner lip so the edge is no longer folded against itself (ie. stock rolled setup) means what you have left is a sharp edge.
if the wheel's path of travel is through the fender when turning, then under the condition where the suspension is compressed, something must give.
depending on where the tire contacts the fender, you might be able to reduce area of contact by adjusting toe. you didn't specify where on the fender the tire contacts.
excessive camber could also allow for clearance, but you wouldn't be "flush." give and take.
At top dead center is where the wheel contacts the fender, I'd take pics but my digi is down. I see all these cars here with the tire tucked directly inside the front fender and they claim to be on coils, I would love that but like I said dont want to break sh--. As I turn, my wheel comes outside the well
just like I would immagine any car would. but the tip top of my tire is resting .8th of an inch from the fender itself. if my sus. goes up and down it should hit= not so good.
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At top dead center is where the wheel contacts the fender, I'd take pics but my digi is down. I see all these cars here with the tire tucked directly inside the front fender and they claim to be on coils, I would love that but like I said dont want to break sh--. As I turn, my wheel comes outside the well
just like I would immagine any car would. but the tip top of my tire is resting .8th of an inch from the fender itself. if my sus. goes up and down it should hit= not so good.
I know there is no pics, but somone has got to be able to tell me what to do.
Although Ive been working on this particular car for 10 years I have yet to atempt flush look as it had never been noticed as a trait to most of the cars I have fallen in love with.. now looking back through mags and at cars on the street, I see the folly of my ways.. somone help, I know it's not vip or even vip style... but vip is the king of all that is good and wholesome about good
fitment.... and thats what i need.
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I know there is no pics, but somone has got to be able to tell me what to do.
Although Ive been working on this particular car for 10 years I have yet to atempt flush look as it had never been noticed as a trait to most of the cars I have fallen in love with.. now looking back through mags and at cars on the street, I see the folly of my ways.. somone help, I know it's not vip or even vip style... but vip is the king of all that is good and wholesome about good
fitment.... and thats what i need.