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Old Oct 27, 2013 | 10:04 PM
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Lowered Fender brace problems..

Does anyone have an issue with rubbing this fender frame brace on the top of their tire, it seems that mine tire rubbed through the fender liner and is exposing this piece of sheet metal and rubbing it over larger bumps and I really am not even that low.

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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 10:19 PM
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Wowzers. On stock size rims and everything. No I havent had nor really seen that problem before. Maybe coils or suspension is blown?
Old Oct 30, 2013 | 09:10 AM
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Are you sure the fender liner didn't just come loose and rub the tire? I had this happen to me a while back, the liner came loose and would rub when the wheel was turned. It wore a whole through the liner completely.
But if you're actually rubbing on that piece of sheet metal then something is definitely wrong..
Old Oct 30, 2013 | 12:02 PM
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What size tires do you have? Are they taller than the factory tires? That's the only thought that comes to my mind...
Old Nov 12, 2013 | 06:01 PM
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no, that picture is not mine, that one in the pic has no motor so the front is higher, but I am lowered on coils, so the tire rubs on the circle image, no i dont have bigger tires used.
Old Nov 12, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 07:56 PM
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I think you are over thinking this. If it is rubbing then the car is too low or the spring rates arent high enough to stop the wheel from traveling so far into the body of the car.
Old Jan 15, 2014 | 07:37 PM
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Literally just today I fixed that issue on my car. I will be very low come tomorrow so I needed clearance. I bent the tab hanging down, up. Hammered it flat. Moved my harnesses to the sides of that support. And that gave me easily another 3/4 inch of clearance. It's in my build thread.
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