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CarGuru > Open discussion > Wheel clearance issues 29 April 2005 18:08:52

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Wheel clearance issues
Guest 29 April 2005 03:11:13
	Ok...time for my next line of questioning. I bought a new set of rims and tires for the car...looking great. I'm concerned about the clearance around the rears though. I only have about 1/4" clearance between the outside of the tire and the body right now. This is due mostly to moving from 14" to 15" rims....I needed these for my future move to disc brakes. In any case...there is a substantial lip around the wheel well that is about an inch deep. I'm thinking of trimming about half an inch off of it..and rewelding the inner and outer together if necessary. I have all the body working tools...but have zero experience (ya think I didn't know what I was doing before...you ain't seen nothin' yet :-> ). I'm thinking a str8 cut across the top 2/3 of the well and then bevel it in near the end of each cut...to make sure I have a good place to put the chrome back on. Any tips, suggestions, warnings, guffah's? Thanks, Scott
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Guest 29 April 2005 03:57:22 [ permanent link ]
	Low profile tires? I sure hate to see you hack away at that body...No matter Вј inch isn't much. Raise the rear end? You could, whats the word? Tunnel the rear? Box it? What it is that you box the rear inner fender, making it wider, taller. Thats a _lot_ of work. I know, get some skinny brake drums. :{ ) Dan Milw
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Nate Nagel 29 April 2005 04:17:15 [ permanent link ]
	ssc@remove_me.copelandelectronics.com wrote: Ok...time for my next line of questioning. I bought a new set of rims and> tires for the car...looking great. I'm concerned about the clearance around> the rears though. I only have about 1/4" clearance between the outside of> the tire and the body right now. This is due mostly to moving from 14" to> 15" rims....I needed these for my future move to disc brakes.> In any case...there is a substantial lip around the wheel well that is about> an inch deep. I'm thinking of trimming about half an inch off of it..and> rewelding the inner and outer together if necessary. I have all the body> working tools...but have zero experience (ya think I didn't know what I was> doing before...you ain't seen nothin' yet :-> ). I'm thinking a str8 cut> across the top 2/3 of the well and then bevel it in near the end of each> cut...to make sure I have a good place to put the chrome back on.> Any tips, suggestions, warnings, guffah's?> Thanks,> Scott Scott, take a look here: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.rod-n-custom/browse_frm/thread/3d18742c3b84e06c/3bb964381fa95164#3bb964381fa95164 I posed almost the exact same question a while back and got some good replies. In other news, it appears that a lot of my problem is that my rear springs are utterly and completely dead... http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.tech/browse_frm/thread/2f02d260bbd92d8d/f78920ddadb3a94d#f78920ddadb3a94d good luck, nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel
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Eugene Blanchard 29 April 2005 08:11:09 [ permanent link ]
	How much clearance do you have between the tire and the inside of the wheel well? You have 1/4" to the outside lip. If there's lots of clearance on the inside, you may need a different offset rim, that moves the tire closer to the inside. ssc@remove_me.copelandelectronics.com wrote: Ok...time for my next line of questioning. I bought a new set of rims and> tires for the car...looking great. I'm concerned about the clearance> around> the rears though. I only have about 1/4" clearance between the outside of> the tire and the body right now. This is due mostly to moving from 14" to> 15" rims....I needed these for my future move to disc brakes.> In any case...there is a substantial lip around the wheel well that is> about> an inch deep. I'm thinking of trimming about half an inch off of it..and> rewelding the inner and outer together if necessary. I have all the body> working tools...but have zero experience (ya think I didn't know what I> was> doing before...you ain't seen nothin' yet :-> ). I'm thinking a str8 cut> across the top 2/3 of the well and then bevel it in near the end of each> cut...to make sure I have a good place to put the chrome back on.> Any tips, suggestions, warnings, guffah's?> Thanks,> Scott
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Guest 29 April 2005 17:53:47 [ permanent link ]
	Already looked at the low profile tires...the problem is, they're not low enough and are even wider than what I have (the body panels are designed to come over the tire by an inch or so normally). I could go with much more expensive tires and probably get what I want, but right now, I'm just looking to get her on the road and keep the wife happy at the same time....I think that's impossible :{ ) . What I'm thinking of doing is cutting the inner fender right out almost to the body panel...that would give me most of an inch of clearance and still wouldn't be seen on the outside. The other advantage to this is that it would get rid of the "rust rim"...there's not much rust there yet, but that's one area that always seems to rust first. No lip, no place to hold water. I'm also looking at raising the rear just a bit. I like the lines the way they are, but I don't think an inch or so of lift would look too bad. Most of what I'm looking to do is with the inner fender and not the outside body panels. This will all go away once I get the new rear end in another couple years...but that's $2,500 + the cost of a good divorce lawyer :-{ ) Thanks, Scott
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Guest 29 April 2005 18:07:25 [ permanent link ]
	Nate, Thanks for LOTS of good information. I'm still digging through it all. The springs on my car are only about 4 years old...when it was stored it was put up on blocks to ease the load, so I'm pretty sure they're fine...the stance looks correct too. I'm thinking at this point that I will cut the inner rim, see what I get and if I need any more, I'll put a spacer in the springs to get it up an inch or so. Good articles though...good thing I got the equipment way back when. Thanks for the help...and NICE CAR! I saw the pics. Scott
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Guest 29 April 2005 18:08:52 [ permanent link ]
	Already tried that...these are inexpensive Cragar Nomad II's. They don't come stock in anything but what I have. I do have all kinds of room inside the well behind the tire....wish I could get the same rim in a different offset. Thanks, Scott
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