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tire hits spring perch?
Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:09 AM
well tonight i put on my rims and for some reason the pass side tire seems to be rubing agains the spring perch when i drive. the tires are 215/45/17 but only the pass side tire rubs. On the drivers side i can slide my hand over the top of the tire between the perch and tire but on the pass side my hand gets stuck between them. What would cause this?

Re: tire hits spring perch?
Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:12 PM
Camber sounds off, have the alignment checked.



Re: tire hits spring perch?
Friday, July 13, 2007 2:41 AM
its not i had it alinded last month. i just under stand way my perches are so low when my buddy zacks perches on his 4dr sedan sunfire is higher
Re: tire hits spring perch?
Friday, July 13, 2007 6:12 AM
I think Greg is probably right. even though you had an alignment done doesnt mean it was done right.
There is pretty much nothing else it could be....there is nothing adjustable between the wheel and the perch besides camber
Re: tire hits spring perch?
Friday, July 13, 2007 7:18 PM
well that f*ckin sucks. What about a blown strut, even tho it doesn't make any sense to me, a few friends said that could be it too.
Re: tire hits spring perch?
Friday, July 13, 2007 11:08 PM
Blown strut wouldn't do that. It'd just bounce too much. The knuckle is bolted to the outer "housing" of the strut, the valving/seals that "blow" are encased within that, and would have zero effect on the spring perch or alignment.



Re: tire hits spring perch?
Monday, July 16, 2007 5:35 AM
Go get an alignment and ask for a printout of before and after specs..that way you will know
Re: tire hits spring perch?
Monday, July 16, 2007 8:11 PM
i did i was right there next the guy when he did the alingment of the car.
Re: tire hits spring perch?
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:13 AM
Im sure he knows about suspension, so go to him and ask for help
Re: tire hits spring perch?
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:46 AM
have you had these wheels on the car before?
Re: tire hits spring perch?
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:08 PM
possibly the wrong offset of one of the wheels.




Re: tire hits spring perch?
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:13 PM
no i just bought them from Chris Fontana. im goin to fully inspect the wheel and wheel well tomorrow to make sure everythings tighten down and where it should be.
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