On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote: > BFG AT KO 215/70R16 on MSW type 15 16x6.5 ET38.. I > heard a rub once on fender lip when entering a parking lot, but that's all. > > Widely used (no pun intended) to cram extra fat rubber beneath racecar bodies is this trick: If the tire is 'close' to fitting but you may get the occasional rub, many will use the 'baseball bat' fix. .You insert some round long object like a bat, a pipe, whatever is thick enough, between the tire and the body work and then roll the vehicle forwards or backwards, letting the tire take the object around the wheel arch. This "adjusts" or enhances the clearance between the tire and the body. You should do this when the vehicle's finish is hot to perhaps avoid cracking the finish as the wheel arch is forced outwards...Many vehicles have a 'thick' rolled under edge to fenders. These can also be 'compressed', clamped into a tighter "hem" using padded clamps of some type...again increasing clearance between body work and tire. Don Hanson |
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