vatechguy3

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i've got 18x10.5 c5 DD with goodyear g2d3's 295/35-18s mounted on all 4 corners.

the fronts have a 3/16" spacers and the rears have 5/16" spacers.

installed arp 2.5" high strength studs as well.

the fronts fit good, no rubbing issues that i can see, at least so far.

the rears on the other hand, seem to be bottoming out on the quarter panel lips. tried massaging them with a rubber mallet, no joy. tried rolling the lip under with a pvc pipe and a buddy sitting on the rear of the quarter panel to lower it some. this worked and the lips tucked under nicely with only a little bit of paint cracking inside the lips. but the tires still have a slight rub when i hit a pothole or similar dip which bottoms out the rearend.

going to be replacing my bump stops as they are old and ripped.

i thought the rears would fit fine and the fronts would be problems. but looks like i have it the other way around.

suspension mods are listed in my sig.

thanks
tony

Torque Fiend

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is your rear aligned?

both rears hit? I don't think you need the spacer, or one that big at least.

tspence45 has the same wheels w/ 335 wide tires, and I don't think he has any serious rubbing issues??

Maybe take off the spacers, and use a Big Hammer to massage the wheel wells?

Or get a 1/4" spacer ?

vatechguy3

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yeah i could try a smaller spacer. which would suck, cause the look is great with the front and rear the same width.

with the spacer i have, i didn't need to use a bfh at all. it cleared the inner fenders.

tony

97pontta

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I'm not running a spacer on the rear with mine, the only clearance problem I had was with the inner wheels and the bump stop.

20ws601

same here....but beore the BFH to the inner fender even my 275s rubbed a little...

97pontta

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Forgot, I also had to do the BFH mod to the inner fenders a little, but the outer fenders have never come close to hitting the tire. I don't think they would be close if the rear was bottomed out on the bump stops either. I'm running 295's in the rear as well.

nofd968

Thats the same exact problem I had

00SS4780

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Dang...do you have any pics of it? I was wanting the same combo for mine.

vatechguy3

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can try to get some pics this weekend.

i am thinking about removing the spacer in the front and seeing if they will still clear.

the front track is slightly wider than the rear right now. i jsut measured today.

the 5/16" spacer for the rear seems to be working well now that i have rolled the quarter panel edge.

although my car does sit VERY low in the rear with the strano springs. probably the lowest i've seen.

tony

TempleU_WS6

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what shocks do you have? Do you have the rubber isolators in?

I'm gonna run the same wheels in the rear soon and I wanna make sure I wont have too many fitment problems.