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Old 10-31-2010 | 10:26 AM
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Default Just installed front skinnies and cant turn wheel to right hits fender!!!

wth just installed jegs prostars on driverside with 26" m/t 8 ply tire and i cant turn my d.s wheel to the right all the way because tire hits fender bottom! wth help me


its a 95 camaro with a 02 front clip~

is it because i put a 5/16 spacer behinnd the rim
Old 10-31-2010 | 01:32 PM
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Try it without the spacers,I bet it'll work fine then!
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Try it without the spacers,I bet it'll work fine then!
have to use spacers rim rubs on caliber
Old 10-31-2010 | 04:29 PM
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Not if you grind them
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i thought u only had to grind the back
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You have to do both


I didn't have to grind my rears but every car is different
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If the front is lowered a lot, try raising it up some.
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car is not lowered at all! stock height! pa racing k member with stock stucts and stock control arms!
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Get rid of the spacers and grind the calipers. Thats what I did with my draglites
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You could try going with some UMI,or BMR upper arms. That should pull the wheels in far enough, once you get the front end re-aligned.
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Yeah you might have to grind a lil,I have a 99 and my 15x4 prostars fit fine with a spacer,but I have heard of people having to grind the fronts just a lil to get them on,if your rolling them on the street like I do mine,I also got longer arp studs,
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Originally Posted by BOBS99SS
Yeah you might have to grind a lil,I have a 99 and my 15x4 prostars fit fine with a spacer,but I have heard of people having to grind the fronts just a lil to get them on,if your rolling them on the street like I do mine,I also got longer arp studs,
i have arp longer studs ! i have 5/16 spacer !
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Originally Posted by bigj2717
Get rid of the spacers and grind the calipers. Thats what I did with my draglites
did u have same problem




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