Problem with my C5 Z06 OEM wheels...
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Problem with my C5 Z06 OEM wheels... Hey everyone,
I know this subject has been covered, and I did a search, but I would appreciate some feedback on my unique situation.
I have a 2001 WS6 and I recently got a steal on an OEM set up C5 Z06 wheels front and rear.
When I installed these, I used the BFH and hammered out the rear fender walls. Jacked the car up by the axle, slid the rims on to avoid jounce bumper impact, and everything looked good. There was a fingertip worth of room for the wheels from any rubbing, and everything else looked clear.
However, after taking a few fast turns, or when the rear end got a lil squirly from big shifts at WOT, i heard a little rubbing on what i figures is the fender wall. So this weekend I added an adjustable panhard rod and set it up to the stock size.
Problem is, when I make these hard turns (noticed on the driver-rear side during right turns.... left and passenger side rear seems ok) and some WOT crazyness, I still hear some rubbing or some grinding.
Do I need to make some adjustment to the panhard? Do i need to fire up the BFH and do a lil more work on the fender walls? Is there something I'm missing here?
Thanks for the help guys.
I know this subject has been covered, and I did a search, but I would appreciate some feedback on my unique situation.
I have a 2001 WS6 and I recently got a steal on an OEM set up C5 Z06 wheels front and rear.
When I installed these, I used the BFH and hammered out the rear fender walls. Jacked the car up by the axle, slid the rims on to avoid jounce bumper impact, and everything looked good. There was a fingertip worth of room for the wheels from any rubbing, and everything else looked clear.
However, after taking a few fast turns, or when the rear end got a lil squirly from big shifts at WOT, i heard a little rubbing on what i figures is the fender wall. So this weekend I added an adjustable panhard rod and set it up to the stock size.
Problem is, when I make these hard turns (noticed on the driver-rear side during right turns.... left and passenger side rear seems ok) and some WOT crazyness, I still hear some rubbing or some grinding.
Do I need to make some adjustment to the panhard? Do i need to fire up the BFH and do a lil more work on the fender walls? Is there something I'm missing here?
Thanks for the help guys.
Yes. You have to find out where they are rubbing first. If it always rubs on the driver side, tighten you panhard rod assuming its rubbing on the OUTER fender. Or just roll your fenders, which clears up an extra 0.5" on both sides. You should be able to tell if its rubbing on the inside or the outside of the fender pretty easily.
Instead of rolling my fenders I used a grinder and ground them smooth and then coated them with primer and rubberized undercoat. Like 99 said make for sure where they are rubbing then you can go from there
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Thanks for the input guys, any idea on how to pinpoint where its rubbing? I've checked it out and its hard to tell. The first time, I was pretty confident it was the fender walls, but the noise was a little different tonight.
