...Not just me, but my car as well. I've got a conversion outfitted with an 89 Mustang rear end fitted with 89 Mustang 15" wheels. Either the previous owner didn't narrow it or didn't narrow it enough, so on big bumps, the tires rub on the inner lip of the wheel well.
It hasn't been a huge deal, just an occasional fssssht, but things changed recently. Last weekend, the wife and I drove the car and it was all sunshine and roses. But this weekend, I couldn't drive over an expansion joint (or accelerate or go over speed bumps or turn) without getting some sometimes-significant rub. I realized that the difference was that since last weekend, I filled up the tanks. I figure the extra 60lbs. of fuel hanging over the rear end lowered the car enough to make it rub almost constantly (or perhaps the wife needs to lay off the bon bons).
Since it's most likely the fuel thing, what's the best way to get rid of the rub? I figure I've got a few options:
1. Roll the rear quarter's lip
2. Trim 1/8" or so off the lip
3. Have the springs re-arced (where?)
4. Install spring-assisted load-adjusting shocks.
Thoughts from those who've been there?
It hasn't been a huge deal, just an occasional fssssht, but things changed recently. Last weekend, the wife and I drove the car and it was all sunshine and roses. But this weekend, I couldn't drive over an expansion joint (or accelerate or go over speed bumps or turn) without getting some sometimes-significant rub. I realized that the difference was that since last weekend, I filled up the tanks. I figure the extra 60lbs. of fuel hanging over the rear end lowered the car enough to make it rub almost constantly (or perhaps the wife needs to lay off the bon bons).
Since it's most likely the fuel thing, what's the best way to get rid of the rub? I figure I've got a few options:
1. Roll the rear quarter's lip
2. Trim 1/8" or so off the lip
3. Have the springs re-arced (where?)
4. Install spring-assisted load-adjusting shocks.
Thoughts from those who've been there?