06-08-2006, 01:22 PM | #1 |
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Tire to body contact
Somewhat recently I switched from stock springs to H&R Sport springs on my 92 two door. Other relevant items – 96+ rear end, 99 cobra wheels (17x8) with 245x45 tires. The factory bump stops are in place on the frame, but because this was a four cylinder car, there is no pinion snubber.
Going over large bumps, there was some tire to fender contact in the rear. So, I rolled the rear fenders a modest and equal amount. It only took a slight adjustment to get the LH fender clear, but for the life of me, I can’t get the RH side to stop rubbing. If I just keep beating on it I’ll eventually get it clear, so what I’m really concerned with here is why the LH side took minimal manipulation, while the right has been so troublesome. I know production tolerances are about a mile wide on this car, but I’m left wondering if this could this be a symptom of something else being wrong. The first thing I checked was the control arm mounting locations on the frame. Everything looks intact, and as straight as it ever was. Any suggestions for what else I should check? |
06-08-2006, 01:54 PM | #2 |
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Re: Tire to body contact
I would guess most Mustangs don't have the rearend directly centered. I know mine is visually off and I remember Nathan actually had a measurement on how far off his was when he installed his panhard bar.
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Re: Tire to body contact
Also Todd (rtgreen) had issues with his coupe on the passenger side being lower in the rear than the driver side.
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Another reason you are seeing this is due to using the 96 rearend. I can't remember the measurment off hand but the 96-98 setups were 'x' amount wider than the 94-95's which were wider than the foxes.
Seems like the average rearend is off center by up to 3/4" |
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06-08-2006, 09:56 PM | #9 |
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Pretty sure they went up 3/4 of an inch on each side in 94 because of the disc brakes then another 3/4 in 99 up
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