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Contour Rubbing Fender Issue

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Tourige

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Hey Guys,

My brother put on Koni Springs and Stocks on his car and currently the rear fenders are rubbing against the tires. I was wondering if anyone had any solutions to this problem; a couple of the solutions that I have come across include putting spacers in the rear springs, increasing the distance between the fender and the tire thereby reducing the chance of damaging the tire or I could roll the fenders (the downside being that if the paint chips or cracks, the fender will rust).

What do you guys think?
 
Tourige said:
Hey Guys,

My brother put on Koni Springs and Stocks on his car and currently the rear fenders are rubbing against the tires. I was wondering if anyone had any solutions to this problem; a couple of the solutions that I have come across include putting spacers in the rear springs, increasing the distance between the fender and the tire thereby reducing the chance of damaging the tire or I could roll the fenders (the downside being that if the paint chips or cracks, the fender will rust).

What do you guys think?
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P.S. That^^^^^^^^^^^ was my brother...
 
Tourige said:
Yea, how exactly do you do it with a baseball bat?
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VERY CAREFULLY :laugh:
If you have a heat gun, warm the paint first or do it when the car has been in the sun for a while as the paint can crack.
Use the bat to carefully roll the out fender up, easier if you can fit it between the tire/fender.
Eastwood makes a fender roller kit and body shops can do this for you too.
-J
 
I just simply smashed mine with a 3 lb sledge. I don't reccomend this for most. My point for posting here is that I had a can of duplicolor for my chips after I was done. It doesn't hurt to buy some. Even if you don't use it now, sooner or later you'll be glad you got some. But I'm the guy who puts tape over my jack point covers and spray paints it before I race my car.
 
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