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Tire rub

fondo

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fondo NPORA Veteran

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Hey there, I can't figure out why my front passenger tire is rubbing on the black molding that goes across the the front. It only rubs when the front of the wheel is turned inward and the suspension has some strain on that side. I just replaced the strut/compression rod bushings and thought that might have something to do with it... considering that the old ones were @!*%. Could this be a bent control arm or maybe even the spindle bushings. I don't suspect it to be the torsion bar being worn because there is about the same distance between the tire and the top of the wheel well on both sides. Any thoughts are appreciated

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govols74n NPORA Old-Timer

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Mine did the same until I replaced the strut/compression rod bushings and rod....(my rod broke) and it did it mainly in reverse with the wheel turned. are you sure you tightened the bolt enough? make sure it hasn't loosened on you.

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88pathoffroad NPORA Old-Timer

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If you have 31's on it can rub in stock shape, though with stock wheels it's hardly ever an issue. Trim the airdam so it doesn't rub. I'd do it equally on both sides so it looks even. You can also crank up the t-bar on that side a little to keep it away from the airdam...

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unccpathfinder NPORA Old-Timer

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If you have 31's on it can rub in stock shape, though with stock wheels it's hardly ever an issue. Trim the airdam so it doesn't rub. I'd do it equally on both sides so it looks even. You can also crank up the t-bar on that side a little to keep it away from the airdam...

 

yep...i pulled mine off and used a pair of tin snips to get it back i took about a 1/2" on each side b/c of the wheels my cuz put on it b4 i bought it... i also grap the fender flares from time to time and im running 31's (i need to crank the t bars back up but i was killing my tires so i dropped it back down after i did the clutch)

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Well, back before my pathy had new (used) t-bars installed, I had a rubbin' problem. I'm not sure if the bars were re-indexed. But if I was to subtract the main culprit from the equation, what else might cause this? I have cut the air dam before, but only because of obvious t-bar sag and considerable tire rub on both sides. Any other suggestions.

P.S. Oh yeah, just so ya know I had another air dam installed since then, due to a front end collision...that wasn't my fault.

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When I had the t-bars done @ the stealership, it was cranked way up, but has been about 3 years since this was done and it has settled to about what I would consider stock height. It has aftermarket wheels that are 16" and the tires are 31x10.50 bfg's all terrain.

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