Matt,
One trick I have heard of is to take a baseball bat to your
Sprite. Use the fat end of the bat and roll it over the
tire between the tire and the rubbing lip. The idea is to
slowly bend the lip away from the tire. Go very slowly since
you do not want to bend the fender out. I have never tried it
myself but I have heard of other people doing it for a minor
adjustment. YMMV. Good luck
--
William Gilroy
77 Midget
90 Shar-Pei
TrackTime Driving School where the only requirement is
"You must be 18 years of age or older with a valid drivers's license
and able to drive a strandard stick shift and fit through the car window"
AHSprite78@aol.com wrote:
>
> well i've got a problem. I've got a '67 Sprite with the square wheel arches,
> wire wheels (off a '73 midget), winner's circle panhard rod, moss's 1"
> lowered springs, winner's circle carrera tube shock conversion, and 175/13
> tires. The problem is that when cornering, the rear tires rub the outside of
> the fenders. The passenger side is much worse. It's worn a slight groove in
> the tire, the driver side is just a little shiny. The thing is, it didn't
> seem to rub when I didn't have the panhard. (maybe i'm just a little more
> aggressive now that the panhard and springs are different) I was wondering
> what everone thought I should do. Is there an easy, cheap (hey, we tight
> here too! i'm in highschool, come on!) or any type of adjustment i can do?
> Thanks a million. Oh yea seems to me that most prefer the 155 or 153/13
> tires, i know i know, they came on the car and were knew, so don't blame too
> much on me.
>
> THANKS
> Matt Smith
> '67 Sprite
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