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To: tigers@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Rubbing fronts
From: Anita Barrett <anitabrt@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 21:39:17 -0400
At 07:52 AM 9/9/97 -0600, you wrote:
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>     I said last week that I had no tire rubbing problems with 175/80-13's 
>     on stock wheels,, but I may be wrong.  Saturday I was poking around 
>     with a straight edge, trying to visualize what 1 inch wider wheels 
>     would do to the clearances.  The rears look fine.  I was checking the 
>     fronts when I noticed a scuff mark on the outer sidewall, about half 
>     way down, right where the tire is fattest.  Parking too close to my 
>     ramps, or maybe a curb, I thought.  But then I noticed that there was 
>     an identical scuff mark on the other side.  Neither of the marks goes 
>     all the way around, and both appear to be from the tire rubbing 
>     against something fixed, such as the inner fender lip (unmodified).  
>     Trying to visualize how the suspension moves, I could see where they 
>     could get close.  
>       
>     If my 175's (diameter 24-3/4 ")are rubbing on stock wheels, there's 
>     not much hope of these working on wider ones.  175-70/13's probably 
>     have about an inch less radius, so the fattest portion is probably the 
>     better part of an inch closer to the hub, but on 1" wider wheels it 
>     might be 3/4" further out.  Am I making sense here? 
>     
>     Any comments or opinions?
>     
>     Stu
>     
My guess is the leading edge of the front fender is rubbing the tire while
backing up and turning at the same time.  I thought all Tiger owners had already
cut the lower front of the front fenderwell for clearance.
Have some one watch while you are backing up and turning.  Add a bump from the
driveway to street for good measure.
Jim Barrett Tiger II 351C and others


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