'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.'
I never trimmed mine for two reasons:
1.) Early warning sound that I'm overstressing the fulcrum pins
2.) It's against TAC policy to trim bodywork, you might not pass
inspection.
Jeff
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Subject: Rubbing fronts
Author: Anita Barrett <anitabrt@mindspring.com> at INTERNET
Date: 9/9/97 9:31 PM
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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