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May 19, 2004 | 09:27 PM

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Rubbing Problem...

I put on my wheels and the back seems to be rubbing against the control arm up top(they are 19x9.5 and 38 offset)Can I just add a spacer like 5mm or 10mm and push the wheel out because I have enough fender clearance. I've also heard of people shaving the control arm like 2 mm any idea if this would work?Any thoughts are welcome!

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May 19, 2004 | 09:52 PM

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9.5 is too damn wide.

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May 19, 2004 | 11:43 PM

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holy sh*t....8.5 is as wide as you want to go w/o serious fender rolling.

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May 20, 2004 | 07:02 AM

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Agreed. Even w/ 5mm or 10mm spacers, you may still need to roll the fenders...

Maybe x-post this in the Wheel/Tire forum if you haven't already to get more advice.

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