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Old Mar 27, 2014 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by homwerk
Where did you get the tires if you don't mind me asking? Every place I ask says the 305/30/19 PSS is on national backorder.
Tire Rack, got them delivered in 2 days

Looks like I got one of the last sets. They are back ordered for 30 days now
 
Old Mar 27, 2014 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve K ny
35 in the rear is going to put you in the 996 hall of fame. rubbing is possible but can be taken care of with a precise alignment.
Seems to me that its less aggressive in both directions than 12 wide +40 which other people seem to run just fine, no?
 
Old Mar 28, 2014 | 10:41 AM
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So with these offset paired with the 305/245 the tires rub just a hair.

I think ill step down to 235/295. Anyone want to buy a practically new set of back ordered PSS?
 
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Wow really, how bad is it?
Not even the fronts work?
 
Old Mar 28, 2014 | 11:15 AM
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slapping mine on 2 hours... will report back on my rubbing failure.
 
Old Mar 28, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DSCOFF
So with these offset paired with the 305/245 the tires rub just a hair.

I think ill step down to 235/295. Anyone want to buy a practically new set of back ordered PSS?
What rubs and where? If you are going to sell the PSS I would be interested.
 
Old Mar 28, 2014 | 11:24 AM
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I'll report more in bit. The roads near my Indy were ****ty, now on my ride home it's negligible.

I'll give it the weekend to decide
 
Old Mar 28, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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^your heat gun alternations were unsuccessful? Would like a 7mm rear spacer from H&R get you the clearance you need and still fit in your wheel well? Cheaper than buying new tires.
 
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DSC.. NOOOOO dont give up so quick post some pics. where is it rubbing ? if its just a hair (im assuming outside), why don't you just CUT the plastic on the fender to accomidate the tire ? or adjust your alignment. if its rubbing at the front or rear of the tire, then adjusting your toe could do the trick. it the rubbing is happening dead smack in the center of the fender, then an alignment could alleviate your issue. what tire pressure are you running ? post some pics !!
 
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Don't worry guys, not giving up just yet. The ride home was actually pretty good for the most part, only rubbed when I hit a seam in the road where the pavement was uneven. I did a few hard pulls to see how a little squat would affect things, also took an off-ramp pretty hard - no rubbing either time. I am worried about hitting something like the seam while turning or making a pull. I may be overly cautious, but thats just me.

I'll have to take a closer look, but when mounting everything up we noticed the clearance was actually pretty good in the inner wheel well. The issue seems to be the more aggressive offset and tire choice just faintly catching the edge of the fender. Thankfully, nothing in the paint.

I'll keep driving to pinpoint it. I'm also setting up an appointment with forum sponsor Rs Worx to see if paintless fender rolling would be a safe precaution.
 
Old Mar 28, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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they went on... they rubbed like crazy... they came back off.

we will be attempting some fender modification and various spacers in the rear next week again.

 
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Old Mar 28, 2014 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by daedalus
they went on... they rubbed like crazy... they came back off.

we will be attempting some fender modification and various spacers in the rear next week again.

What are your wheel sizes and offsets again?

We'll get to the bottom of this. One thing my guy did also was drill a small hole in the rear fender liner and zip tie it to a hose on the other end. He does this on most installs to slightly pull the liner back
 
Old Mar 28, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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19x12+47 with the PSS 305/30/19.

I just ordered a 3mm/5mm/7mm spacer to see if any of them gets me in the "goldielocks zone" for fitment in the rear without fender modification. Other than that we will be doing something similar to what you mentioned in terms of modifying/cutting and reshaping the fender liners.
 
Old Mar 29, 2014 | 11:53 AM
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So what would your guys conclusion be if you ran a 305 30 19 and the tire hit the inner and the fender ?
 
Old Mar 29, 2014 | 12:06 PM
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I think with the right wheel sizing/offset you can make it work. For us we'll have to play around with spacers, alignment, and worst case fender rolling to make it work.

For me running 19x11 ET35 out back and actually clearing the inner well, my issue is when the suspension compresses I sometimes rub in the center arch of the outer fender

It's raining today but I'll try to get some pics
 


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