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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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Question Rear tires are rubbing when I hit road dips, what are my options?

I have a long road trip and I don't think my 275s in the rear can take any more rubbing when I hit a dip or bump in the road. (normal driving they don't, but highway + bumps/dips = rubbing)

What are my options aside from putting my old rims back on? Whats involved with bending the inner rear fender lip?

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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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Very easy fix.... just take the wheels off, look at the fender wall and you will be able to see where the tire was rubbing.... get a hammer and start hammering. My 315/s did the same thing and and took about 5 minutes to fix it with the wheel off.

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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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1.BFH

2.Alighn panhard

3.Cut and trim jounce spacer

4.BFG Big Frickin Grinder

5.Spray on rubber undercoating
Old Apr 9, 2004 | 01:04 PM
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tires rubbing

real easy fix order a set of jounce bumper spacers gm pt#12363935
Old Apr 9, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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what is a jounce bumper spacer?
Old Apr 9, 2004 | 02:04 PM
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spacer

its the rubber pad monted on the back frame rail the spacer is aluminum piece about 1/2 to 3/4 thick that fits between th e mount and the pad gm uses them when they put 17x9.5 wheels on i have them with same size tires you have no problems when yo compress the rear suspension the rubber pad will hit the axle tube
Old Apr 21, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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hrmm, now that I think about it, the spacer is probably a small plate that would go between the jounce bushnig and the frame...hence a spacer...

duuuuuuuuuuuh. i must need more coffee.

edit: how many should i get, just 2? or maybe 4? how thick are they?
Old Apr 21, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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the part number suppleid for these jounce spacers is a discontinued part. They thought they had a replacement part number and that one was discontinued as well. (#10282451)

I think this post should be over the suspension forum maybe, I'll make a cross link to it. I need the car fixed before I go on a huge road trip with the next week!

Thanks guys!
Old Apr 23, 2004 | 03:36 AM
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Here you go

http://www.slponline.com/view_produc...RTNUMBER=80046

Hope this helps,

PJ
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