What to do for fender well clearance??
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From: Molalla, Oregon
Recently I put on 15" x 3 1/2" Centerlines on my pro-class RX-3. Shocked to find out such a skinny tire would be right under the outside edge of the fender well. Of course with such a narrow rim, there are no options for offset. So I purchased a camber kit with my coil overs, and eliminated most of the problem at least at the top of the fender well. I am still worried that on hard launches, the front edge of the fender is in jeopardy, (especially if the steering wheel is turned slightly) under full compression of the struts.
There seem to be a lot of RX-3's with 15" rims drag racing with no fender clearance issues. Is re-rolling the fenders my only option or am I missing something? I hate to "customize" such a pristine car. One note about size of wheels, I'm running a Ford 9" rear end with 15" wheels, thats why I chose 15"s for the front. Any one out there ran into this problem? and how do I get around it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Megabridge
There seem to be a lot of RX-3's with 15" rims drag racing with no fender clearance issues. Is re-rolling the fenders my only option or am I missing something? I hate to "customize" such a pristine car. One note about size of wheels, I'm running a Ford 9" rear end with 15" wheels, thats why I chose 15"s for the front. Any one out there ran into this problem? and how do I get around it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Megabridge




