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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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Default Tire rub PROBLEMS!!

99 xj
3 1/2 - 4 inches of lift (bastard pack rear and coils/coil spacers in front)
33" bfg km2's

So only on the drivers front side when i'm flexing does it rub bad.

I basically cut away and banged out as much of the outer and inner fender as possible.

So now the tire literally rubs on the firewall area of the fender... Would control arms fix this? Im scared my tires gonna break through into the cabin lol
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Old May 30, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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You need wheels with less backspacing, or wheel spacers.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 04:42 PM
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X2
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Old May 30, 2012 | 04:51 PM
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Do you have stock lower arms? If so than you need new longer ones to center the tire in the wheel well
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Old May 30, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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Proper Bumpstops, LCA's , and an Adj Tracbar will help
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Old May 30, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom95YJ
Proper Bumpstops, LCA's , and an Adj Tracbar will help
This!
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Old May 30, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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Sounds like the tire is allowed to much up travel.

Control arms may push the axle forward, but they will not stop that uptravel.

I dont think a trac bar would either.

Bump stops set to the right length would, tho.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Can I get a link to some bumpstops?

That seems like it'd do the trick! I get rub when im just going down the road sometimes too though o_o

I have a new adjustable trac bar but the cotter pin in the castle nut on the tie rod end rusted off and I cant pull it off so I cant get the stock bar off.

I also have some control arms but the damn bolts arent budging with my impact. I hate this thing.
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Old May 31, 2012 | 07:17 AM
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Do you have your stock rims?
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Old May 31, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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just flex it out and slip hockey pucks thru the coils and put epoxy on them for cheap bumpstops
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Old May 31, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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daystar makes some extended ones for front and rear but you still may need pucks front and buy plates for the rear or ive seen guys make spacers for the rear mounts.
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