Rubbing advice plz - 265/70r17 with -6ET

Good morning everyone,

I've been hunting around the forum the last couple of days trying to sort this out and was looking for some feedback on my Rubbing issue.

Background:
I got my 2020 last fall and got the wheel/tire setup as part of the deal. I have 265/70R17 KO2s on a set of Fuel Vector -6ET wheels. I was getting some minor rubbing on the stock mud flaps before winter. I figured some new mudflaps would be 1st step and didn’t worry about it until spring when the wheels went back on

I now have a set of RekGen mudflaps and am still getting rubbing. I get it in reverse, and have not really felt in forward yet.
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So what would be the best next step for me? It is primarily a pavement princess but I may want to do some mild trails in the future.

1). Ditch the mudflaps during summer. I do live in a rural area so have gravel shoulders on the highways. Not a huge fan of this as I don’t want to be slinging loose gravel at my truck at 60 mph. But, is obviously the cheapest. I do have some nerf bars to provide some protection...
2) Get a lift. If I go this route I want to do it once and solve the problem. Mild lift, maybe 2” if that would fix it. Just need to confirm (I think it would still rub, just lower?)

advice appreciated!

Thanks

 

Stay with stock size tires?

 

You don't need a lift, just get a wheel alignment. They can move your wheel to get you some more clearance.

 

Wheels with a more accommodating offset would help.

 

Its the offset on the wheels. Those tires don't rub on stock wheels. So, you either lift or change wheels

 

Lift won't fix the problem, just make it not happen at ride height.

 

Hopefully doesn't compress it too much

 

A lift is an expensive way to fix this problem. For the record, I had the same issue with stock wheels and 265/75R16 tires (same size, for 16"). I just removed my front mud flaps and was happy. I do have rock sliders which offer a lot of rocker protection from rocks, but honestly it's so rare to feel/hear rocks hitting them that I wouldn't stress it personally.

 

Ditch the mud flaps, do some light trimming and heat gun the liners to push them back in.

I have - 10 wheels and am on 265/70/17 tires and I had to do this.

 

your rockblokz mudflaps are skinnier than the stock ones, you should be able to run them. Its not a big tire, you just need to align it.
I have SCS wheels and went and talked to the alignment tech at Toyota of all places, it took them a bit longer but it worked fine when I was stock before the lift.

 

Really appreciate the constructive feedback. I always think of alignment as camber/toe adjustments , not appreciating it could help with this. Sounds like that would be the best way to go!

 

Adjusting caster more positive will bring the wheel more forward in the wheelwell. I would consider an alignment.

 

Adjusting caster to reduce proximity to the mudflap will require reducing the caster angle, which is going to negatively impact tracking and steering. If it's just a fraction of a degree it might be negligible, if it requires taking a while degree or more out you might regret it.

Edit: maybe I have the steering axis location wrong, might require increasing caster. Either way, there is usually little adjustment with stock suspension components.