Tires rubbing

Anyone have an issue with your tires rubbing on the plastic part when they make a wide turn? Im just gonna cut that part off. wondering what some of ya'll think?

 

what plastic part are you talking about?

 

If it's where I think you're talking about, it's common for lifted trucks with oversized tires. And no, it's not a problem to cut.

What size lift/tires are you running?

 

cut cut cut cut cut cut away...

 

If you are talking about the inner well, towards the front, those two buldges that hang down, you can cut them. I measured about an inch up and cut downwards at an angle.
I also had to cut the flare at the very bottom, no biggie and have pic's to show where I cut it. Since these were done no rubbing at full turn L or R.

 

longbow if you dont mind to throw those pics up where you trimmed the flare that would be great. I still have some rub somehow and was curious how far you trimmed the flares.

thanks

 

NM found it in your gallery.

 

Dark Knight......I went over kill in the trimming of the flare, I seen the rub line and added an inch when I cut.
Use the finest tooth saw you can find, those plastic model saws work the best, Tamiya or X-acto

 

before....

after

 

Or a dremel... Cut like butta!

 

yea I dremeled it before. Mine almost looks trimmed that much. It is just bugging me that I havent gotten it all to go away. but I also think I am still rubbing on the body mounts mostly but only when flexed, flying into a parking lot or something like it. But every once in a while it still sounds like plastic rub.

thx for the pics

 

On my last outing I heard the rubbing to. Stopped and got out. I was in a hard turn with alot of flex, I think you are right in the body mount location. I know the area where the rubbing is, but it's metal, most case when I do hear it, I turn the wheel just a little, still under flex and it goes away.
Bad thing is I never have the camera with me when it happens. But I will get the area on film/memory card.

 

yep its only in a certain spot under lots of flex. I think I have it calculated in my head that a 17/18 by 8/8.5 wheel with minimal negative offset and in between 4.5"/5" backspacing will solve this problem,.........maybe.

The wheels I want to try this thought process with are the American Racing Thugs (17x8.5 -6mm offset and 4.53 BS) I dono well see when my money tree grows.