So, a couple weeks ago when we were all out at Adams, the lower corner of my brake caliper started hitting the inside flange on the front driver side wheel. I noticed it under hard cornering. I was a little confused at first as to why this would happen now after never having problems in the past. I pulled a couple shims out of the bottom caliper bolt since the wheel hub seemed tight. The fix worked for the weekend, but I figured I should go ahead and replace the hub assembly since the car has seen a few hard miles on it. Today I went out to Adams again, had the same exact problem. Now I'm even more stumped. I changed the brake rotors and pads out over the weekend. I got the rotor and caliper lined up and centered and on the new hub. I figured problem solved, but apparently not. I was running about as little caliper to wheel clearance as possible and never had a problem until now, on just the driver side. What gives? I'm going to swap front wheels side to side, but I doubt that one is bent since I just had tires mounted and balanced two weeks ago. It is possible that there are small differences between the wheels since they were made at different times (one had to be replaced following "the accident") but I doubt it.
That's my rambling for today. Probably doesn't make much sense without pictures. Thinking about what might be wrong is driving me crazy and writing it down seemed like a good idea at the time...
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