Rear Tire Rub

[speedshftr]

john im in the same boat.my front and back both rub.i wanted my car low and dont have air ride so its the price i must pay.

[JMitch19]

What its your backspacing? I might have missed it.

[bulldog19]

Jason I'll have to look it up but i'm thinking 5-1/2" or 5-3/4".
I have about 1/2"-5/8" between frame rail and inner sidewall of tire.

[JMitch19]

I know every car is different, but on my 68 with 5.5 bs on a 9" rim I only have about.25" from the inner edge of the tire to the inner wheel house. I'm sure I could get away with 5.25 bs. With the rolled fender lips I have 11.75" from my inner wheel house to the lip at 12 o'clock on the drivers side and 12" on the passenger side.

[JustinB]

Find out what your BS is. If you are running a 5.5 or 5.75 your issues should be on the inside towards the frame. Normally a 5.25" BS on a 9" wheels is pretty close to spot on for a factory length rear on a 68 Camaro. Are you running a factory length rear?

[JustinB]

Originally Posted by JMitch19

I know every car is different, but on my 68 with 5.5 bs on a 9" rim I only have about.25" from the inner edge of the tire to the inner wheel house. I'm sure I could get away with 5.25 bs. With the rolled fender lips I have 11.75" from my inner wheel house to the lip at 12 o'clock on the drivers side and 12" on the passenger side.

Jason, if I remember right, you have a narrowed rear end. That changes everything.

[bulldog19]

Rear end is stock width.
I'll have to check the backspacing when I get home.

[JMitch19]

Originally Posted by Justin@driverzinc

Jason, if I remember right, you have a narrowed rear end. That changes everything.

You are correct. I do have a narrowed rear, BUT until I sell my Budnik's and you help me spend some money I am running wheel adapters. My budnik's were spec'd for my stock rear. The adapters are the same width as the amount I narrowed the rear.

[speedshftr]

after taking mine out for a nice drive this weekend ill say my car is dangerous.car is to low and when you hit bumps at speed its scary.i cant afford air right now so im gonna just raise it up and go with it for now.my back tire hit so hard saturday it bent my wheelwell lip out .you should of seen the looks i was getting rolling it back into shape with a broom handle/lol
i can say its my own fault cause when i ordered my wheels i told them i dont care about rubbing i just want a low and slow cruiser.i have rushforth 18s and stock suspension.low profile nittos .im going to start a thread about it as to not steer away from the op