schwarz

currently i have a 20x10" rims for my rear and fitted on are a pair of 275/30/20 tires. everytime i go over small bumps on the road, my tires keep rubbing to the fender. can anyone suggest anything besides rolling the fenders? thanks alot for any input.

dtxmob

How low is your car?? You might need to shave the rear fender a bit, but it shouldn't be rubbing. Call www.ToplineAutomobile.com they can help you with your problem!

nobs690

Check to see if you have a leak in your airmatic lines because i have twenty's on my s class and it rubbed the first day i got them, then my air compressor went on it. I bought a new airmatic compressor for under 250.00 and it never ever rubbed again in two years no matter how many people i have in the back seat.

tmushy

I have 20's on my car. Car is dropped with Rb Tech kit at 1.2 inches. I never rub no matter how big the bump is.

1.2 is the optimal drop. Is you car lower than this?

schwarz

sorry, but how do you measure the drop? the car is not really that low. there is still a small gap that you can fit your finger into between the fenders and the tires.

schwarz

thanks alot **** and dtxmob. i'll go to the dealership and hav them check it out. but if there is a leak in the airmatic, wouldn't there be a warning on the dashboard?

tmushy

can you fit 2 fingers in the gap?

schwarz

nope. i can only fit 1 finger in the gap.

nobs690

Schwarz the "airmatic CAR TOO LOW" sign will only come on if the airmatic pump is broken and it will be in red and will not leave the screen and the car will drop to like 2 inches off the ground and your fenders will get bent while they lay on top of the front tires. and that **** sucks. if its leaking air just tell the benz tecs to check the airmatic lines for possible leakage.

schwarz

thx ****. i checked with the dealership today and they said that nothing is wrong with the airmatic. and they also told me that the only thing i can do to stop it rubbing is to roll the rear fenders. i guess it's off to the bodyshop then.....

dtxmob

Is it rubbing on the rear right passenger side?? They are known to have rubbing issues for the S-class on that particular side!

naijaman

well damn....I have 19's on my S-Class and the rear tires rub....I've been assuming my suspension is bad, but now that I think of it, I've had the "airmatic" message show up on the display once, but it went away, so I thought nothing of it. The rubbing is pretty annoying...gues I better take the car in to get looked at.

schwarz

dtxmob, for me it's rubbing on the rear left passenger side because cars here are RHD.

naijaman, i think it's better for you to get it checked.

thanks alot for the help guys!

ericktu

why wouldnt you want to roll your fenders?

at first i had my fenders rolled it just minimized the rubbing...I ended up having to shave a lot of the inside and cutting off some rubber and plastic lining on the inside to remove rubbing completely.

dtxmob

What are the specs of your rims and tires. I'm planning on getting 245/35/20x9 front and 275/30/20x10 rear with 38offset. An probably lower the car to about 1 inch from the lip of the rim

schwarz

i didnt want to mod the body of the car cos i thought it would depreciate more when i sell it off later.

ericktu

no one can tell the difference if you modded the body because you're just rolling a tiny lip inside of the fender. no different apperence on the outside and on the inside its not that big of a difference. i doubt dealerships will even noticed the fender is rolled

mand

you didnt need to get the fenders rolled, you could have raised the car say about .5"

schwarz

the problem is i want to lower the car even more. :p

mand

what a guy, lol you're hilarious