help! rear tires keep rubbing.
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help! rear tires keep rubbing.
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.
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Originally Posted by 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.
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! 
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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.
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Originally Posted by 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?
1.2 is the optimal drop. Is you car lower than this?
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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?
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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.
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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.....
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Originally Posted by 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.....
Is it rubbing on the rear right passenger side?? They are known to have rubbing issues for the S-class on that particular side!
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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. 
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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!
naijaman, i think it's better for you to get it checked.
thanks alot for the help guys!
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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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
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Originally Posted by mand
you didnt need to get the fenders rolled, you could have raised the car say about .5"
