New bushings, now tires rub.

[siteunseen]

I put the 16x7 Rewinds off my 280 on a lowered 240, no rubbing after a month of driving. Now I'm putting new poly bushings on and after doing the front sway bar ends and the t/c rods the front tires are rubbing bad at the front of the fender well.

Any ideas from someone?

Thanks for any advice,

Cliff

[jonathanrussell]

Just a theory....

The old T/C bushings were compressing while driving, angling your a-arm backward a bit toward the rear of the car.

The new T/C bushings don't compress and maintain the a-arm angled more toward the front of the car.

Still, seems surprising that the difference would be so drastic.

Edited July 26, 2014 by jonathanrussell
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[Zed Head]

Do the inner bushings on the control arms. They might be so loose that the new bushings are pushing things out of shape.

Could be also that your sway bar ends are too tight, torquing the loose control arm bushing. I've seen where people loosen or disconnect completely the sway bar when diagnosing an issue. Might be worth doing to figure out a cause and/or to get you by in the meantime.

[siteunseen]

I did some measuring on the other 2 cars I have and it's the control arms. I put the 14" steelies and hubcaps on until next weekend when I can do the control arm bushings, if my old bones feel better after a week. There's a lot of getting up and down to fetch tools when you're under a car, I need a Capuchin monkey.