Options to mitigate fender liner rubbing with aggressive wheel/tire setup?

[Gearhead55]

Naw, I’d rather look cool. You can keep your car boring though, I won’t judge.

Wow super aggressive and it looks good!! any trembling at high speeds? Most run a wide body kit to fit such a wide wheel, I like the look though.

Thank you! No trembling, aligned and corner balanced by JMP Motorsports with MCS dampers and Swift springs, feels amazing.

[lastMleft]

Awesome.... let me know what you figure out on the rub so I can follow your lead! Keep up the good work bro!!!

[Toby22]

Naw, I’d rather look cool. You can keep your car boring though, I won’t judge.

Hammering fender liners and rubbing wheels = cool

on a serious note, you can try using a heat gun and mallet. Or you can custom cut the section of the liner where it rubs. Or, you can raise the car slightly. I’d personally run less aggressive wheels.

[Sid_E46]

I am running Shirmer E46 M3 fitment E88s and have some rubbing on and near full lock.

[Gearhead55]

I am running Shirmer E46 M3 fitment E88s and have some rubbing on and near full lock.

Are those 18x10 +25 square? What tire size are you using?


I trimmed back the fender liner in a few spots and it's no longer rubbing, except if the suspension is extremely articulated when going in and out of driveways. I'm satisfied with that. I may add some caster as well. It seems like the A052s run wide in this size.

I put a 10mm spacer in the back and now it's sitting pretty. I'll take the spacers out for track days most likely. A little rubbing in and out of driveways is well worth it considering how good this looks now.

[Sid_E46]

Are those 18x10 +25 square? What tire size are you using?


I trimmed back the fender liner in a few spots and it's no longer rubbing, except if the suspension is extremely articulated when going in and out of driveways. I'm satisfied with that. I may add some caster as well. It seems like the A052s run wide in this size.

I put a 10mm spacer in the back and now it's sitting pretty. I'll take the spacers out for track days most likely. A little rubbing in and out of driveways is well worth it considering how good this looks now.

The Shirmer E88s are 18x10 21.5et, so a bit more aggressive. Where did you end up trimming the liner?

[mrgizmo04]

Yeah, you just end up getting a dremel or a cutting wheel and cutting out a section of the liner that rubs. You want to make sure the hole you cut is large enough so you have good clearance in case a tire gets jammed in there on hard compression / turn (like maybe an off excursion somewhere) so you dont rip out the liner and damage the fender.

Better to run a liner (even with holes in it) vs taking it completely off. You dont want to get all the grime up in the engine compartment or on the frame. Some pads, depending in what you run, are corrosive, better to keep off the body. Same if you drive the car in rain, etc.

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[Gearhead55]

The Shirmer E88s are 18x10 21.5et, so a bit more aggressive. Where did you end up trimming the liner?

It turns out that what was rubbing more and tripping the traction control was actually where the front bumper and two fender liner pieces (front section and the larger section that covers the majority of the wheel well) meet. The part where they overlap was sticking out so I trimmed that back. It still rubs slightly in the back section, but that area is malleable so I’m not worried about it contacting slightly there. It no longer sets off the traction control so problem solved.

mrgizmo04 If I notice that it’s causing any wear on the tire I will do what mrgizmo suggested and remove the section where it may rub.

[lastMleft]

Looks great!!