stephenok711

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Hey all,

I was wandering if anyone has modified their wheel well in the front to prevent rubbing. I have some 22" Rims with 305/45/22's and i love the wide tires, but they rub fairly bad side to side (just on the very edge of the tread and it isn't hurting the tires). However, I'd like to stick with this tire size if possible and just see what i can do about modifying the wheel well. I already cut out part of the plastic and now it looks silly. Any ideas? I had a few people tell me i could just cut out the the metal part where it rubs.

Occupational_Hazard

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I would have said either change tire sizes or get a heat gun, soften the plastic and massage it as far out as you can where it rubs

JB1

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cut like this where the red stripe is, then that allows you to pull the plastic back with a zip-tie. Its way underneath and you cant see it, thats how I did mine

stephenok711

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I already did that wasn't enough. I also hammered in some and got a little bit more clearance. My wheels are just too big.

AKlowriderZ71

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Sometimes it is the offset of the wheel that makes the problem. I had to run 275/45R22 on one customer's truck because of the wheel he chose.

stephenok711

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Probably, my wheels came off a Tahoe.

Holty

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I have the exact same problem with my 22's and plan to "massage" the inner wheel wells when i get some time then use a heat gun to "massage" the plastic wheel well liners.

gdev_

It's a combination of a HUGE tire and offset of wheel. Your front tire is damn near 33" tall (32.80), and the truck is lowered. That tire is like 2" taller than stock. You need a smaller tire on the front, simple as that.

JB1

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Oh damn...I didnt know the specs....**** that would be tight at stock height

stephenok711

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For future info, a friend showed me how to take a Wooden baseball bat and set it between the rear part of the tire tire and the wheel well and roll the truck back to push in the metal to where it doesn't rub anymore. Only works with wooden bats though.