Help, new wheels scraping on '85 Coupe GT addendum:

[Ken Keith]

On my Coupe GT, I took a 4" grinder to the lips, and trimmed them 
back almost completely.  There were no lips in the rear, and the 
inside surface of the fender flare was the first thing that "would" hit.

I was running AZEV Type A in 16"x7.5", with 205/40's.  I want to 
say that the offset was around 35-37mm.

Those ABT springs in question are the same ones I was running.

I never even painted the grinded area, but in Ca it didn't become a 
problem.

Ken

"ricematthews" <ricematthews at email.msn.com> wrote:
>
> If I understand this correctly, the problem is with the outer portion of the
> tire rubbing on the inner portion of the fender (the lip)....
> 
> If this is the case, it can frequently be remedied by rolling the fender
> lips it can be done crudely by using a bar or baseball bat, etc. and the
> tire as a fulcrum point, however I just saw a post from one of the guys on
> the BMW 2002 Message Board that Tire Rack has a tool to do the procedure.
> It mounts to the hub and does the work with what looks like a urethane
> roller - pretty slick.  The story goes that they lend the thing out for free
> (deposit required, I'm sure).  That free deal is probably based on the sale
> of the tires and wheels , however.