Bump stop spacers

[stinkydragon]

No matter what I do with ride height (within reason) I'm still getting a little rubbing on the inside of my front wheel wells (not the fender lip), so I'm going to experiment with some bump stop spacers to get it to stop. What material should I use for this? I'd like to be able to install them without removing the shock assembly.

[OZMDD]

You need wheel spacers, not bump stop spacers.

[Webspoke]

Large nylon washers, with a slot cut in them.

[stinkydragon]

You need wheel spacers, not bump stop spacers.

Oops, I meant the top of the wheel wells, not the inside.

[rmonheim]

I just took the fender liners out of my NA when I ran 15x9's. Not the most elegant solution but it works.

[Steve E]

First question is what have you done as far as suspension & tires/wheels?

[stinkydragon]

Vmaxx Classic for suspension. It's somewhere around 12.25" hub center to fender in the front, and 12.5" in the rear for ride height. I have the stock 205/40/17 (17x7) for daily, and 225/45/15 (15x9) for autocross. It rubs more at autocross despite the smaller diameter since it's loaded up more, but it rubs every once in a while on the street with the 17's as well. I'll have to check if it's actually rubbing the wheel well or just the fender liner. If it's just the liner I might just let it rub through and that'll solve the problem.

[OZMDD]

Yep, liner wear is part of the price for aggressive suspension. You can definitely go to a higher spring rate on those coilovers as the ideal solution. Just need to figure out what you want (700/450??) and what the shocks are capable of handling.