I had American Racing Torque Thrust brushed mags and 60 series BF Goodrich tires put on my B-body. They look fantastic and feel great. Today, after driving it occasionally for the last several weeks, I took a slow but sharp left turn, and thin area about 3/4 the way up the left rear tire gently rubbed on the wheel well where it bend inward just above the chrome trim. What I figure is that since the body moves up on the left side during a left turn, the wheel well moved up into the widest part of the tire?
I checked the distance between the right and left rear clearances, and to my suprise, there is about 3/4" more clearance on the right rear. Is this normal?
The tire company assured me the wheels and tires would have enough room. So now for the fix? I was thinking a performance anti-roll kit may solve the problem.
Any thoughts on this?
Many thanks to B-body gurus who might give me some suggestions.

 

Blue -

IF I'm reading you right (big IF, since I can't see it), sounds like the rear spring perches were misaligned on the axle housing or the shackle mounts or where misplaced or shifted.
Look at the rear suspension on a lift or by crawling under and the reason should become apparent.

Archer

 

Thanks, Archer.

 

Yeah i can't think of any reason that axle would be offset...

 

Blue -

You're very welcome.
One other reason, if the car had a quarter panel replaced or body work done and the metal wasn't fitted or aligned properly, that could cause the problem.
Again, getting it up on a lift or crawling under should tell the story.
If the shackles and perches look right and the rails are straight, kinda leaves the body.

Archer

 

Thanks guys!
I found out the wheel well liner was barely rubbing on the tire, and nothing in the suspension has moved. My socks, however are good, but VERY soft, and with the tires about as wide as you can get, they sway is lifting the body to the narrowest part of the inner lining.
I'm having the shocks replaced with stiff ones. Think that will do the trick.

 

Blue -

But that doesn't explain why the 3/4" difference between the right and left sides???
If it works - GREAT!, it just kinda sounds like a band-aid fix.

Archer