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Old 12-17-2009, 10:51 PM   #1
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I have a 1999 Trans am - was stock height with regular suspension - non ws6 - then I did an eibach pro kit on the vehicle and have 19's on it - specifically 19x9.5 in the back and now the wheels are rubbing on bumps or if you have 2 people in it - any advice?
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Old 12-17-2009, 11:17 PM   #2
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What size tire are you running on those wheels, and what backspacing are they?

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Old 12-17-2009, 11:52 PM   #3
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Running 305's in the back - not sure of the backspacing - will have to check the offset on the wheels
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Old 12-18-2009, 12:32 AM   #4
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are the wheels rubbing? or the tires?
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Old 12-18-2009, 01:42 AM   #5
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if just one side is rubbing your rear may be off-center from lowering the car, in which case an adjustable panhard bar would help. otherwise if the backspacing/offset is off you may have to do some careful "shaping" of the inner wheel wells to get em to clear. also known as the "BFH (big effing hammer)" mod. i had to do some hammering to get my y2k's to not rub.
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Old 12-18-2009, 05:58 AM   #6
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doesnt a 305 need the bfh even on smaller wheels?

when you pull the wheels off you should see exactly where they were rubbing... that would let us know a lot better which of the issues it could be
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Old 12-18-2009, 09:40 AM   #7
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i agree with the bfh....i had to beat the hell out of my wheel wells to get my welds to fit and theyre only a 275, but the also only have 6.5"bs
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