Tires touching shock plastic tube

GS357

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2014 Mustang GT. The 305 tires are slightly touching the shocks plastic covers. Anybody had this before. The wheel and tire combo was supposed to fit and has been proven many times.
Maybe not with stock Shocks?

305/45/17 MT ET Street R
Race Star wheels 17x10.5 7.625 BS
 

Norm Peterson

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You mean the shocks' dust boots?

I had a little light contact with 11" wide wheels with a bit over 8" backspacing so I trimmed the shock boot length down to eliminate it. Koni yellows and tires that measure about 295mm as mounted. The picture was taken with the suspension at full droop. Most of the time in use the shock shaft remains fully protected against direct impact. Note that only the tiedown portion of the tiedown bracket/bumpstop piece has been removed.

Rear bumpstop bracket mod picture 2.jpg




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