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At 09:42 AM 2/25/98 -0800, you wrote: > >Man, i'm dying here... I just talked to a body shop about having the fender lip cut >off for extra clearance and having the fenders re-sprayed... (there's just no >emoticon to describe how I'm feeling now). > >The first step is I'm gonna have the FLATS (friendly local auto tire store!) mount >some 195-50-15's on those rims and see just how ugly they get with the sidewalls >collapsed that far. I *don't* want to go back to 165's!!! I also don't want to raise >the rear... but... drastic times calls for drastic measures. > Have you tried rolling the fender? Just take a baseball bat and put it between the tire and fender and GENTLY roll the fender lip up into the fender. It can give you quite a bit more room. It also causes less tire damage if it still does rub. Later, Marty Marty Gray |Without Weapons the marty@vwtype3.org | Air Force is Just Abilene, Tx | Another Airline 96 Dodge Ram / 68 VW Fastback (The Egg)