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08-05-2005, 01:29 AM
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SlickSierra
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Keizer,Oregon
Posts: 142
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Tires Rubbing Fenders
I have a 77' sierra with 3" drop spindels, 2 inch lowering coils in the front. I had a shop cut half a coil to lower the front a few more inches and now the tires sit about 1-2 inches below the fenders, and if I hit any bump at all they hit the fenders pretty hard. I was wondering if anybody had any pics or ideas on how to solve the problem or to modify the fenders.
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08-05-2005, 02:07 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: oklahoma city
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Had the same problem. Took out the inner fenders to fix it.
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08-05-2005, 02:09 AM
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SlickSierra
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Keizer,Oregon
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Yeah thats what i did for now, but i want something in there for winter, (I live in Oregon) i have alot of chrome under the hood and i dont want to have to clean it everyday.
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08-05-2005, 02:46 AM
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Location: Thornton Colorado
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08-05-2005, 02:52 AM
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SlickSierra
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Keizer,Oregon
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i dont have any pics right now but i think you can get an idea of where i am coming from, the tires hit the top of the inner front fenders
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08-05-2005, 05:10 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Elkins, West Virginia
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you really cant go any lower than 5/7 without having these kind of problems
i'd find a another set of 2" springs if it were me 
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08-05-2005, 10:55 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: beaumont,tx
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i had 2 inch springs and 3 inch spindles and i couldnt turn without cuttin the tires and hittin the inner fenders so i took the spindles off but or u can take urs out and replace them with trailer fenders and u can raise them ive seen them done and looked alot cleaner than factory inner fenders, but my dads dually has coils and spindles and his does that alot
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08-05-2005, 01:42 PM
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SlickSierra
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Keizer,Oregon
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do you have any pics of the fenders being raised?
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08-05-2005, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: beaumont,tx
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umm not really because ive seen them at shows but there really not hard i think there taller already than the stockers
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08-05-2005, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Elkins, West Virginia
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why not go with a smaller less wide tire?
maybe a 235?
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08-05-2005, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
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lift it back up, thats the easy way to make em clear.
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08-05-2005, 10:18 PM
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Parts and more parts
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere
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Look into "Truckin magazine" there are fair amount of golf ball gatherers in there and some have the fenders done smooth. Gotta appreciate one who can make good on the ground.
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08-05-2005, 11:50 PM
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SlickSierra
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Keizer,Oregon
Posts: 142
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i am running a 235 55 r17 right now
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