As many of you have seen, Sharif@Forged wrapped my Volk GT30s in the Toyo T1R 285/30-20 (rear). I'm dropped on the G35 Tein H-Techs as well. After we got them all mounted up and Sharif did his test drive, we noticed a some rubbing/scrubbing. In my case, I had two place causing this. 1... Fender Lining and, 2) Bumper Bracket. In the below pics, you'll see what it looks like now... My apologies but I don't have any before pics.

1) Fender Lining - In many cases the fender lining needs to be trimmed a tad where the lining meets the edge of the fender. Many have heard a "humming" sound. If you have this, the lining is likely the verdict.

Solution - Use a pair of snips, a grinding tool, or even a Dremel to trim roughly an inch or so off the lining. The lining can be easily removed by taking out a few "push pins" and I think maybe 1 or 2 small bolts. It's best if you remove the lining. It only take a few minutes so do yourself the favor. A few pics:





2) Bumper Bracket - For loss of words, this is what I'm calling it. What the bracket appears to be is a bracket that holds the edge of the rear bumper to the body of the car. For some people, including me, this bracket needs to be "grinded" back as when going over bumps the tire was hitting this piece of metal causing a "scrubbing" sound. If you "scrub", the this is likely the verdict.

Sharif and Dylan at Forged used a grinder (air tool) to grind back the excess metal/plastic where the tire was scrubbing. You could also use a dremel tool with a metal grinding bit as well. I think you could use a file as well, but that may take a while. I'm not sure as the the quantity that was grinded down, but you can compare in the pics, and ultimately your case may be different than mine. SEE the bracket UNMODIFIED in the second picture in the lining mod notes above. SEE below for MODIFIED.







That's about it. After those 2 minor modifications, no rubbing with the drop and aggressiveness of the 285s in the rear. I don't have any rubbing whatsoever in the front and no I'm rub free in the rear.

Let me know if you have any questions and I can hopefully help get you squared away.

Thanks again to Sharif and Dylan at Forged Performance for getting me all setup. These guys went above and beyond my expectations. Very customer focused and won't accept anything less than seeing you leave happy.

And just to show it off again...



Mods... Feel free to sticky if you think this will be helpful to our members.

 

Good post... I will use this tomorrow!
but soo not sticky material...

No sticky soup for you ....

 

Control-C while you can... Post coming down in 4, 3, 2, 1....

 

Perfect, that was very helpful and great pictures.

 

noice noice...

 

great post Brian....love the avatar also bro....one off!

 

thanks brian! that stupid bracket thing messed up my tires already!

 

Thanks for posting the pics.

Just for the record, this grinding and cutting only needs to be done, if you plan on running a 285/30/20 rear, or your car is dropped more than 1.5 inches.

That said, I really like how the 285/30/20 fills the rear fender, and might be a good option for those looking for a more aggressive look, and are willing to do a little cut and grinding action. :thumbup:

Or just bring the car here...and we'll do it no charge.

 

Ha... well I just did this today... for no Effin reason at all..... cause Im not rubbin that... and IM am back on stockers for the time being... GRRRRRR....

 

Sharif: Just curious, would grinding be necessary with Tanabes and a 285/30/20 rear tire? Or would trimming the liner only be needed? Since the drop is only .8 in the rear.

Blackjack: BTW, great post & pics.

 

That would be a no... Tanabes's drop isnt that much... u should be fine...

 

Probably not...but like everything we do here...I don't want to guarantee it until we've tried it!

 

Sorry, but am I the only one that thinks the offsets are just not "correct" if cutting/grinding is needed to fit 285 tires?

The coupe has to have the same (if not more) clearance than the sedan which can fit 285 without cutting/grinding.

If fender work is needed, a 295 should be possible.

 

It all depends on ride height and tire choice. People these days, tend to prefer the aggressive offsets, to allow the wheel to sit as darn flush as possible to the fender. We could certainly order offsets in the mid 40's and run 295's no problem...but the lip would be tiny, and the overall look of that strategy...isn't what most people desire.

As I alluded to. For a completely bolt on affair, with ZERO mods. Just use a 275/30/20 and the +37 rear, and 1 inch drop maximum. As you go wider with the rubber, or more aggressive with the offset, then some minor modding might be needed.

 

In my opinion, the 285s have been the ideal solution. Not boasting my car, but it does gives you the aggressiveness that we all like and requires relatively simple modifications to make it work. As a reminder to those reading this thread, I'm on the H-Techs.