Rear Tires Rubbing?

Kotta390 · Sep 20, 2015

So being that my truck is lowered and I purchased it this way, I have noticed since I have owned the truck, the trucks' rear tires will rub on the fender liners when making a sharp turn.

Anyone else have this problem?

PassivAggressor · Sep 20, 2015

Whats your wheel and tire setup?

Kotta390 · Sep 20, 2015

Stock 20s, stock 275/60 Goodyears.

Kotta390 · Sep 21, 2015

Anyone have this issue or am I the lucky duckling?

PassivAggressor · Sep 21, 2015

You just may be the unlucky one. I'm lowered 4" in the back and have wider tires than stock and have no issues. Make sure your tires aren't rubbing on your rear brake lines.

charonblk07 · Sep 21, 2015

The rear tires are rubbing? Now that's a first. The only way I can think the tears would be rubbing is if there's a lot of body roll as you go around the corner. I'm dropped 6.5" and don't rub on the fender liners.

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Kotta390 · Sep 22, 2015

It's weird too... I have never heard of this! It's only when I lock the wheel while turning and it doesn't always do this. I even thought it was something else but I saw the wheel rub marks on the plastic liner. This also only happens in a parking lot not the highway lol.

BlkRamRt · Sep 22, 2015

Do you have pics of the rear? how much gap do you have?

huff2462 · Sep 22, 2015

I'd double check to ensure the liners (and anything else) are properly secured...

Not sure what else it could be.

Kotta390 · Sep 22, 2015

I can take a look and maybe grab some pics.

R/T_Fire · Sep 22, 2015

As mentioned with the liners being loose but also look at all the rear suspension components and make sure all are in proper working order and alignment. I'm wondering if you somehow have some excessive movement side to side from a failed panhard bar allowing the axle to move while turning.

Does the rear feel loose and sashay like a woman as you drive down the road?

Kotta390 · Sep 22, 2015

R/T_Fire said:
As mentioned with the liners being loose but also look at all the rear suspension components and make sure all are in proper working order and alignment. I'm wondering if you somehow have some excessive movement side to side from a failed panhard bar allowing the axle to move while turning.

Does the rear feel loose and sashay like a woman as you drive down the road?

not really, at least I haven't noticed anything. Although sometimes going around a bend on the highway there is a bump that I hit every night and when the rear tires hits this part, it feels like it jumps ever so slightly, but I figured that was normal. Hell my old 98 Ram did the same thing.

Kotta390 · Sep 24, 2015

I checked the liners and they look good. I also checked to see if the pan hard bar had any play in it and it seems to be tight! I am at a loss?

R/T_Fire · Sep 25, 2015

Kotta390 said:
I checked the liners and they look good. I also checked to see if the pan hard bar had any play in it and it seems to be tight! I am at a loss?

I was just wondering if you figured anything out... this is weird.

take some pics of wheel to well placement and outer fender for us. I'm curious is your axle was replace at one time with a different width axle? or narrowed for some reason.
Are you the original owner?

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