<VV> Rolling fender lips

[Tom Berg]

Ha! I blamed it completely on the new tires and wheels. 
 
--Tom
 

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 From: Jay Pitchford <jay.pitchford at gmail.com>
To: Tom Berg <thesuperscribe at yahoo.com>; Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Rolling fender lips
  

Tom,

If it was me, I'd look her straight in the eye and say "Darn, it
*always*rubs like that ... I need to remember to get it fixed.

Jay (plans to live a long life) Pitchford
Columbus OH
'65 Corsa Vert


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Tom Berg <thesuperscribe at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> The same tire rubbing occurred on our '64 Monza after I had aftermarket
> wheels and tires installed. They were (are) 15-inchers with low-profile
> tires (vs. the stock 13s) a bit wider than stock.
>
> When my wife was aboard and I turned into a driveway with a steep
> apron, the right-side tire rubbed against the fender lip. It didn't happen
> when I was alone and the suspension springs weren't quite as compressed.
>
> The wheel shop solved it by crimping the inside of the lip on each side;
> don't know what they used, but it might've been a pliers or a Visegrips.
> The crimping is not visible unless I peer inside the fender or rub my
> fingers around the inside of a lip.
>
> --Tom in Ohio
> '64 Monza convertible, '61 Rampside
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Clark Hartzel <chartzel at comcast.net>
> To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:47 PM
> Subject: <VV> Rolling fender lips
>
>
> Pretend you are a Nascar pit crew and just use an aluminum baseball bat
> with
> the tire and wheel in place.  Why buy a $200 tool.
> Clark Hartzel
>
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