Tire hitting fender

ratvon said

The car was already aligned this all started when the driver side flubbed the top of the fender so I thought I would crank the lower controll arms up to get it away drive it in have it aligned the the passenger side caught!
I think the easiest fix would to just run something like a 235/60/14 on the front
My rims are 14x6 with 3.5 back space that should be plenty.

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When I look at the tire comparator the 235 adds .7” to width and takes .8” off diameter.

So split those two in half and the tire moves back .4 and out .35. And you are hitting the tire turned at an angle. So going back near the same as out cancels each other out .

Something like 215/65/14 or 225/60/14 AND something else.

IMHO moving the tire away 1/2” more than now is not enough to protect a new paint job like that.

What was the caster spec from the alignment you got?

What strut rod bushings do you have?