New to the forum. Long time mustang lover, new owner.
I have an 87 GT that the rear tires are rubbing the fenders on the smallest of bumps. It has MaxSpeed springs that lower the front 2" and the rear 1.8" (close enough), edlebrock 454 Wheels (17x8) and BFG 255 40 17 rubber in the back. The springs were put on a week ago and i noticed the rubbing about a day later. Can this be solved with larger Bump Stops? Shocks and struts were replaced as well. Just regular monroes (dont remember the exact model of shock I would have to look). Any help would be great. Thanks
i have those same springs with no rubbing with 245's i am going 275 hope its not bad
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1988 Mustang GT
17x9 Cobra R rims with Nitto NT555 245/45/17 Cold Air Intake Shorty Headers Heat wrapped with 2 1/2 Flowmaster H piped Mandrel Bent w/out cats Under Drive Pulleys 70mm Air meter Ac/ Smog pump Delete Autolight 764's 14 deg Gt-40 Intakes ported 70mm professional Products Tb/Spacer & A9L ecu Max Speed Lowering Springs 3.73 gears Gt40p Heads and E303 cam fms roller lifters 12lb alum flywheel and Mark8 electric fan
i have those same springs with no rubbing with 245's i am going 275 hope its not bad
It sucks. If i corner hard or hit anything other than a mild bump it hits. I have stopped driving it until i resolve this. Whether it is put my old rear springs back on, add spacers, or stiffer shocks. I'm not sure that stiffer shocks would solve my issue. Maybe. I was thinking about putting spring spacers in this weekend to try that. I think it only needs about a half inch or inch.
Now i think i have an exhaust leak as well. Might have blown a header gasket.
i have seen a metal spacer you set under the rear spring i want a 1/2 one when i put the 275s on
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1988 Mustang GT
17x9 Cobra R rims with Nitto NT555 245/45/17 Cold Air Intake Shorty Headers Heat wrapped with 2 1/2 Flowmaster H piped Mandrel Bent w/out cats Under Drive Pulleys 70mm Air meter Ac/ Smog pump Delete Autolight 764's 14 deg Gt-40 Intakes ported 70mm professional Products Tb/Spacer & A9L ecu Max Speed Lowering Springs 3.73 gears Gt40p Heads and E303 cam fms roller lifters 12lb alum flywheel and Mark8 electric fan
Thanks! I will look into it. For the moment I just rolled the lip up a little. Doesn't seem to be hitting at the moment. Just a temp fix so i can drive it.
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Mntbiker21 and others, did anyone ever try metal spring spacers above the coils? I have same problem, but would rather not roll fenders.
I actually did the baseball bat trick... it's not the cleanest job but unless you are right on top of it you really can't tell. I will have it straightened out when I do the body work.
The new project is a 351c... working on getting all the parts together and then I will work to shoe horn it in there.
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87 GT
B303 Cam, Trick Flow upper and lower intake, 8.8" Rear w/ 3.73's, 5 lug conversion, BBK equal length shorty headers, off-road H-pipe, Cerevis fiberglass hood, K&N air filter, Edelbrock 454 Eleanor wheels (17x9), tubular K-member and lower control arms, coil over conversion up front /w camber plates and Maxspeed Springs in the rear.
1987 Mustang GT, Rear Tires Rub Fenders.. Help? 
