Drum to Disc swap fender rubbing

Hi all! Long time no post.

Just finished my integra rear trailing arm swap and need some help.

The brakes work great. I switched out the rotors and brake pads with powerslot and green stuff. I haven't driven the car long enough to really test the brakes yet, but I can already tell an improvement.

Now to the problem. It appears the wheels have been moved out with the switch. When I hit a bump the rear tires scrape against the fender. I know some of you have completed this swap. What's the deal? Did I install something incorrectly? The car has been lowered 1.25", and I have aftermarket 15" rims. I've already had it aligned. The guys at the shop didn't find anything wrong. Should I have it aligned at a local performance shop?

Thanks for your help. Before I joined this group I couldn't even change my oil. :cwm27:

Roll your fenders (if you haven't already done that)...

It's really very easy to do:

http://www.andrews.edu/~johnsonm/howto/rollfender.html

Thanks Ci5ic! I didn't realize that was an option. I'll give it a try tonight. I might have to use a dowel rod or something. I don't think a bat will fit between my fender and tire.

I guess this means I can't get any wider wheels than I already have.

Thanks for your help!

You can put on bigger/wider rims, they just have to have the proper offset....I think like 42 or higher and it will work.....I know worshp has 18's on a slammed CRX and doesnt rub

Thanks Ci5ic! I didn't realize that was an option. I'll give it a try tonight. I might have to use a dowel rod or something. I don't think a bat will fit between my fender and tire.

I guess this means I can't get any wider wheels than I already have.

Thanks for your help!

Yeah, I couldn't fit a bat into my gap either, so I jacked the car up just enough to fit the bat in...

which control arms did you use? if you used the ones from the integra, thats the problem. the integra is a wider car, so the control arms are longer. use your stock control arms and compensator arm, and you will be good

Thanks again ci5ic. I was thinking I might be able to jack the car up, but hadn't gotten around to trying it yet. I'll try it tonight after I get home.

mightytexan, I need to look up more info about the offset. When I get new wheels I will have to make sure they fit around the brakes and inside the fender. Might be a while before I get to that. I might have to buy another house soon. Working up a down payment. Thanks for the great info! :iceslolan

incucivic, I used the stock civic upper and lower control arms. So that's not the reason for this problem. I am rolling the fenders in a few, I'll let you know if it solves the problem.

Thanks

Thanks for all your help Ci5ic, mightytexn, and incucivic.

I rolled the rims this evening and took the car out for a spin. Drove it through a parking lot through some huge drainage dips. No scraping at all! Thanx! :bigthumb:

I'd post some pics of the rear discs and my car, but I haven't figured out the picture uploading yet. All the searches I did turned up old info.

johnnyM is the originator of the rear trailing arm swap.....he has a good offset wheel so hes ok....but he just got his rotor machined to bring the wheel in closer.