Drum to Disc swap fender rubbing

Thrill91Si · #1 10-27-2003, 10:37 PM

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.

ci5ic · #2 10-28-2003, 01:31 AM

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

Thrill91Si · #3 10-28-2003, 09:34 AM

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!

mightytexn · #4 10-28-2003, 09:50 AM

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

ci5ic · #5 10-28-2003, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Thrill91Si

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...

EF You · #6 10-28-2003, 12:39 PM

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

Thrill91Si · #7 10-28-2003, 12:41 PM

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!

Thrill91Si · #8 10-28-2003, 09:23 PM

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

Thrill91Si · #9 10-28-2003, 11:19 PM

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!

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.

slammedcivicsi · #10 10-29-2003, 01:11 AM

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.

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