I lowered the front of my car last week and while i had the wheels out i noticed i have a small hole the on the front fender liner. Its right behind one of the plugs where the fender liner tapers. I also noticed that i was missing 2 plugs on each side. Ive since put it back to the previous height and replaced the plugs only to lose one the same day.

So im rubbing in the same spot on both sides, just barely. I still want to keep the car low like it is now, so im wondering what people can suggest for alignment specs, mainly camber settings to help.

My specs right now are:

SSR Type F's 17x7.5 +48 front with 225 tire. 17x8.5 +58 rear with a 255. (my rear doesnt rub at all)

Im on the UK spec alignment:

Can i add more front camber to help with the rubbing?
Will i need to add more rear to keep it from negativly affecting the handling?

 

You could add a ton more front camber, and some rear. I'd say go for ~2deg front, 2.5 rear.

And get rid of all that rear toe! 40' is 0.67degrees, WAY excessive. Bad for stability, bad for tire wear, bad for fuel economy, bad for turn-in responsiveness, bad for everything.

0.2 - 0.3degrees total is enough, the car behaves *infinitely* better at that level than with .5deg or more.

 

Thank you. Would adding camber cause the tire to rub on the back of the fender liner though? I'm still learning this stuff.

 

You mean on the inside? with 225s and +48 offset, I'd say no...

 

Yeah i meant on the inside.