So I put wheel spacers on, and the tires no longer rub on the inner wheel well, however it is rubbing on a different piece now, worse than it was rubbing before... there is a ridge that it is rubbing on, I will upload pictures once I am done here. anybody else running 245/67/17s have other rubbing issues? will it be resolved once I put on my lift?
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So I put wheel spacers on, and the tires no longer rub on the inner wheel well, however it is rubbing on a different piece now, worse than it was rubbing before... there is a ridge that it is rubbing on, I will upload pictures once I am done here. anybody else running 245/67/17s have other rubbing issues? will it be resolved once I put on my lift?
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There is where it rubs now. I think I'm going to take them off, as its worse than before...
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looks plastic.... just cut it off.
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There is metal right behind it, its covering something up.
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If it were me, I would remove the wheel spacers until you get the lift on since you are planning on doing it soon. Once you have the lift, try the spacers again! You may not need to hack up your Jeep. How big are those spacers? Would slightly smaller spacers keep from rubbing there?
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If I'm not mistaken it's been said that you can take a hammer and beat the piece over. Supposedly that's how they do the patriots that come from the dealership with a lift. All the plastic does is comer a seam in the sheet metal. Maybe someone will jump on soon that knows more than me.
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I took them off, I will wait till I get the lift and try again, I got 1.5" wheel spacers, I don't think I could go any shorter, as the lug nuts seem to be exactly that long. if that doesn't work, if its just a seam, I can beat it down, just didn't know if I would break anything or void anything...
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Even with the lift there's a chance you'll have to flatten out the metal seams. At least it's not that big of a deal. Could probably use a heat gun to flatten out the plastic.
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I'm gonna wait till I get the lift, that way, any work I do, I do it all at once, and then I'm done and its all working the way it should, I would have to have to flatten those ridges now, just to not have to do it when I put the lift on. If I have to do it I have to do it, not a big deal.
You got some pretty big tires. Lots of people have had this problem. It's a pinch weld seam for the robots to weld. Easy fix with a dremel depending on how clean you want it in the end. You can hammer it flat then apply heat and beat to the plastic. Or you can cut the plastic off and plastic weld or screw in a flat replacement panel. Don't sweat the small stuff.
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12874
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12874
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Thanks for the link to that thread! Just what I needed. I am excited to get my lift... My wife called on getting reimbursed for her mother's move, and they've cut the check but hadn't mailed it yet! 
We had to use our "fun" money to pay for it, so once we get our money back, I will be very happy!
We had to use our "fun" money to pay for it, so once we get our money back, I will be very happy!
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Even with the lift you will have to modify that hump in the front wheelwells. I have 1.5" spacers, stock rims, 245/65-17's and the RRO lift and would rub in the same spot until I modified those humps. Either way you decide to do it, bang flat or grind down, it's gotta go.
Remove the fenderliner first, and go to town on the pinch weld. Spray it up with a few coats of bedliner to inhibit rust. Then re-install the fenderliner, heat up the ridge SLOWLY, so it doesn't melt, and work the plastic to a flat contour, in-line with the curve of the surrounding area.
Remove the fenderliner first, and go to town on the pinch weld. Spray it up with a few coats of bedliner to inhibit rust. Then re-install the fenderliner, heat up the ridge SLOWLY, so it doesn't melt, and work the plastic to a flat contour, in-line with the curve of the surrounding area.
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Hey JoeyJeep, I just say this post, Thanks for that info! What do you use to heat up the plastic to be able to form it? Its so frustrating that that edge is there... seems like it didn't have to be.
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