I'm nuking it here, sorry in advance.. for the measurement, should I stick my fingers between the top of the tire and closest section of the fender well? Does it matter if I two-finger measure from the top of the tire to the wheel well arc (1200 position) versus the front-most section of the wheel well arc (0900 position), versus the rear (1500 position)?
I confirmed the tire is rubbing on the top of the wheel well, with visible marks on the fender liner. Glad I haven't replaced those yet, but need to now lol.
No worries. When I say a "two finger gap" it's a loose measurement, since everybody's fingers are gonna be different sizes. I'd say I have about a 1.25" gap between the top of her tire and the bottom of the fender opening, roughly, at the 1200 position. That's the critical measurement. If you're not rubbing there, you shouldn't be rubbing elsewhere.
Can do things that allow lower ride heights, but they usually involve having a front suspension that is so stiff that it allows very little movement. Usually this makes for a less than enjoyable ride. Her car, I set the coilover heights to HKS' specs in the manual, didn't touch the dampening from how they were delivered, and we took it on a ~1300 mile road trip, complete with lapping at LVMS. Car rides both realistic roads and track curbs equally well. I'm impressed, to say the least. Never thought a car could be both comfortable AND capable, short of perhaps the mag-ride setups you see on GM and Ferrari sports cars.
