so yeah dumped the front (With lock rings still in) i wasnt rubbing on the fender but instead it was rubbing the wheel well, dont know if cobalts have the same issue but here is a picture.


if anyone has any suggestions other then tubbing my ears are open!

 

Take a heat gun and massage it out.

 

raise car up...

 

^ LOL higher is not an option! and yeah im gonna try to heat it, i dont think a heat gun is hot enough!

 

Cut a hole there lol

 

heat it up with a torch , then take a hammer to it!

 

^sketchy much? lol thanks for the tip!

 

lol its not man, your car isnt stock so it doesnt matter. out here in the sticks we do jeep cherokee's with lifts. and thats what we do when the bigger tires scrub a little bit lol after you hammer it, you can also take a body hammer to it, and make it nice and curved, so it looks somewhat decent.

edit: it just looks like it need like 0.50 of a inch dented in.

 

i ment sketchy by cutting a hole where it rubs, i think im gonna go somewhere with a cetlyn torch to get it nice and hot and maybe use an air hammer.

 

oh lol. well goodluck. keep us updated

 

will do

 

raise it up till it doesnt rub.... your on coilovers its an option for you. smaller tires? does look like its rubbing all that bad so i cant see raising it slightly making a big deal.

are those stance coilovers? looks like the preloads maxed as well. change it.

if you have to have the thing slammed so low that your rubbing like that heat it up , bang it in repaint your bay because all the heats going to destroy whatevers in that area(especially if you use an oxy torch) unless its moved. at minimum it will destroy the paint and undercoating. at the end of the day its your car do what you please.

 

omni, yeah preload is maxed, why wouldnt i want it maxed. i though max preload makes them stiff.

 

^^^ nope.

 

yes, more preload gives u a stiffer spring, it also reduces travel which i know your not a fan off.

 

it reduces travel it does not make it stiffer. valving inside the shock and the choice of spring is what does that. the preload basically controls the drop and compression of the spring not the load(stiffness)

More preload = less droop travel, and more bump travel (because of a higher static ride height)
Less preload = more droop travel, and less bump travel (because of a lower static ride height).


none the less. raise the car up a little bit. its honestly not rubbing that bad based off the pic. what size wheels and tires do you run?

 

yeah my first comment to you was a tad on the sarcastic side, i raised it a 1/4inch. im running a 225/45/18 on an 8 inch rim.