I'd like to know if anyone has done anything creative with their inner wheel well to keep from rubbing (besides just cutting slits in them, I've tried that). I'm running 19"x7.5" wheels with 215/35/19 tires. I don't rub too often, but I noticed over time my wheel well lining has gotten torn up. Has anyone removed the ones in the front or done something different with them? I'd like to take them out, but I'm weary about what would get kicked up into my engine compartment. I have the AEM cold air (just to let you know). I noticed Nish has something that goes in the wheel well, but I'm not sure what it does/ where it is installed. Any comments/suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

I had 19's on my car with ground control springs with 1 3in drop and I only rubed with 5 people in the car and a big bump

youu could contact your local race shop and purchase some black plastic and build your own inners. they are only held on in by push in clips.

I think it just depends on what spings and off set you run.

I have 19x7.5 with 225-35-19 inch tires andf even I don't have that problem :question: :eyebrow:

damn munch 225 on a box? crazy nuts , lol

damn munch 225 on a box? crazy nuts , lol
I wanted alittle more sidewall without trying to use a 40 series tire, which I don't think would have worked anyway. The 225-35-19 is alittle taller than the 215-35-19. It works great for me.

Thanks for the posts, but I'm not concerned with people who DON'T have my problem; I'd only like to hear from people with my problem or people who have a creative solution. Thank you.

Run a stiffer spring

Thanks for the posts, but I'm not concerned with people who DON'T have my problem; I'd only like to hear from people with my problem or people who have a creative solution. Thank you.
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to answer you question i had the same problem. take it to a body shop and they will simply get a 2x4 and where it it rubbing will use a mallet to knock it in an eighth or quarter of an inch. you will keep you rust protection and won't have to add a "cover" to take up space in your well that you don't have. i know it sounds brutal but thats how it's done.
you have your suspension where you want it is suppose so stiffer springs is not an option. it's a waste of money and its not gonna work. i got 225-40-18s.

Well your 225/40/18 is the wrong size tire so with the correct tire size you dont need to cut any thing

dude, the issue isn't if you think the tires size is wrong or right., the issue is what do you do to fix this cats problem. he wants the answer and i gave it to him. you cant add more plastic into the well since its already rubbing, you and i know buying new springs is foolish. if we only put on tires that toyota/scion says is the right size then no one would be ridin' 19"s or 20". fact is hundreds are driving with them. not every one wants to ride with a rubber band. the problem isn't how it rides, it's that it's rubbin. its all cool.
we don't know his offset and that doesn't matter now, he already has the tires. so lets fix it.

hmmm?

Then the only way to fix it is to cut out whats rubing

don't know if this would help, maybe try heating the part that is rubbing with heat gun until it is soft enough to flatten it, or if it could be pushed away.

It's funny that I saw this today as I'm probably going to put a new fender liner on the passenger side this afternoon. It got a small crack in it a few months back and slowly got worse and worse. So, I would say do not make a cut in the plastic as it will start to tear. If you do need to cut it for rubbing reasons, then I would say find a way of reinforcing the edges where you do cut. They sell bonding putty that might work. I've used it for other things before and this might work. I was thinking you would only need to make an "L" joint of some sort out of it that only goes behind the corners of the cut out part to reinforce. Another thought is to get some of that spray on rubber liner. After you cut away part of the liner you could spray that on. This might reinforce the part from ripping etc. FYI a replacement costs between $60 and $80 depending on the dealership.

don't know if this would help, maybe try heating the part that is rubbing with heat gun until it is soft enough to flatten it, or if it could be pushed away.I believe this to be the best option here.

Thanks for the posts, but I'm not concerned with people who DON'T have my problem; I'd only like to hear from people with my problem or people who have a creative solution. Thank you.
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Is it too much to ask people not to post a bunch of crap that doesn't help me, Munch?

Thanks for the posts, but I'm not concerned with people who DON'T have my problem; I'd only like to hear from people with my problem or people who have a creative solution. Thank you.
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Is it too much to ask people not to post a bunch of crap that doesn't help me, Munch?
Yes, it is too much. Why do you give a damn. Listen to the helpful posts and ignore the ones that aren't. Like everyone else does. Anyways... I got some of that rubberized spray and will experiment with it on the busted liner (probably over the weekend).

Well, I don't think it is too much to ask, especially since it is rule number 1 for this site; here it is if you haven't seen it:

1. I will keep my posts relevant and helpful.

I give a damn because I am tired of wading through a bunch of garbage because people want to raise their participation level; I am not the only one on here that feels this way:

Seems like the majority of post in the forum (tc) are either completely off topic, completely useless, people posting just to increase their post count, or people flaming others for asking question. I wasnt sure where to put this so i made a new topic. Yea this might seem pretty useless, but im tired of going to a topic and finding 10% of the post actually usefull or interesting.

I can understand why many of the respectable and informative posters have left this site.

Not sure the offset of your rims, but have you considered putting 5mm spacers in? That might solve your rubbing problem if it's on the inside.

dude, the issue isn't if you think the tires size is wrong or right., the issue is what do you do to fix this cats problem. he wants the answer and i gave it to him. you cant add more plastic into the well since its already rubbing, you and i know buying new springs is foolish. if we only put on tires that toyota/scion says is the right size then no one would be ridin' 19"s or 20". fact is hundreds are driving with them. not every one wants to ride with a rubber band. the problem isn't how it rides, it's that it's rubbin. its all cool.
we don't know his offset and that doesn't matter now, he already has the tires. so lets fix it. Exactly !! i didnt know there was a wrong and a right size to use. bro have you tried removing the piece of plastic that is getting caught up in the fender well. only remove until you have to. i dont recomend removing the whole thing , its gonna get really messy in there . what are the guys with the Air bags doing for this problem ?

Has anybody considered having the inner wheel wheel massaged by a body shop and then spraying a bedliner, like Rhino Liner or LineX, in there? I've not looked into my wheel wells, so don't know how practical this is, but it's a thought... It's been done on pickups and other cars for years.

Yeah, anyone with airbags has experienced what I'm talking about. What have you guys done with the inner wheel wells (the plastic parts)?

Yeah, anyone with airbags has experienced what I'm talking about. What have you guys done with the inner wheel wells (the plastic parts)?Just about everyone with bags has completely removed the inner liner , most of them just custom made a small piece to sheild the intake. Bashing in the liner may be hard since it probably wont continue to hold the shape becuase it is all thin plastic.