Control Arm Rubbing tire - solution 101 - found

[lil hoodlum]

Originally Posted by lil hoodlum

Maybe I'm wrong but it seems that if you go with less backspace, in this case an inch, wouldn't it bring the face of the hub inwards an inch? So if you wanted more clearance from the back side of the hub, 4.5" backspace would gain you a half an inch clearance?

After further review, I see that your control arm is hitting the bottom outside the wheel. So I do believe that decreasing the back spacing of the rim would provide more clearance between the control arm and the bottom of the wheel.

In other words, maybe my above post is incorrect.