You say it is metal on metal but I will throw this out anyways. When my
dad had the fender repair panels put in the guy didn't grind off the extra
flange on the inside, so right under the crome strip on the inside of the
rear fenders there is a strip of metal that sticks out about 1/2 an inch,
when he corners hard enough they will rub the tires, and it sounds like
metal rubbing together (resonance in the fender?). Anyways take a look at
this it may be your problem. Or, are you running tube shocks? I think
that later cars with tube shocks can have some sway bar clearance issues,
but you would need to ask someone who has experience with the later cars,
anyone?
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :)
'63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'
On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Joe Short wrote:
> For as long as I've owned my '75 B Roadster, it has done one strange
> thing that I can't identifiy. When making a tight turn quickly, something
> rubs. At first I thought it was in the front, but recently while testdriving
> the car with the battery cover off it was obvious that it's coming from the
> rear. It sounds like metal rubbing on metal, and the tires are not rubbing
> inside the fenders. I've posted about this before, and have checked a few more
> items. The rear bearings feel tight, and exhibit very little endplay. The
> parking brake arm (what I thought it was)is assembled correctly and not
> rubbing.
> The lug nuts are on tightly. I am running the Rostyle rims with 195/60R14
> tires.
> I also have a set of the minilite look alikes with my autocross tires on them.
> The autocross tires are the same size as the street tires. You would think
> that the problem would be exagerated by the stickier competiton tires, but
>the
> opposite is true. The problem is worse on the street tires. I'm going crazy
> trying to figure this one out. Has anyone had a similar experience ?
> My car is lowered with lower springs in front and lowering blocks in the rear.
> Also, I have 7 leaf GT springs and and Addco sway bar in the rear.
>
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