Thanks Levi, I've thought about having GoWesty replace them but I don't
want to have to keep doing that. Have you heard of any better springs?

On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 23:44 levi hawkins <b1levi@yahoo.com> wrote:

> By the way, not just me, there's several of us who have had the same
> experience and posted about it on the samba
>
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> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Jared Planter
> <jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> My friends/mechanics and I are troubleshooting a strange issue and I
> thought I'd reach out to see if any of you have any insight.
>
> Last summer we upgraded from 14" tires/wheels to 16" with the GoWesty 1.5"
> lift springs and Bilstein high performance shocks and replaced our tie rod
> ends and control arms. About 6 months after the work we started hearing our
> tires rub on something when we lean into one side while turning. Over time
> this got worse and we finally observed it happening, during a turn the tire
> rubs on the mudflap screw or the the fender lip would be resting on the
> tire resulting in the lip grabbing and cutting the tire. This happens on
> rough roads and even on some deep driveways at gas stations, etc.
>
> Pictures and video: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0LJtdOXmSAE5Q
>
> More information:
> - 1987 full camper
>
> - Center of wheel hub to fender lip is 17" all around, should be 19"
> according to GoWesty
>
> - Total weight (fully loaded with us in it) is 5700
> - Front axle: 2750lbs
> - Rear axle: 2950lbs
>
> I'm spending the day at the shop on Sept. 17th to see what's going on.
> There's no obvious sign of collapsed springs or anything else upon a basic
> inspection but we hope to find a smoking gun in the shop.
>
> I would love to hear your thoughts and especially any similar experiences
> any of you may have had.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jared
>
>