You Could Also Run 205/60R16s on the Front ~ That would get You back 

to Near OEM Dia' & Your Speedo & Odo would be More Accurate ~

        I run 225/60R15s on the Front of My 90Westy & 235/75R15s on the Rear

& Love Almost Everything about the Config' ~ Do need to be a bit careful of the

AirDam on BackRoads ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 5 Sep , 2017, at 6:20 AM, Jared Planter wrote:

> 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
>> 
>>