Pedders Coilovers & Wheel Clearance?

[oesman]

Hey Guys, anyone running the Pedders coilover setup with an aggressive wheel fitment? I'm trying to get Apex 18x11 ET52s to clear. I'm having a hard time getting the actual wheel to not scrape against the bottom jam nut at full droop. I have a 1" (~25mm) spacer and camber plates that are maxed out and I'm still hitting it. I thought I would be having more issues with the tire clearance a the coil or top jam nuts, but somehow I'm stuck with wheel clearance. Am I doing something wrong guys?

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[Burkey]

Do the Pedders have a slotted hole for camber adjustment?
I'm asking because they're based on the BC racing setup.
In the case of the BC WITHOUT adjustable tops, they run a slotted hole on the top hole of the two holes in the strut.
If that IS slotted, you may be able to dial some negative camber out down there (pushing the wheel away from the strut) and then dial it back in with the camber tops.
Not sure if that helps.

 

[oesman]

Sadly they are not slotted, but I guess I could slot them, probably wouldn't take much to pull the camber out (positive). I think that may be my only option to clear these big wheels lol.

 

[oesman]

So slotting the top spindles on the struts seems to work, I just did it with a little dremel grinder attachment. Now I'm a little concerned about fender clearance. What I think I'm going to do is set the coils and rear springs at their max safe height which according to pedders advertisement is factory ride height. I can then drive around make sure it's all clear and then start dropping it down a little at a time until I have clearance issues. This way I don't rip my fenders off coming out of the garage or ruin my tires against the struts.

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