Driver side Wheel Rub

[Deorseyzr2HD]

have a 24 HD zr2.
Whenever I reverse and turn, either direction, my front wheel is catching the stock wheel liner.
I have the stock tires/rims. Is this happening to anyone else?

 

[securityguy]

have a 24 HD zr2.
Whenever I reverse and turn, either direction, my front wheel is catching the stock wheel liner.
I have the stock tires/rims. Is this happening to anyone else?

Nope...not with stock rims and tires.

 

[RCF71]

I’d look closely to see if the wheel liner is “deformed” vs the passenger side.

 

[amateurhour]

I think I remember reading about someone else having the same problem with a 2500, I don’t remember the resolution though. I would recommend the search bar.
Here is what came up: https://www.chevyzr2.com/threads/tire-rub-with-stock-tires.2064/

 

[Relic]

have a 24 HD zr2.
Whenever I reverse and turn, either direction, my front wheel is catching the stock wheel liner.
I have the stock tires/rims. Is this happening to anyone else?

Yup! mine too in reverse while Turning. all stock

 

[AXE]

It might be out if square and need suspension adjusted. I would check your height of the front end vs the rear. Measure from the bottom of fender to the ground at all our corners on flat even concrete. The heights should be the same on the front fenders and the same on the rear. Front will be lower by about 1 to 2 inches.

If you raise the front a little, it'll pull the tire further from the rear of the wheel well. Depends how bad the rub is.

You can crank the torsion bars to raise the front some and get it close to level with rear. I have a thread posting the process and measurements for mine.

 

[Deorseyzr2HD]

Right on I will check that out. Appreciate it

 

[securityguy]

Yup! mine too in reverse while Turning. all stock

You're not supposed to turn when backing up...just stay straight.

 

[Relic]

You're not supposed to turn when backing up...just stay straight.

ha! been doing it wrong all these years

 

[Relic]

It might be out if square and need suspension adjusted. I would check your height of the front end vs the rear. Measure from the bottom of fender to the ground at all our corners on flat even concrete. The heights should be the same on the front fenders and the same on the rear. Front will be lower by about 1 to 2 inches.

If you raise the front a little, it'll pull the tire further from the rear of the wheel well. Depends how bad the rub is.

You can crank the torsion bars to raise the front some and get it close to level with rear. I have a thread posting the process and measurements for mine.

I'm going to have the dealership fix it. it keeps getting worse every time the tire grabs it. if it wasn't under warranty id just try a heat gun to reshape it. I can almost do it by hand.

 

[Byrds8]

It might be out if square and need suspension adjusted. I would check your height of the front end vs the rear. Measure from the bottom of fender to the ground at all our corners on flat even concrete. The heights should be the same on the front fenders and the same on the rear. Front will be lower by about 1 to 2 inches.

If you raise the front a little, it'll pull the tire further from the rear of the wheel well. Depends how bad the rub is.

You can crank the torsion bars to raise the front some and get it close to level with rear. I have a thread posting the process and measurements for mine.

If you want to measure height shouldn't you start at the bottom of the wheel not the ground? That takes tire pressure out of the equation.

 

[AXE]

If you want to measure height shouldn't you start at the bottom of the wheel not the ground? That takes tire pressure out of the equation.

Just check you air pressure first, but you're sitting on the tires either way. It's not an exact science, but I've seen them well off square from the dealer lot. I also measure mine from the bottom of the frame to eliminate some of the variables from body mounting.

 

[Byrds8]

Just check you air pressure first, but you're sitting on the tires either way. It's not an exact science, but I've seen them well off square from the dealer lot. I also measure mine from the bottom of the frame to eliminate some of the variables from body mounting.

Just checked mine for giggles. Measuring from the wheel, 33 1/4" on the front +- 1/16th" and a bit over an Inch higher in the rears. Can't recall the exact number since I started doing other things after measuring lol. Eventually I'll see about leveling it. Guess mine is pretty square. I'll eventually level it though just because I like it better lol.

 

[AXE]

Just checked mine for giggles. Measuring from the wheel, 33 1/4" on the front +- 1/16th" and a bit over an Inch higher in the rears. Can't recall the exact number since I started doing other things after measuring lol. Eventually I'll see about leveling it. Guess mine is pretty square. I'll eventually level it though just because I like it better lol.

One thing to note, I was referencing the 2500HD truck in this thread. The 1500 is a different suspension setup, with no torsion bar adjustment.

 

[Deorseyzr2HD]

raised to torsion bars and solved the problem.
When I went to raise them.. the torsion bolt on each side was completely different lengths... Is this what you guys saw also?

 

[AXE]

raised to torsion bars and solved the problem.
When I went to raise them.. the torsion bolt on each side was completely different lengths... Is this what you guys saw also?

They can be different lengths, so that's not always an issue. But if your frame is square with a level base and the fenders are too, that is what matters. Also anytime you adjust torsion bars you should check the alignment. I did on mine and it was still in spec, my dealer did it for free when I was there for a code issue.

 

[bobo57]

have a 24 HD zr2.
Whenever I reverse and turn, either direction, my front wheel is catching the stock wheel liner.
I have the stock tires/rims. Is this happening to anyone else?