How to fix tire rubbing on wheel well?

[ccbadboyz]

My E36 back right wheel well seems to be bent or “popped out”(?) and it’s causing my tires to rub on them. any ideas how i can get it back into place?

[E36xJeweler]

Have a picture by chance?


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[pbonsalb]

Fix the damaged suspension component(s)?

[ccbadboyz]

Have a picture by chance? yep. first one is underneath, then i'll post the one from the outside as well.

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Have a picture by chance? yep. first one is underneath, then i'll post the one from the outside as well.

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here's the outside672764

[E36xJeweler]

yep. first one is underneath, then i'll post the one from the outside as well.

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672763 yep. first one is underneath, then i'll post the one from the outside as well.

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here's the outside672764

Rubber mallet and hit it back. Definitely doesn’t look like it’s sitting where it should be.


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[E36xJeweler]

If you are talking about that sticking out. Then yeah it’s definitely been altered somehow.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200608/3e0a450a07517e355a278e74ec85f93d.jpg


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[ccbadboyz]

Rubber mallet and hit it back. Definitely doesn’t look like it’s sitting where it should be. i saw someone get a torch to heat it first, might give that a try if a rubber mallet doesn't work by itself first. Not sure what caused it, previous owner probably hit a gnarly pothole or something

[E36xJeweler]

Oh definitely forgot to mention heat. Yeah give it a few taps by hand see how sturdy that piece is and you should know whether to use a mallet or a brass weighted hammer. Either pothole or they used that portion for leverage or maybe car fell on the jack or jack stands lol. But yeah it looks to be doable without having to have someone do it for you.


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[ccbadboyz]

sweet, thanks for the help

[E36xJeweler]

sweet, thanks for the help

Come on back and let us know how it went.


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[ccbadboyz]

OK DAWG ITS BEEN LONG OVERDUE. Forgot about this thread, but basically what was causing the rubbing is a broken bushing lol. After a 2 popped tires, I finally found out lol. I should've gotten it looked at a lot earlier in the process.