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Hi everyone,

Last September, someone drove into my 96 GT: https://mustangforums.com/m.asp?m=19...page=1&key= . My insurance company paid up in the end (I was hit by an uninsured motorist) but I lent the money ($2,000) to my girlfriend and didn't get the damage repaired; the car drives OK and I figured when the engine gives out (it's done 145,000 miles already) it'll be worthless regardless of the condition of the bodywork.

The only problem I have is that the driver's side front wheel seems to be rubbing against the inside of the wheel arch; the plasticy material that lines the wheel arch was pushed down in the accident. I just spent $550 on four new tires and an alignment, and I'm concerned that the rubbing will damage the new tires and mess up the alignment. (The old tires were all badly worn anyway, but the alignment was way off on that tire.) It only rubs on bumpy roads or when I turn hard right at speed e.g. on freeway ramps and doesn't seem to affect the steering.

My solution is to cut away the problem part of the wheel arch with a sharp knife. Will this cause other problems, e.g. by exposing whatever's underneath? There's a bulge in the wheel arch to accommodate a bottle of something behind (I think the windshield washer fluid) that isn't present on the passenger side; it's this bit that's causing the problem.

edit: forgot to say that the car's been lowered by 2" or so.

Does anyone have any better ideas?

Thanks,

Richard