2003 GMC Sonoma tire rubbing.

GSM2MRTN06

MEMBER
2003 GMC SONOMA
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
82,150 MILES

Hi Bob and Ken,
Last October, I purchased my truck from a used auto dealer. It ran great for about a week, then the front passenger side started making a popping noise.
Found out the upper ball joints were bad. The company paid to fix them. 4 days later the passenger tire started to rub the back portion of the fender well.I found out that the tires were 17" instead of 15", so I changed back to the 15". This made the rubbing worse. I noticed that the drivers side was higher than the passengers, so I figured torsion bar was bad, replaced it, but wasn't the problem.I measured the center of the back to center of the front tires on both sides. I have 3/4"shorter distance on the passenger side. How do I fix this?
Respectfully,
Ron Martin

1 Reply

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,937 POSTS

Hi there,

I would get an alignment check done, just to make sure that there's nothing bend. If all ok the alignment will true up the wheels and all should be ok. If something is bent, further action will be required as trying to adjust it out wont do any good.

Mark (mhpautos)