Tires Rubbing on tight corners

[DallasIII]

I hear the tire rubbing on hard corners of my 62 T Bird convt. . They are fairly new radials and it sounds like they a rubbing the rear body ,possibly the wheel well arch. The wheels are KH wires or appear as such. Purchased car late this fall. Wheel alignment is in spec. The radial whites do not have a size on the outside of the tire. (Strange).
Suspension problem ? Car is detailed underneath but sits low in rear. Srings do not appear to sag. ???

Tks,

Dallas

 

[Ford blue blood]

Get it up on a rack and check the fender wells, tail pipes and any other thing that may be close to the tire.

 

[tbird5866]

Seems like I remember this happening to me on a 1963 Thunderbird. The rear end moved sideways enough for the tire to rub on the lip of the quarter panel.

 

[DallasIII]

Tire Rub

I was able to get under the car and the tires are rubbing on the exhaust pipes. There is only ablout one quarter inch between one bend to the resonator on each side and I can see the very inside edge of the 275 radials is rebbing. I can surely get the pipe moved or relieved enough to correct it.
Tks for your replys.

I have some other issures I will post in a separtae post.

Dallals

 

[boaterbob]

275 Radials?? Was that a typo? Anyway most of us use 215 radials on our 64-66 birds

 

[DallasIII]

Tire Rub

Yes that was a typoThe car has 215 x75x14

tks,

D

 

[DallasIII]

Fuel and Temp gauges on 62

The temp gauge moves only slightly to the rt not qhite to the C at operating temp. and the fuel gauge goes only to half with a full tank . Just got the car so I am sorting it out this winter. I am told that it is possible to have such a problem with a defective constant voltage resistor located behind the clock. Is there any simple way to test the fuel gauge for deflection to eliminate it as a two separate issues. Can one ground the tank and get full deflection if the gauge is in fact OK. The fuel gauge does eventually start down once past 1/2 of the fuel is burned. Possibly the float as a separate issue? Isthere any way to test the temp gauge short of throwing parts at the car.ie temp sending unit in the block,new gauge ect.
Tks,

Dallas

 

[Ford blue blood]

Both gauges work the same. Put a ground on the fuel level wire at the tank, turn the key on, if all is well with the wiring/gauge it should very quickly go up to full, do not leave the key on any longer then it takes the gauge to reach full. Do the same with the temp gauge, ground the wire at the engine end and turn the key on. Again if all is well it should go to hot.