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After installing the 285/70-17's, they rubbed exactly as predicted - behind the front tires on the plastic fender liner. There really wasn't that much rubbing at all.
When I did the melt mod, I grabbed a $12 heat gun from Harbor Freight and a short 2x4 and started heating the plastic. It was 105 degrees outside and once I got the plastic hot, it pushed back easily but wouldn't stay. More heat and it would just bow back out. I tried letting it cool and just holding the wood against it, but it still would pop back out slightly.
I knew the problem was that it wasn't cooling fast enough, so I grabbed a bottle of water, heated the plastic up real good again, pushed the liner back and threw water on it to quickly cool the plastic. Voila! The plastic liner didn't move!
If you're going to do this mod, have some water handy to cool the plastic. It really helped.
When I did the melt mod, I grabbed a $12 heat gun from Harbor Freight and a short 2x4 and started heating the plastic. It was 105 degrees outside and once I got the plastic hot, it pushed back easily but wouldn't stay. More heat and it would just bow back out. I tried letting it cool and just holding the wood against it, but it still would pop back out slightly.
I knew the problem was that it wasn't cooling fast enough, so I grabbed a bottle of water, heated the plastic up real good again, pushed the liner back and threw water on it to quickly cool the plastic. Voila! The plastic liner didn't move!
If you're going to do this mod, have some water handy to cool the plastic. It really helped.