Originally Posted by
irboozer
I have an 05 roadster that I've had for about a year and half, and the right front tire well swells up especially when it rains and gets wet. The result is when making a right hand turn, the tire rubs the splash guard/well. When I had a blowout on the left front tire, I was told by Discount Tire, it had oversize tires on the front, so I put the normal size tires on the front, but I still get some rubbing on the right front tire. I may try and have the splash guard/well replaced, if my extended warranty covers it, because replacing tires can get expensive!
Don't know about "wet" being the cause since it's a plastic and not affected by water.. but I will bet if you look closely it's bowed out towards the wheel. Had this on both my roadsters and a heat gun with just a 2x4 layed against it till it cooled fixed it. Went ahead and heated the areas against the metal inside to let it "relax" into it's position also. Problem solved.