rubbing issues

i suppose it was too much to ask that everything would go together without a catch...the new, lowered spring perch rubs on the stock tire about 75mm above the lip of the rim...considering that i was intending to run wider wheels & tires, it would appear i have a problem...so now its off to find a set of wheels with enough offset to clear the perch but not enough to cause the tires to rub on the bodywork instead. i'm hoping i can still use Baja-style steel wheels like these:

subframe assembly

i made a reinforcement plate for the strut mount out of the old ones by cutting off the dome and grinding the centers until they fit down on top of the strut towers, then sanded them smooth and painted them:

im surprised how good they turned out considering all i was using was a bulky 4" angle grinder and a file...

once installed they cleaned up the look quite a bit:

steering linkage & subframe... you can just see the NOS steering damper in red...

next: wheel bearings/hubs, sway bar, etc.