inner fenders: notch or pull 'em out?

[67Fleet]

Well, my front inner fenders are sitting on the tires when I air out. They're basically holding the front end up. If you stand at the front quarter panel and curl your fingers under the fender lip you feel the inner fender. It starts at the lip and gradually goes up and in towards the center of the tire. Well, my tires hit about a 1/3 of the way to the center. Should I take a cut-off wheel and notch out the area where they are hitting for more clearance? Is it worth it to do this or should I unbolt them completely? It's not a daily driver, but I would like to try and minimize road debris in my engine compartment. If I notch them, it won't be a long-term permanent fix, I may buy another set of aftermarket inners and maybe try fabbing a set up that are taller or have a different shape to clearance the tires all-together. But what do you guys think in the mean-time?

[PBFAB.COM]

Only one thing worse than road grime all over the engine compartment... tires rubbing on inner fenders! Either remove em or trim em, but do something! If it were me and I was going to have to make some new inners that fit, I would remove the old ones completely in the meantime. You can then get a better idea of how you will need to build them.

[N2TRUX]

If they are in good condition pull the liners and sell them. Build some from scratch or modify some trailer fenders...

[Rokcrln]

PorterBuilt is almost right! What is worse than road grime are the little rock dings you get in your hood from the inside out!! Pull them out, then air out and put a 1/2" spacer on top of th etire and start hand building new ones using the 1/2" spacer as a starting point.

Kevin
LFD Inc.