I didn't start chopping my Rubi fenders until I had my 1st setup. 35's and a true 2" lift. Without the lower half of the fender, you'll gain about 3.5" of clearance, regardless of lift or no lift. And 2-2.5" with chopped rears.Fenders arent chopped off
Rubbing fender liners are the main issue so wondering when its chopped off Will it make any difference with no lift
The issue they have here is the wheels, not the tires being too big. The negative offset pushes the tires way out and makes the outer fender lip the first contact point. With a positive offset of +25mm the wheel will bring the tire in so that the tire comes up and into the inner fender which sits several inches higher than the lip of the outer fender.