Front tires hitting fender

[Vimes]

A taller upper ball joint can shift the position of the wheel just a bit, and it sounds like it shifted your wheel position forward a bit. Don't suppose you have some side-on pictures you can compare wheel position with, do you?



Your inner wheel wells have some interesting bends inside, so once you check the condition of your mounts I would go find the shiny spots in the wheel well and give them a little BFH massage. Go a little at a time, and spray with paint after so you can find the rubbing spots again if you didn't smack it around enough. Or if they're plastic, a little heat gun action will get you through. You'll want something rather large and metal to gently press into the plastic to help push it into its new position. Oh, and make sure you know what's on the other side of the wheelwell so as to not damage anything else.