wheel rubbing on swaybar clamps

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i have recently fitted some 17" wheels to my 1970 beetle. the car has widened fenders but the wheels have very little offset so in the front, the rim rubs against the outer swaybar clamp when turning. the turning radius is very small because of this. i was wondering if there would be much of a problem if i took the outer swaybar clamp off and cut the swaybar back to the inner clamp. i think it should give it quite a bit more room to turn but was wondering if anyone thought this was a bad idea. it is a ball joint front end with cb performance dropped spindles and disc brakes with 17 x 7 wheels.