9.5 in rear.. why is it rubbing?
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9.5 in rear.. why is it rubbing?
I just swooped up some new rimmys and having major wheel rubbage? what modifications must i do so i dont have this issue anymore? I have already rolled the fender and shaved a tad bit of the inner wheel well.. My car has about a finger and half space between rim and fender. any advice? 32 offset with 265/30/19
oh yeah and it mostly only rubs on the driver side
oh yeah and it mostly only rubs on the driver side
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Benzino,
Can you post a picture of how low your car is. I think that you are probably at the point where you have to make sacrifices in wheel/tire choice in order to ride at that height.
Thanks,
Ben
Benzino,
Can you post a picture of how low your car is. I think that you are probably at the point where you have to make sacrifices in wheel/tire choice in order to ride at that height.
Thanks,
Ben
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Originally posted by Harris
It has to do with your tires also. Some tires have more squared sidewall and some are more rounded. What tire are you using???
It has to do with your tires also. Some tires have more squared sidewall and some are more rounded. What tire are you using???
but yes Mr. Harris is right, and confirmed by other tire stores, Toyo tires have a very rounded edge to them and they are less prune to rubbing then other leading manufacturers.. that being said, i have Pirelli P-Zero Neros (right now rated the best tire in it's class by TireRack) are still rubbing and i too have shaved the inside of my fenderwell but Mr. Harris suggested to replace teh spring pad with a "Taller" size which would help jack up my rear about some fractions of an inch.. Hopefully i get a chance to get around to doing it.
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Originally posted by Harris
No wonder.....Pirelli tires all have squared sidewall design. IMO, P7000 is the worst tire money can buy in the world!!
No wonder.....Pirelli tires all have squared sidewall design. IMO, P7000 is the worst tire money can buy in the world!!
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k peps im about to give you the best ghettofab mod you can do to your benz but i dont think you all are ready to here it.. well here i go when i cut the rear spring a coil and dropped it with a # 2 pad the car sat wayyyyyy low like barely above the tire which is the ideal way for my car to sit BUT it rubbed non stop when i hit a dip and so i got my old # 2 pad a cut it in half about 15 mm i belive and put my stock pad on and it raise my car a good 2 inches and the pic of my rim thats the ghettofab job that it did for me so i think what im going to do when i get my car to stop rubing a little less is shave the rubber pad down to about 5 mm and throw the stock spring in and it will sit perfect.. dont flame please just giving you my ghettofab job which im getting patent soon.
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Originally posted by Benzino
k peps im about to give you the best ghettofab mod you can do to your benz but i dont think you all are ready to here it.. well here i go when i cut the rear spring a coil and dropped it with a # 2 pad the car sat wayyyyyy low like barely above the tire which is the ideal way for my car to sit BUT it rubbed non stop when i hit a dip and so i got my old # 2 pad a cut it in half about 15 mm i belive and put my stock pad on and it raise my car a good 2 inches and the pic of my rim thats the ghettofab job that it did for me so i think what im going to do when i get my car to stop rubing a little less is shave the rubber pad down to about 5 mm and throw the stock spring in and it will sit perfect.. dont flame please just giving you my ghettofab job which im getting patent soon.
k peps im about to give you the best ghettofab mod you can do to your benz but i dont think you all are ready to here it.. well here i go when i cut the rear spring a coil and dropped it with a # 2 pad the car sat wayyyyyy low like barely above the tire which is the ideal way for my car to sit BUT it rubbed non stop when i hit a dip and so i got my old # 2 pad a cut it in half about 15 mm i belive and put my stock pad on and it raise my car a good 2 inches and the pic of my rim thats the ghettofab job that it did for me so i think what im going to do when i get my car to stop rubing a little less is shave the rubber pad down to about 5 mm and throw the stock spring in and it will sit perfect.. dont flame please just giving you my ghettofab job which im getting patent soon.
i am sooo lost and confused
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Originally posted by Benzino
i guess i will end up getting toyo tires when my tires blow up. The rubbing leaving a mark on the side of my tire. why is it only rubbing on one side?
i guess i will end up getting toyo tires when my tires blow up. The rubbing leaving a mark on the side of my tire. why is it only rubbing on one side?
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yeah y and do you think alot of the rubbing i here is the carpet in the wheel well? i cut alot of the side down but im thinking maybe i didnt cut enought its not and ugly sounding rubbing noise that im hearing either.
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Originally posted by Benzino
yeah y and do you think alot of the rubbing i here is the carpet in the wheel well? i cut alot of the side down but im thinking maybe i didnt cut enought its not and ugly sounding rubbing noise that im hearing either.
yeah y and do you think alot of the rubbing i here is the carpet in the wheel well? i cut alot of the side down but im thinking maybe i didnt cut enought its not and ugly sounding rubbing noise that im hearing either.
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i was really considering about shaving the tire sidewall sound like a good idea? there is a round ring around the tire where it rubs at.. I heard some suggestion about getting 255 in the rear or changing the tire and getting a more fit sidewall for my rim.. ps i was kidding about the shaving the sidewall lol
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i know people with c classes running offset of 32 all day, so i dont think its that. I read earlier how you were going to do some burnouts in your ride so you can get new tires i think im going to do the same but instead of burnouts i will slam on my brakes since i cant do burn outs haha..
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C32
ET's from all manufactures can vary. 32 from AMG, is not 32 from HRE, fikse, bbs, or whatever else.
You have a problem with a tire width, or most likely offset. And with tires, not all 265's are the same width. S03's are known to be a bit more wide than say...a pzero rosso or pilot sport.
You have a problem with a tire width, or most likely offset. And with tires, not all 265's are the same width. S03's are known to be a bit more wide than say...a pzero rosso or pilot sport.
