Rubbing!!!
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From: Chino Hills, CA
2008 C300 Sport
Rubbing!!!
Finally got my 19's on and lowered the car with the H&R coilovers... the wheels tuck under the wheel well nicely, running 19x8.5's with a 34mm offset in the front... the installer that lowered my car put in 10mm spacers for the wheels to clear the coilovers...
but now I have a problem with rubbing in the front when I turn up going up driveways, barely any clearance at all... getting the front fenders rolled this weekend but I was wondering if maybe I can go with a 5mm spacer instead of the 10? maybe that'll give me somemore clearance room... anyone know? probably need to raise the car a lil too...
but now I have a problem with rubbing in the front when I turn up going up driveways, barely any clearance at all... getting the front fenders rolled this weekend but I was wondering if maybe I can go with a 5mm spacer instead of the 10? maybe that'll give me somemore clearance room... anyone know? probably need to raise the car a lil too...
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Try this link that some other kind member had posted earlier(sorry, can't remember which thread I got it from!). Its a good tool to try make an initial evaluation:
http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html
Good luck!
http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html
Good luck!
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From: SouthBend, IN USA
depends on the weather
when you originally recieved your wheels they were the correct offset of 34mm ... by adding the 10mm spacer you effectively chagned the offset to 24mm which is much to low for your car and is the reason you are having rubbing issues ... your only hope is to lose the spacers or at the very least raise the car to an acceptable level .....
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From: Chino Hills, CA
2008 C300 Sport
thanx for the reply Luke... ya thats what I figured also, the spacers are making things complicated... I'm going to try and raise the car a quarter inch and see if that changes the geometry enough so I can use a 5mm spacer instead of 10mm or maybe not need a spacer at all... see how tha goes, if all else fails, then ya I'm going to need to raise it more...
