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The front wheels are rubbing when I hit a bump. I went to putt into the gas station just no and when I hit the entrance I heard the godawful noise. Im pretty sue it was my front tires hitting the fender. I though they stuck out a little but now Im pretty sure they do. What can I do to fix this? Its not a huge roblem cause I was going kinda faster then usual when I pulled in and I can go slow to avoid it. It was a very strrp hill to get into the gas station, so I wont run into it anywhere on the road. Just there.

 

SeventyMach1

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I noticed your thread on springs. I definitely wouldn't drop it until that is fixed. Maybe the offset was wrong on the wheels.

FWIW, my wheels do not do that. They're 17x9's in front and were either 24mm or 30mm offset. Can't remember which. Are your's 17x9 or 17x8?

 

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SeventyMach1 said:

I noticed your thread on springs. I definitely wouldn't drop it until that is fixed. Maybe the offset was wrong on the wheels.

FWIW, my wheels do not do that. They're 17x9's in front and were either 24mm or 30mm offset. Can't remember which. Are your's 17x9 or 17x8?

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Well heres the tning. When I ordered them the listing said 10.5 out back, and 9 up front. When the tire guys went to balance them they said they were 11 out back and 9.5 up front.

What size tires do you have up front?

 

SeventyMach1

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I have 255/45/17's. Going to get some 265/40/17's soon, though. And you?


I have no idea how that problem can be fixed (if you indeed have a problem there), other than having the wheel modified. And that depends solely on how the back side of the wheel is designed.


How about getting us a shot of the car that shows how far they stick out. You know, like from the front .... but a hair to the side.

Good luck bro.

 

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This is why I suggest ppl to not run any wider then 265s in the front if your going to lower the car.

Hurmm what size wheel and tire combo are you running up front?

 

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The wheel is measured in two different ways by the two parties who measured them. The wheel manufacturer measures by where the tire seats. The installer measures where the wheel weight typically goes.

 

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reddy351 said:

The wheel is measured in two differnt ways by the two parties who measured them. The wheel manufacturer measures by where the tire seats. The installer measures where the wheel wheight typically goes.

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I have heard this many times, too. So that probably explains the confusion on your wheel sizes.

 

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I have 255's up front.

 

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You could get a bodyshop to roll your front fender lips? If that is where it is hitting at. They shouldn't charge that much to do it.

 

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what rims are they? any info on the offset or backspacing?

 

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BlackVert said:

what rims are they? any info on the offset or backspacing?

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No, I didnt get any info on the back spacing but I think its the fender from when I did body work and it still sticks in a little. You cant notice it but thats where it hitting. im gonna have to roll them.

 

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check ur swaybar when the wheel is turned to full lock

 

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urban96 said:

check ur swaybar when the wheel is turned to full lock

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It dosent hit from turning, the outside of the tire hits the bottom of the fender when I hit a pretty big bump. I think it my be a combination of bad offset and turning though. I dont think it would hit it I was going straight and hit the bump.

 

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Eric, do you have lowering springs in the car (sorry man, I cant remember)?

How about LCA bushings? Stock?

 

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Eric, do you have lowering springs in the car (sorry man, I cant remember)?

How about LCA bushings? Stock?

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All stock. But let me describve this bump to you. The road is like 4 feet below all the parking lots on the side and when you turn it its just pretty much straight up. I usually scrape my bumper when pulling out on a few of the entrances. But i stay away from those.

 

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wtf I dont see how its rubbing on your inner fender, you sure thats what its doing? (on the plastic part?) I have 18" wheels, lowered 2" and have never hit the top of my fenders. Mabye your struts are completly blown?

 

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Matt had the same thought I did. As funny as it sounds, with stiff lowering springs I feel like I get less total compression than I do with stock springs (the stockers are weak and allow momentum to compress the spring further than a solid set of lowering springs do - if that makes sense).

If someone needed stiff LCA bushings, I really really like the Delrin bushings I run in another car. They dont load up and dont deflect - they cant.


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91LX_5L said:

wtf I dont see how its rubbing on your inner fender, you sure thats what its doing? (on the plastic part?) I have 18" wheels, lowered 2" and have never hit the top of my fenders. Mabye your struts are completly blown?

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I am also surprised the 17's are rubbing, especially at stock height. I am running 18x9.5's in the front with a 275/35/18 and have yet to have them rub, even at full lock, and even diagonal-ing into steep entrances. Maybe a part of your inner fender has been cracked by a rock or something and is hanging down and rubbing your tire? I had that problem once, a huge rock I accidentally hit put a hole through my inner fender, then the piece ended up rubbing on the tire sometimes (this was at stock height with 17" 95 R's on a 275/40 tire). It's not likely, but it is worth checking out.

 

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make sure your brake lines arnt comming down, and your fender liner is properly secured, try pushing down on the front fender of your car (on the inside around motor so you dont dent the fender) see if you can isolate where the noise is comming from.

I wouldnt doubt if your struts are bottoming out, your car is lower now putting more strain on them taking away like 25% of their movement, if there shot it would be hard for them to bottom out.