Why are my tires rubbing!?!
04-08-2006 | 04:06 PM
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Yes the others that i have talked to were lowered, about the same amount as i am now. Tires are 225/35/18 front and 255/35/18 in the the rear. Yes I had an alinement done after the lowering and it's seems the front is only rubbing. thanks guys. Sorry for the lack of info.
04-09-2006 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Young_R,Apr 8 2006, 04:10 PM
you should rub little on hard turns but does it rub a lot during normal driving?
04-09-2006 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by I dream of S,Apr 9 2006, 02:03 AM
I'll hit huge ruts in the road and the car will be bouncing all over the place and no rubbing. Then i'll just be driving down the street and hit a little bump and it will rub! Very inconsistent! But yes, under heavy cornering it rubs!
04-09-2006 | 09:05 AM
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First thing I would do is increase camber in the front. If you run 0 toe in the front, the increase in tire wear won't be a big deal. Also consider going to a 215 in the front, or a 225 with a narrower tread width.
04-09-2006 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by spa-zz,Apr 9 2006, 09:05 AM
First thing I would do is increase camber in the front. If you run 0 toe in the front, the increase in tire wear won't be a big deal. Also consider going to a 215 in the front, or a 225 with a narrower tread width.
04-10-2006 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by I dream of S,Apr 10 2006, 12:00 AM
So would you go with 215/35/18 or 215/40/18? Also I really didn't want to roll my rear quarters but a friend of mine said he would talk to his friends at a very nice local body shop about rolling them for me. Would any of you go for that or should i rent a roller? Thanks for the info guys. Oh yeah and the day was ruined today when i discovered that for some reason all my lugs had become very loose and one had fallen off!!! 
I had 215/35s on my old 18s and would try the 215/40s. Havent tried them and would be interested in how it would look.