front tire rub!!

[mrhinton]

im running some type of eibach springs with 17x7.5 rims. fronts are 225/45/17 rears are 215/45/17. my rears rubbed for a second until i bashed the rear quarter panel. i tried the 225s in the rear but then rub something ridiculous. i could raise the car to run the 225s but ill do that later.

my issue is that my fronts are rubbing on hard cornering. is there anything i can do to combat this? they rub on the inner wheel well. what can i do? should i raise the front? should i try to space the fronts out more? help!!

[atomic]

Maybe try a correct tire size and go from there....

[erik325i]

Maybe try a correct tire size and go from there....

+1

Your tires are way too tall. Get proper tires.

Erik

[mrhinton]

225/40 or do i have to go with 35s?

[daniel]

225/40 is closest, or 215/40 would probably be better for you because of rubbing issues.

what offset are your wheels?

[mrhinton]

i dunno the offset right now. gotta check. 40 maybe? they bolt up without spacers or anything.

[z31maniac]

215/40/17 is as close to stock OD for 17".

I'm running 17 x 8 ET 25, with wide 215/40/17s and have no rubbing, and my car is pretty low on coilovers.

Although it does feel like the fronts have been heavily rolled.

[erik325i]

225/40 or do i have to go with 35s?

The bad thing about 17" wheels is there is not a huge selection of tires that fit for our cars. 215/40-17 is the closest. 225/40-17 is a little tall, but would work. Only one or two companies make a 225/40-17 though.

Erik

[atomic]

And if the wheels are et40 you would likely need to use 15mm spacers and be in the et25 range along with the 215/40-17 to avoid rubbing. I am running H&R races with 17x8 et20 wheels with 215/40-17 and do see some slight rubbing at full lock on the inner fenderwells. I also do not have rolled fenders and do not see any rubbing in that area whatsoever...

[Kingb]

I am running IE3's with 17X7.5 et 25 I had 225/45 on the rear but I rubbed a little and the front had 215/45 so I put the 215's on the back and put 205/40's on the front. perfect

[mrhinton]

yea i had the 225/45s on the rear and they would rub over bumps or anything of the sort. i put the 215/45s on the rear and 225s on the fronts and now they rub at full lock. i dont wanna scrap the 225s because they are brand new tires.

[mrhinton]

what would happen if i put spacers on the front while leaving the rear the way it is? i heard it was a bad idea. any ideas on that?

[mrhinton]

i know someone has an opinion on this.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

It will look wierd if the difference is more than 10mm from front to back. But should not adversely affect your car's daily driving ability.