How not to rub!

[Dj Buttchug]

Its not rubbing that much, only under hard cornering... I have 195's on the front, what would be the problem if i use it on the rear... Ill just get more negative camber no? I want to square the car out, and have 195's in the rear as well, cuz the car is on the stock motor, and having a 205 on the rear will just slow it down...

you do realize that "205" determines how wide the tire is right??

what do you mean it will slow the car down?

[Cyrano]

What is your offset?, those tires look really meaty dude. Maybe Tony is right but go to a small tire shop and get a couple of used tires in smaller sizing first, run them and then make a decision as to what will work for you.



Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.

Its not rubbing that much, only under hard cornering... I have 195's on the front, what would be the problem if i use it on the rear... Ill just get more negative camber no? I want to square the car out, and have 195's in the rear as well, cuz the car is on the stock motor, and having a 205 on the rear will just slow it down...

[Cyrano]

Paint the inside of your wheel wells with a bigass bright-colored sharpie or something, take it for a drive. Wherever the ink/paint rubbed off, bang it with a hammer. :)

Might sonud like a joke but that's actually what I did with my car, and after I was done I had no rubbing issues. Be careful though because you can make small dents appear on the outside, I was lucky enough to have someone experienced do this for me and my paint/fender suffered no visible damage on the outside.

That sounds like an idea. I will try that.

[xwill112x]

That tire is almost an inch undersized gonna look like poo poo.

seems like a better size than 195's..

[woodisgood]

205/40/16 and i dont think you'll rub. you cant be rubbing that bad as is.

That tire is almost an inch undersized gonna look like poo poo.

[IRON-E]

What is your offset?, those tires look really meaty dude. Maybe Tony is right but go to a small tire shop and get a couple of used tires in smaller sizing first, run them and then make a decision as to what will work for you.



Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.

[dnova89]

Paint the inside of your wheel wells with a bigass bright-colored sharpie or something, take it for a drive. Wherever the ink/paint rubbed off, bang it with a hammer. :)

Might sonud like a joke but that's actually what I did with my car, and after I was done I had no rubbing issues. Be careful though because you can make small dents appear on the outside, I was lucky enough to have someone experienced do this for me and my paint/fender suffered no visible damage on the outside.

[xwill112x]

205/40/16 and i dont think you'll rub. you cant be rubbing that bad as is.

[TomSuddard]

You know, a 205/45/16 will fit on a 16x7 wheel perfectly...

[Cyrano]

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[ak-]

More neg Camber. Gets you hoes too.

[BillBrasky]

have a 88 325is 2 door, I have BBS RS wheels in with 16x9 et11 in the rear with 205/45/16 wheels mounted. Tony was able to roll the finders but they still rub whenever im going through a turn... The car is sitting on H&R E30 M3 springs and HD shocks. What are my options of fixing the rubbing problem, as it is very irritating. I talked to Tony and we thought that have a 195/45 on the rear would give the wheels more of an angle and they would not rub. Now before I go on and purchase me some new tires, I would like to know the general concesus of the E30 group here.

I'm sure Tony knows what he's talking about. 195/45 on a 9 inch wheel sounds like a great idea.

[xwill112x]

pics of car on this setup?

[Cyrano]

Any other wisdom that would actually help me solve the problem other than changing my wheels?

[Cyrano]

Thank you for the wisdom dudes.