tires are rubbing

by **cruze105** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:02 pm

just installed my new wheels on my solara , and i noticed that the tire is rubbing lil bit against the suspension, very little though. Is there anything i can do or should i worry about?my wheels are 18by7.5

by **cruze105** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:06 pm

its only rubbing in the back

by **impactX** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:13 pm

Need spacer...

What's the offset on the rims?

by **cruze105** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:19 pm

im not sure, would it be located on the tire, where can i get a spacer from

by **Mole** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:30 pm

ebay has spacers. when does it rub? are you sure it is the suspension? what size are your tires?

what rims do you have and where did you purchase them?

by **cdssolara** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 11:28 pm

If your tires are no wider than 225, and your offset is correct, then you shouldn't have a problem with rubbing, at least under normal driving conditions. I assume that your car is lowered. Check the offset, which should be 38-40 for 18's and something like a 225/40/18 tire.

Is the rubbing severe, and does it occur all the time, or only under certain conditions? As an alternative to spacers, you could have your fenders rolled or shaved.

by **Mole** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 11:52 pm

this is the part i am not clear on.

if his tire rubs on the suspension, then he will need spacers.

if his tire rubs on the fender, then that needs to be rolled.

by **cdssolara** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 12:46 am

You're right. Until he gives us his offset, we don't really know what to tell him.

by **cruze105** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 6:37 am

ill get back to on on the offset

by **Flipside909** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 12:25 pm

cruze105 wrote:just installed my new wheels on my solara , and i noticed that the tire is rubbing lil bit against the suspension, very little though. Is there anything i can do or should i worry about?my wheels are 18by7.5

Sounds like you have a offset of 45 or higher which causes the rim to sit more inward of the wheelwell.

by **indiglosolara** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 2:25 pm

i have a set of rims that are 18x7.5 and with the offset of 45. i dont get any rubbing but they are really close tot he strut about 3/4" away. But i dont get any rubbing at all. But if you have 46 or higher your are going to def. get some rubbing. like flip said anything above 45. you may wanna go on ebay and look for a 3/4" spaceror higher depending on your offset. Or go to your local wheel shop. they should have some.

Kenny

by **STR8PYP** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 2:55 pm

Get a 2mm spacer from a wheel/tire shop.

SC

by **AGENT 0007** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:05 pm

you should have went with the 18X7.

by **Mole** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:38 pm

18x7 is only || big, where as 18x8.5 is | |.

slight exageration, but you get the point

by **cruze105** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 1:22 pm

mine were 18 x 7.5, i got the spacers tho everythin werked out fine

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